Strength & Conditioning Coach, Men's Basketball

Position Overview

Butler University seeks a strength and conditioning coach to lead, manage, and supervise the daily strength and conditioning operations for Men’s Basketball. The strength and conditioning coach assists the head coach in providing leadership and support for the vision and strategies of Butler’s Men’s Basketball Program.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, guide, and lead strength and conditioning for Men’s Basketball
• Assist with the coaching and teaching of training programs for 20 teams and 400 student-athletes; expertise includes strength development, cardiovascular development, team conditioning, speed development, flexibility development, injury prevention, rehabilitation of injured student-athletes, nutrition and supplement education
• Build a year-round, periodized training program for Men’s Basketball, maintain progress records for evaluation of success of the program 
• Collaborates with other Strength and Conditioning Coach regarding FY budgeting for equipment and resources
• Help build a positive culture through collaboration with weight room staff, athletic trainers, sport coaches, student-athletes, and other athletic personnel
• Other duties as assigned
   

Required Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree required

• NSCA or CSCCA certification required

• Ability to work flexible hours required

• Ability to teach Olympic lifts, sprint techniques, lift 100 pounds and safely spot athletes on squats and presses required

• Knowledge of NCAA Division I, Big East and Pioneer Football League rules and regulations

• Ability to work effectively with student-athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members

• Outstanding verbal communication and leadership skills

• Ability to organize, multi-task, and collaborate at a high level with a diverse group of individuals

• Computer skills in Word and Excel required
   

Preferred Qualifications

• USWA certification preferred

• Desired candidate will have outstanding verbal communication and leadership skills and be able to work effectively with student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and staff
   

BU Benefits and Perks    

Please check out Butler’s Total Rewards website to learn more about our benefit offerings, which include:   

• Paid Time Off and Holidays:    

  • 20 days of paid time off (vacation and PTO days) per Fiscal year   

  • 8 Paid Holidays    

  • In addition, a paid Winter Break between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day   

  • Paid Parental Leave (after 1 year of full-time employment)   

• Health:    

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans including disability and life insurance programs   

• Retirement:    

  • 10% employer contribution after 1 year of full-time employment   

• Tuition Assistance:    

  • Remission of tuition for classes taken at Butler for employees, spouses, and dependent children.   

  • Eligibility after 9 months of full-time employment   

  • Employees & spouses- undergraduate/graduate degrees   

  • Dependents (under age 26)- undergraduate degree   

    • Covers tuition only   

  • Tuition Exchange Program for Dependents at participating institutions  

• Butler Facilities Access, Discounts and Perks:    

• Access to Butler’s on-site fitness facility and libraries for full-time staff and faculty   

  • LinkedIn Learning Courses   

  • Free premium subscription to the Calm App   

  • Free subscription to the WSJ, The Economist, and NYT   

  • Discount at the College Bookstore   

  • Discount on select Athletic and Arts/Events Center Performances