Supervisor of Golf Operations & Assistant Coach-Men & Women Golf

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Req Id:  37999

Job Title:  Supervisor of Golf Operations & Assistant Coach-Men & Women Golf

City:  West Lafayette

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Provide instruction, training, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practice or competition. Demonstrate/instruct student-athletes on sport performance principles, game strategies, and safety rules. Provide sport program management support to the head coach. Evaluate and provide technical and strategic instruction to student-athletes to prepare them for competition. Serve as mentor to student-athletes with academic and personal issues. 

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Req Id:  37999

Job Title:  Supervisor of Golf Operations & Assistant Coach-Men & Women Golf

City:  West Lafayette

Job Description: 

Job Summary

Provide instruction, training, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practice or competition. Demonstrate/instruct student-athletes on sport performance principles, game strategies, and safety rules. Provide sport program management support to the head coach. Evaluate and provide technical and strategic instruction to student-athletes to prepare them for competition. Serve as mentor to student-athletes with academic and personal issues. 

What You'll Be Doing:

OPERATIONS - Will be responsible for handling the operations for the Men’s and Women’s Golf programs.  This will include the areas of team travel, compliance, scheduling practices, student-managers, and organization of team calendar.  Responsible for establishing the schedule and sport requirements for all away events, including the contacting ‎of the host University to coordinate the activities associated with the visit.  This includes all post-season tournament games.‎ By meeting with a variety of constituents, this person is responsible for the development of the master calendar for both Golf programs. Serve as the liaison for both golf programs to various internal stakeholders (e.g., compliance, business office, communications, travel office, event management, marketing & fan experience, etc.).

 

MANAGING HOME EVENTS – Serve as the primary operational contact for seven (7) host events: Two (2) fall home events; two (2) host events in Puerto Rico in spring; two (2) home events in spring; and the Boiler Cup (fall fundraiser event for the men’s golf program). Including coordinating rules officials for these home events.

1. MGO fall home event (teams)
2. WGO fall home event (teams)
3. MGO fall fundraising home event
4. MGO spring event in Puerto Rico (teams)
5. WGO spring event in Puerto Rico (teams)
6. MGO spring home event (teams & individuals)
7. WGO spring home event (teams)

 

COACHING/INSTRUCTING – Provide instruction, training, and motivation to prepare student-athletes for practice or competitive events.  Instruct student-athletes in sport performance principles, game strategies, and safety rules.  Observe athletes in practice and training, analyze performance data/statistics, and instruct athletes on technique. Plan, schedule, organize and conduct practice sessions. Assist with transporting student-athletes at individual events (i.e., events were we may not coach but may provide expenses; events were we are permitted to coach and provide expenses). Conduct practice activities for student-athletes not on the travel squad. 

 

RECRUITING – Recruit potential student-athletes via telephone calls, letters, emails, evaluations at competitions, or home visits.  Make recommendations regarding whether or not to extend official campus visits and/or athletic grant-in-aid support to head coach.  Detail student-athlete assessments through written recruiting reports/notes and provide recommendations on student-athlete recruitment.  Recommend locations and student-athletes to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.

 

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING/WELLNESS – Partner with strength and conditioning staff and athletic trainers on student-athletes overall physical preparation and health status.  Assist in planning and developing strength and conditioning programs including scheduling, coordinating workouts, providing motivational support and reinforcement to enable student-athletes to achieve maximum performance.  Review and maintain progress records/stats and recommend changes to achieve desired goals, as necessary.

 

ACADEMICS/STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT – Mentor student-athletes on academic and personal issues.  Discuss class registration deadlines and follow-up to ensure required paperwork is completed, reports of missed classes or study table hours.  On road trips, conduct study sessions, if needed.  Partner with Athletics Student Services to identify and monitor academically “at risk” student-athletes.  Recommend disciplinary action to resolve athletic, academic or behavior problems as they arise.

What We're Looking For:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business, Supervision, Sports Administration, Higher Education administration, HKS, Liberal Arts or related fields.
• Two (2) years of experience in sports administration or Higher Education Administration or related coaching experience. 
• Prior collegiate student-manager or student-athlete is a plus. 
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

 

Skills needed:

• Ability to effectively ‎communicate with student-athletes, coaches, administrators, staff, and parents; ability to plan and organize ‎work to meet ‎established deadlines; ability to read, interpret, instruct, and effectively communicate complex ‎rules, regulations, and ‎guidelines. 
• Ability to analyze, interpret, communicate, and adhere to University, Big Ten Conference, and NCAA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Must be able to demonstrate problem-solving, analytical, public relations, and excellent oral and written ‎communication ‎skills.
• Ability to influence and build work relationships among a diverse workforce at all levels. 
• Must be able to foster a participative ‎supervisory style that utilizes teamwork to successfully guide the work of others. 
• Must possess a learning ‎orientation to changing technology impacting business/sport processes. 
• Personal computer and related software skills, e.g., word ‎processing, spreadsheet, database, Internet, etc., necessary.
• Knowledge in Concur and TeamWorks helpful.
• Must have a valid drivers license and be in good standing with the University vehicle policy – Use of Vehicles for University Business (IV.A.1)

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

About Us:

• Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• Must have a valid drivers license and be in good standing with the University vehicle policy – Use of Vehicles for University Business (IV.A.1)  
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Purdue University is an EO/EA University

Career Stream

Compensation Information:
Professional 2
Pay Band O001
Job Code#20003604
 
Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/c...

FLSA Status

Exempt

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Posting Start Date:  7/11/25

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