Graduate Assistant for Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track and Field

1. Cover letter
2. Resume
3. Statement of Faith

DUTIES: Responsible for the leadership and development of student athletes including:

Discipleship

• Discipleship of men and women in the program to facilitate spiritual growth in each student athlete

• Teaching and modeling the value of Christian competition

• Monitoring academic performance of student athletes and working to ensure the discipleship, development, and retention of student athletes

• Counseling team members in disciplinary, academic, or personal matters while consulting with LETU administration on matters requiring resolution of problems.

Recruiting

• Recruit and retain quality student-athletes who understand and embrace LeTourneau University’s mission and vision as the Christian Polytechnic University

• Find and enroll student-athletes that are equipped with the ability to achieve academic and athletic success

• Working in conjunction with the Director to fill a roster with an appropriately competitive number

Excellence

• Work to ensure we are the most effective and most successful athletic department in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in all facets, including competitive and administrative excellence

• Preparing the student-athletes in event-specific technique and training and planning competition strategies accordingly, under the supervision of the Director

• Handling all social media accounts for the LETU Men's and Women’s Track and Field and Cross-Country programs, regularly producing engaging content

• Maintain an elite level of professionalism with all student-athletes in the LeTourneau Athletic Department.

Service

• Regularly serve in the department in any area needed, including spiritual development, home events oversight, and fundraising activities

• Contributing and caring for the development and growth of the athletic department, in tangible ways

• Creating service and mission opportunities for student athletes to invest in the community

Administrative Effectiveness

• Desire to assist in the operations of the program, including securing hotel contracts, transportation contracts, meal coordination, travel itineraries, budget allocation, expenditure recording, inventory, gear design, meet entry, and meet administration

• Ensuring compliance with the University, SCAC, and NCAA policies and regulations

• Approaching every facet of this position with a high degree of professionalism

• Performing other duties as requested by the Director or Vice President for Athletics