Head Water Polo Coach

Job Summary

 The Athletic Department in the Division of Kinesiology and Athletics is currently seeking a full-time tenure track Kinesiology Instructor/Head Water Polo Coach commencing with the 2020 Fall semester. The primary teaching assignment involves teaching Kinesiology degree and transferable classes in Introduction to Kinesiology, Exercise and Sport Psychology, Sport Management, Strength and Conditioning, Exercise physiology, professional activities, and athletic team classes related to water polo. The Division is organized into three Departments that include Kinesiology, Public Health, and Athletics. Each Department provides a collection of academic experiences to prepare students for professional fields or extended areas of study in human performance and health, while the Athletic Department provides students an opportunity to participate at the highest level of intercollegiate competition within the California Community College system. 

Duties:

• Educate students, faculty, and staff on the meaning of Kinesiology and its importance within a globally diverse society
• Provide rigorous, competitive, and meaningful athletic competition where leadership, physical skills, and individual character are developed.
• Support student-athletes through their academic and athletic pursuits.
• Respond to the growing demands of students, faculty, and staff to learn, participate, and live an active lifestyle.
• Increase students' understanding of high risk and protective health behaviors, and provide the tools to make positive health behavior choices in their development and adoption of a lifestyle that contributes to a high quality of life.