[C23-035]

Head Women’s Basketball Coach (Coach 4)

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Central Connecticut State University invites applications for a full-time, Head Women’s Basketball Coach (Coach 4) in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall organization and administration of all aspects of the women’s basketball program. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruitment and development of student-athletes, ensuring academic progress and graduation, budget development and management, oversight of scheduling and travel arrangements, ensuring compliance with all NCAA, NEC and University rules and regulations. The Head Coach will be expected to work cooperatively and effectively with departmental and institutional staff in fundraising initiatives and serve as an ambassador for the university. This position requires impeccable personal and professional integrity, an excellent work ethic along with exceptional motivational and communication skills. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body.

Central Connecticut is an NCAA Division I institution competing as a full member of the Northeast Conference and is eligible for the NEC’s automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. CCSU currently supports 400+ student-athletes across 16 intercollegiate programs and has a rich athletics tradition and history of success.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum five (5) years women’s basketball coaching experience at the NCAA collegiate level
• Demonstrated experience in alumni cultivation and fundraising
• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA compliance requirements
• Demonstrated knowledge of budget management

Equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.

The University: The largest of Connecticut’s regional comprehensive universities, Central currently enrolls over 10,000 students. A third of its undergraduates are students of color, the largest group being Hispanic. Ninety-six (96%) percent of the students are from Connecticut. For more information about Central Connecticut State University, please visit www.ccsu.edu.

The Community: Located nine miles southwest of Hartford, New Britain is a city of approximately 72,000. Part of the Greater Hartford area of 1.2 million residents, New Britain is centrally located in the state and is within easy reach of much of Connecticut and several metropolitan areas. Nicknamed “the Hardware City” for its rich industrial heritage, it is home to Stanley Black & Decker. Important cultural institutions include the New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. New Britain’s population is characterized by a high degree of racial and ethnic diversity. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 70% of the population as White, 13% as Black or African American, 3% as Asian, and 0.2% as American Indian or Alaska Native. Currently 4.6% of New Britain’s population identify themselves in more than one racial category and 43% of New Britain’s population identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Fifty percent (50%) speak a language other than English in the home and 19% were born internationally. Significant portions of its population come from Puerto Rico and Poland or consider themselves to be from the African-American, Italian, or Irish ethnic backgrounds. In addition to all that greater Hartford provides, New Britain is 40 minutes from Springfield, Massachusetts two hours from Boston, and two hours from New York City. It is also part of the Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge Corridor” and, therefore, within easy driving distance of a host of private and public institutions of higher education and many cultural opportunities.

Application and Appointment: Applications must be received by March 28, 2023.

To begin the application process, click on the Apply button and electronically submit the following documents:

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position
• Current resume
• Names of three professional references including their email address, and telephone numbers.

In accordance with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract, compensation for the Head Women’s Basketball Coach (Coach 4) is at the rank of Professor for 2023-2024. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. For more information, please visit 2021-2025 American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract.

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include personal, vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, and prescription plans, group life insurance, a choice of retirement plans, retirement health care, tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Compensation plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts, long term and short term disability plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Emailed and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted. Please ensure your Social Security Number is not listed on any documents submitted.

For more information, contact Kathleen Bantley, Search Chair at 860-832-3142 or bantleyk@ccsu.edu.

As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.