Montana State University Billings is a preferred employer in the region-WE WANT YOU!

The following are reasons why you should join our team:

• Work-life balance
• Holidays-10 paid holidays per year and 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation- 15 days per year (New Employees to 10 years; after 10 years the accrual rate increases)
• Sick Leave – Earned at an accrual rate of .0416125 for each hour in pay status.
• Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver
• Opportunities to engage in professional development opportunities
• Committed to employee wellness and access to a robust Employee Assistance Program
• Medical Benefits that are robust and affordable
• Visit MUS Benefits to learn more about our benefit package including:
  • Medical, Vision, and Dental
  • Life Insurance and Long Term Disability are incorporated into our benefits.
  • Learn more about our retirement benefits at MUS Retirement.
• Opportunities for career growth and a variety of career paths
• Campus vibrancy- coffee shops, FREE attendance to MSUB concerts, athletic events, and lectures, access to recreation center, library, etc.
• Beautiful campus environment that features our MSUB Mile walking path

Assistant Coaches support the head coach of a particular sport within the university’s athletics program. Specific responsibilities vary by sport and by requirements of the head coach.

Duties and Responsibilities

Recruiting and retaining qualified student-athletes and then mentoring them in their academic
performance to assure their academic success and timely progress toward degree completion and
graduation.

• Coaching and supervising the softball team during scheduled practices, games, study hall and other events and developing strategies to ensure the appropriate personal and social conduct on-campus and off-campus of the student-athletes, including, but not limited to, exemplary sportsmanship.
• Working with MSUB’s strength and conditioning staff and Head Coach to develop and manage an effective in-season and off-season women’s softball strength and conditioning program.
• Working with Head Coach to develop in-season and off-season player skill development programs.
• Making schedule recommendations to the Head Coach and planning the team’s travel arrangements in consultation with the Head Coach.
• Maintaining responsibility for expense control compliance with all women’s softball program expenditures and staying within approved budget parameters.
• Assisting the women’s softball program within all NCAA and conference rules and regulations, as well as all state, university, and departmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Assisting in developing strategies to motivate maximum level of individual and team athletic performance required to build and maintain a competitive, high quality, NCAA Division II women’s softball program.
• Developing strategies to ensure the establishment of a safe environment for the women’s softball student-athletes, including but not limited to education on and methods for discussing and resolving harassment and discrimination.
• Promoting the athletic program both on-campus and off-campus and actively participating in and contributing professionally to the Athletic Department, the university, and the Billings community.
• Fund-raising within the community, coordinated with the Head Coach and Associate Athletic Director for Development and Marketing, and meeting established fund-raising goals for the women’s softball program.
• Planning and conducting softball camps, clinics, leagues, lessons, and tournaments, coordinated with the Head Coach.
• Assisting in establishing and maintaining an active Yellowjacket Women’s Softball Booster Club (under the umbrella of the Yellowjacket Athletic Association).
• Teaching university course(s) within an academic discipline (optional).
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Head Coach and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Up to 2 years of coaching softball.
• Proven coaching ability.
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Overnight travel required.
• Ability to demonstrate women’s softball specific skills and strength performance exercises.
• Ability to operate a vehicle according to federal and state laws/regulations.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and manually fix equipment is a bonus.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience coaching pitchers at the elite club and/or collegiate level.