Assistant Softball Coach, UT Southern Position Available In Giles, Tennessee

Assistant Softball Coach, UT Southern
University of Tennessee Chattanooga Pulaski, TN Full-time Sports & Recreation / Fitness
Posted on June 01, 2025
Job Description
The UT Southern Firehawks, competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference, have 19 nationally competitive athletic teams. The Softball Assistant Coach will assist the Head Coach with all day to day activities to run the athletic sport program. The assistant will also be tasked with running the junior varsity program (if applicable) in all aspects, including recruiting and games.
Located in Pulaski, UT Southern stands as the fourth undergraduate campus in the UT System. It is the only public four-year institution of higher education between Chattanooga and Memphis, and situated along Tennessee’s southern border, the campus is conveniently located about 70 miles south of Nashville and 40 miles north of Huntsville, Alabama. The 1,000 students enrolled at UT Southern enjoy a private, small-college experience at an affordable, public-university cost. Low student-teacher ratios, high classroom personalization, and the resources of a land-grant university system are among the many advantages students experience. More than 30 academic programs are available through the divisions of business, education, humanities, mathematics and sciences, nursing, and social sciences. The UT Southern Firehawks, competing in the Southern States Athletic Conference, have 19 nationally competitive athletic teams.
Responsibilities
Assistant coach will be expected to attend all varsity team practices, conditioning and games.
Responsible for coordinating game day logistics.
Ability to do maintenance tasks including field/court routine cleaning (field tasks such as cutting grass, weed prevention, weed eating, etc.)
All other duties as assigned including teaching activity courses (when applicable).
The assistant coach will be tasked with running the junior varsity team in all aspects of the program.
Responsible for team study tables and academic progress.
Responsible for team social media accounts.
Assist the Head Coach in recruiting highly competitive student athletes that will thrive under the UT
Southern culture that encompasses “WINNING” in the classroom, venue and in the community.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
CPR and AED Certification
1 year of coaching experience as head or assistant coach at High School, NAIA, NCAA, or NJCAA level or 2 years of coaching experience as a graduate assistant
Preferred Requirements
Master’s Degree
Collegiate playing experience
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Pulaski , TN