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Summary
Department Summary
Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services (SAAS) is a student-centered unit within the Division of Student Life whose work is guided by best-practice standards and interventions utilizing a multidimensional model of student well-being. SAAS oversees four key resources; Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Adaptive Sports and Fitness (ASF), Testing Accommodation Centers (TAC), and Academic Support and Access Partnerships (ASAP) and is committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility by providing support services, advocacy, and academic accommodations to students with disabilities. SAAS is strongly committed to outreach services to the academic community at large, promoting awareness of disability issues and providing support for equal access for all students. SAAS is a partner to students, faculty, and staff in the pursuit of developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
The vision of Adaptive Sports & Fitness is to lead the state of Michigan and the nation in adaptive sport, fitness, and recreation by embracing diversity and inclusion and providing new opportunities to students and community members with and without disabilities. Adaptive Sports and Fitness is a multi-disciplinary recreational and competitive adaptive sports & fitness program that creates equitable opportunities for health and wellness for people with and without disabilities at the University of Michigan and in the greater Ann Arbor community. Adaptive sports & Fitness aims to increase awareness, knowledge, access, and opportunity in relation to adaptive fitness, recreation, and sport for all members of the community. Established in 2018, the program has quickly become nationally recognized for its competitive adaptive sports programs and work in the community to support the growth and development of adaptive sports.
Job Summary
The Wheelchair Basketball Head Coach will provide leadership and oversight for the Wheelchair Basketball program. Develop and implement strategy, structure, and initiatives related to the wheelchair basketball program. Analyze, compare, review and evaluate program activities and outcomes. This role will lead all coaching and athlete development for the wheelchair basketball program. Represent the program with internal and external partners and stakeholders including serving on assigned committees to represent the department. This role will manage the budget allocated towards the wheelchair basketball program. The position will be responsible for staff, student, and student-athlete development within the wheelchair basketball program. This individual will provide a strategic approach for the wheelchair basketball program and its operations. This position will provide direct supervision of the Adaptive Wheelchair Basketball program by creating and managing the budget, policies, procedures, and operations.
Responsibilities*
Leadership and Program Oversight (40%)
Coaching (45%)
Staff Oversight (5%)
Fiscal Oversight (10%)
Other Requirements: Evening and weekend work responsibilities, as needed; be on-call to provide leadership during times programs and facilities are operating; attend professional development opportunities, as assigned; other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications*
Desired Qualifications*
Additional Information
Candidate Characteristics:
Financial/Budgetary Responsibility
This role will be responsible for managing the budget allocated towards the wheelchair basketball program. This role will be responsible for managing the equipment and resource needs for the wheelchair basketball program.
Working conditions
Expected to work early morning, evening hours and/or weekends, travel to local events to represent the program, and travel with student-athletes to adaptive sports events. Reasonable accommodations will be provided as necessary.
Physical requirements
Ability to support the needs of athletes and participants at practices and competitions, with reasonable accommodations as needed.
Direct reports
Temporary staff, student interns
This role may have reporting obligations under Title IX and Clery.
Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and applicants for this position will not be sponsored for work visas.
Salary may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and education of the selected candidate.
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Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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