SENECA COLLEGE Department of Athletics and Recreation Head

SENECACOLLEGE
DepartmentofAthleticsandRecreation
HeadCoach,CrossCountryRunning
TheHeadCoachisresponsiblefordeveloping,implementingandevaluatingthetechnical,tacticalandphysicalcurriculum
whichpreparesthestudentathleteforsuccessfulcompetitionwithintheOntarioCollegesAthleticAssociation(OCAA)and
theCanadianCollegiateAthleticAssociation.Thisisapart-timepositionwhichrequiressomeweekdaydaytimeand
eveninghours,aswellasweekends.
Duties: _______
♦ Developtheoverallathleticplans(longrangetodailypracticeplans)tomaximizeathleteandteamdevelopment
♦ Identificationandrecruitmentofqualitystudentathletes
♦ Mustsupportandmentorthevaluesofexcellenceinacademicsandathletics,characterdevelopmentand
leadership
♦ Maintaineffectivecommunicationsandadministrativesystemsamongstcoaches,players,athleticandfacilitystaff
♦ Mustworkcollaborativelyinalargeathleticsandrecreationdepartmentconsistingof17varsityprogramsand
extensiverecreationprogramming
♦ CompleteadherencetoandsupportofOCAA,CCAAandSenecapoliciesandprocedures
♦ Assistintheorganizationanddeliveryofacompetitiveclub/highschoolCrossCountryevent
♦ Supervisionofteamonallroadtrips
GeneralAspectsofSeneca’sProgram:
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♦ ThecompetitiveseasonbeginsthesecondweekofAugustandrunsthroughtomiddleofNovember;with
ProvincialChampionshipsinlateOctoberandNationalChampionshipsinNovember.Theteampracticestwoto
threetimesaweek(1.5hours/practice)
♦ SenecacompetesatseveralOCAAsanctionedeventspriortotheOCAAChampionships(hostedbySenecain2016)
Supportpersonnelincludesaminimumof1-2assistantcoach(es)andateamtherapistwhoispresentat
competitions
♦ Additionalcommitmentduringwinterseason(JanuarytoMarch)atseveralindoorevents
Criteria:
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♦ TheHeadCoachmustbeofgoodcharacterandhavedemonstratedahighcaliberofleadership,sportsmanship
andcoachingperformance
♦ Havegoodrelationswithhighschoolandclubtrackandfieldandcrosscountrycoachesforthepurposeof
recruitment
♦ Haveaminimumoffiveyearsofcoachingexperiencewith16to25yearolds
♦ Hold,orbeworkingtowards,AthleticsCanadaNCCPcertification
♦ Haveexceptionalinterpersonalcommunicationskills,soundadministrativeskills,strongmotivationalabilitiesand
acommitmenttofairplay
♦ MustbeeligibletoworkinCanada
Salary: ♦ InaccordancewithSenecarates.
Pleaseforwardyourresume(incl.3references)to
JasonKerswill-Manager,AthleticsandRecreationatjason.kerswill@senecacollege.ca.
Applicationsmustbereceivedby5:00pmonJuly15,2016
WethankallapplicantsfortheirinterestinSenecaCollege,however,only
thoseapplicantsselectedforfurtherconsiderationwillbecontacted.
SenecaCollege-NewnhamCampus
1750FinchAvenueEast,Toronto,Ontario,M2J2X5
Tel:416.491.5050ext.22318Fax:416-491-5446
Jason.Kerswill@senecacollege.cawww.senecasting.ca