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Salary : $58,680.46 Annually
Location : Taylorsville Campus, UT
Job Type: Exempt Full Time
Job Number: 202500803
Division: Student Affairs
Department: Athletics
Opening Date: 05/05/2026
Closing Date: 5/26/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.
Job Summary
The Assistant Women's Basketball Coach supports all aspects of a competitive NJCAA program, including practice planning, game preparation, scouting, and in-game coaching, while playing a key role in recruiting and developing student-athletes who align with the program's academic and character standards. This position contributes to building a positive, high-performance team culture, monitors academic progress, and helps prepare student-athletes for transfer and post-athletic success. Additional responsibilities include coordinating travel, ensuring compliance with NJCAA and institutional regulations, assisting with program operations, and supporting fundraising efforts, camps, and community engagement initiatives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Basketball Knowledge & Coaching Fundamentals

• Strong understanding of women's basketball rules, techniques, and strategies at the intercollegiate level
• Ability to analyze, break down, and teach advanced basketball skills and game strategies
• Evaluate opponents through scouting (strengths, weaknesses, tendencies)
• Apply athletic training principles to support performance and development

Program Operations & Administrative Support

• Working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures within a competitive community college athletic program
• Assist with administrative and managerial responsibilities typical of an assistant coach at the collegiate level
• Support maintenance of accurate statistical and program records
• Coordinate and assist with departmental initiatives and operations

Compliance & Eligibility

• Knowledge of NJCAA/Region 18 policies and procedures
• Familiarity with NJCAA, NCAA, and NAIA eligibility rules and requirements
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply eligibility standards and implications

Academic Support & Advising

• Understanding of SLCC admission, registration, and graduation requirements
• Utilize systems (e.g., Banner) to track and maintain student-athlete academic records
• Assist in organizing, implementing, and managing academic advising support for student-athletes

Leadership & Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Demonstrate leadership skills and sound judgment in a team environment
• Build rapport and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, and staff
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and student-centered environment

Professional Skills & Attributes

• Strong organizational and management capabilities
• High level of objectivity, creativity, and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Zero (0) to two (2) years women's basketball coaching experience in an educational setting required.

Certified professional level experience considered. Trade off 1-to-1 in experience/education requirement. Part-time experience will be prorated.
Preferred Qualifications
2 years women's basketball coaching experience in an educational setting
SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

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