The required essential duties of the Head Basketball Coach are as follows: Coaching at practices, coaching at games, and working individually with student athletes. These duties constitute 95% of the coach’s responsibility. The Head Coach is responsible for supervising assistant coach(es) volunteers and managers.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Performs components of the sports program to include teaching sports specific fundamentals and strategies to student athletes.
• Responsible for the daily operation of teh basketball program to include budget management.
• Indentifies and recruits academically qualified student athletes and reinforces student athletes' goal to graduate.
• Actively supports the endeavors and advancements of Stephens Athletics Department.
• Operates within the guidelines of Stephens College, AMC, and NAIA Rules and Regulations.
• Coordinates scheduling and travel arrangements for team travel and recruiting.
• Promote the academic and athletic well-being of student athletes.
• Develop and maintain quality relationships within the community both on and off campus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• An ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of media, administrators, faculty, staff, students, public groups and/or Board of Trustees.
• Requires the ability to use computers for data entry

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited four-year college or university required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated a minimum of three (3) years of successful coaching experience with NAIA or NCAA preferred.
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability and success in teaching the skills and fundamentals of the sport
• Knowledge of and commitment to NAIA rules and regulations.
• The ability to organize and motivate the student-athletes to maximum performance level in sports and academic achievement. 
• Proven experience in recruiting highly motivated and qualified student-athletes
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of the institution, AMC and NAIA athletics preferred
• Obtain and/or maintain a Missouri Class E driver’s license and ability to meet university’s insurance requirements for driving college vehicles required
• Current certification in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) use is preferred at the time of hire and will be required prior to coaching student-athletes. 

Position requires extensive internal face to face contact, telephone, email, mailing and other mediums of dialogue with university personnel. Significant interaction faculty, staff and students on a daily basis; work extensively with other departments on campus. 

Founded in 1833, Stephens College is the second-oldest women's college in the United States, dedicated to providing innovative, experiential, and career-focused education across various disciplines. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Stephens College continues to be a leader in women's education, fostering a community where students are empowered to lead, innovate, and excel. The college also provides flexible, co-educational master’s degrees and certificates for working professionals, and is home to the co-educational Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College.

Ranked (over and over again) as one of the best college towns in America, Columbia, Missouri, is home to 36,000+ college students and 118,000 residents. Columbia — conveniently located approximately 100 miles from both Kansas City and St. Louis — has it all: big-time college sports, film, music and arts festivals, a high-energy arts community, amazing recreation, and a great downtown with lots of places to eat, shop, snack and check out the latest bands. The Columbia community offers outstanding health care options, as well as excellent educational opportunities for every level of student (including our own Children’s School).

Stephens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will recruit and employ qualified personnel without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.