Job Description

Wildcat Football Evening Camp Coach Adjunct

The Wildcat Football Evening Camp Coach Adjunct will be designated for the week of July 7-11 during the 2025 Football Evening Camp. The coaches that fill this position will be tasked with the joint supervision of all the registered campers (approximately 300 individuals in grades 6-12). On top of assisting the full-time Football Staff with monitoring the campers, teaching the campers proper fundamentals and directing applicable positional drills will be a key function.

Duties/Responsibilities

Supervision of campers (40%)

• Approximately 300 campers are on campus throughout the 4 days of the camp. With campers organized into different age groups and position groups, they are naturally spaced out across a few different fields and each group will require supervision during the duration of the camp.

Football skill instruction (35%)

• Student-athletes from every position group are desired to be hired to provide skill instruction to different groupings of positions at the camp. These student-athletes will direct the drills campers will go through and provide specific skill instruction.

Set-up/clean-up of camp (25%)

• With the sheer number of campers participating, there is a need for set-up of football equipment, waters, and tables/benches for each day of the camp. Naturally, the clean-up of all this stuff is necessary at the end of each day as well.

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Previous experience working with youth in grades 6-12
• Effective Communication and Team Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with participants, parents, and colleagues, as well as the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong Supervision and Safety Awareness: Ability to maintain constant vigilance and ensure the safety and well-being of youth participants in a variety of settings.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Leadership skills
• Organization
• Communication skills with various groups (coaches, campers, parents)
• Charismatic personality
• Ability to provide constructive coaching criticism in appropriate tone

Applicant instructions:

• Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:
• Resume/CV

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location: Durham

Salary Grade: Adjunct Hourly Staff 00

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