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Head Women's Wrestling Coach
Western Colorado University
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Posted: 04-Jun-25
Location: Gunnison, Colorado
Type: Full-time
Salary: 55000-65000
Categories:
Coaching
Coaching - Wrestling
Sector:
Collegiate Sports
Salary Details:
Compensation: $55,000 - 65,000 annual salary range. This position is FLSA exempt. Western offers an excellent benefits package including shared premiums for a comprehensive health insurance plan, dental insurance, retirement plan, life insurance, and other insurance options. After one year of employment, Western provides free tuition for dependents enrolled full time in undergraduate programs for up to four years.
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Position: Western Colorado University invites applications for the full-time position of Head Women’s Wrestling Coach. This is a new NCAA program for Western and the inaugural head coach will be building the new program. The position reports to the Director of Athletics, works closely with the Deputy Director of Athletics, the Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations and Assistant Athletic Director for Communications.
Responsibilities: The Head Women’s Wrestling Coach is responsible for providing leadership, planning, organizing and for administering all aspects of a start-up program for the Women’s Wrestling program. The incumbent will be responsible for fostering and supporting student-athlete welfare, recruiting highly qualified student-athletes, practice scheduling and competitions, coaching athletes in practice and games, maintaining a strong academic environment, supervising coaching staff, maintaining budget, conducting and managing all facets of camps, cultivating alumni/donors/community, direct involvement working with program-specific fundraising as well as participation in Athletic Department fundraising.
How to Apply: Apply online at www.Western.edu/jobs. Required attachments for online application include a letter of application addressed to Miles Van Hee, Director of Athletics, resume, and contact information for three references.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Please direct questions to the search committee chair at ghinze@western.edu.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required. Three years of prior related experience. Strong communication skills, ability to support significant evening and weekend work. Proven administrative, organizational and recruiting skills. Ability to establish good rapport and relationships with players, administrators, staff, alumni and the general public.
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree preferred. Three years collegiate wrestling coaching experience preferred. Knowledge of NCAA Division II wrestling practices and regulations. NCAA II recruiting certified. CPR certified.
Western is a residential, public university with an enrollment of 3,400 students who come from across Colorado and all fifty states. Western is a member of the NCAA Division II, competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC); some 370 student athletes participate in our 14 sponsored sports teams. Our faculty and staff members share a strong commitment to personalized education with the liberal arts as its core. They are student-oriented, collegial, energetic, and engaged in the campus and community. The curriculum provides flexibility where experiential learning and interdisciplinary approaches are valued. Western supports diversity, equity, and inclusivity of all types including ability (physical, mental), social class, racial/ethnic, linguistic, religion, sexual orientation, age, experience, gender, and cultural. Please see our diversity statement, and our DEII Committee charge. The University is located in Gunnison, Colorado, a rural community 200 miles southwest of Denver. At an elevation of 7,700 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains, the Gunnison Valley provides exceptional year-round outdoor recreational opportunities. Professionals have chosen Western because of ...the quality of life combined with rewarding careers. Visit http://www.western.edu to learn more about the university.