{"id":5619,"date":"2026-05-14T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/?p=5619"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:28:36","slug":"assistant-baseball-coach-retention-specialist-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/2026\/05\/14\/assistant-baseball-coach-retention-specialist-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Baseball Coach\/Retention Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern Arkansas University, a NCAA Division II member institution and member of the Great American Conference (GAC), is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Baseball Coach. \u00a0Candidates will be expected to be in full compliance with the University, NCAA, and GAC regulations and will work as a Retention Specialist in the Enrollment Services Department.<\/p>\n

Duties: support the head coach in all phases of a highly competitive program including but not limited to: assist with the development and supervision of the student-athletes in the baseball program; assist with offensive and defensive development of student-athletes with head coach; assist with organizing, conducting, and supervising all practices and games; assist with recruiting quality student-athletes under the guidelines established by the University, the NCAA and the GAC; assist with scheduling nationally competitive teams with the head coach; assist with admissions, on-campus housing, and enrollment of recruited student-athletes; assist with budgetary responsibilities including recruitment, team travel, and equipment; monitor student-athletes academic progress; assist with community fund-raising efforts and public relations; daily contact\/visitation with students across campus who are under academic distress and other duties assigned.<\/p>\n

Qualifications: Bachelor\u2019s degree required, Master\u2019s preferred; demonstrate evidence of successful experience in coaching; record of success in collegiate and\/or interscholastic coaching; effective communication, excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong attention to detail; interpersonal skills and commitment to total success of students. All SAU faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to the value of all members of the SAU community, to excellence in interpersonal behaviors, and effective collaboration with colleagues. Joining the SAU family requires a commitment to our culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.<\/p>\n

Interested individuals should send a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for five (5)persons who may be contacted as references to: The Office of Human Resources, Southern Arkansas University, MSC 9288, Magnolia, AR 71753-9288 or HR@saumag.edu<\/a>.\u00a0Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, and review begins immediately.\u00a0For additional information see www.saumag.edu<\/a>.\u00a0Applicants must show proof of U.S. employment eligibility.\u00a0Non-listed references may be contacted. AA\/EEO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Southern Arkansas University, a NCAA Division II member institution and member of the Great American Conference (GAC), is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Baseball Coach. \u00a0Candidates will be expected to be in full compliance with the University, NCAA, and GAC regulations and will work as a Retention Specialist in the Enrollment Services Department…. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1376,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[317,230],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-employment-opportunities","7":"category-staff-positions","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5620,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5619\/revisions\/5620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}