Assistant Football Coach-Defensive Backs

Assistant Football Coach-FT

Lyon College invites applications for an assistant football coach in its football program to start immediately.  The primary responsibilities of the assistant coach include assist in practice and game preparation, recruiting, experience with defensive backs or linebackers, some special teams’ duties, maintain working knowledge of NCAA DIII, the colleges’ chosen athletic conference, Lyon College policies/procedures, and monitoring athlete’s academic progress. Additional responsibilities include game management at other athletic contests and other duties as assigned. Applicants with coaching experience at the secondary or post-secondary level is preferred and an understanding of recruiting student athletes at a small, liberal arts college. A bachelor’s degree is required with a preference for a master’s degree.

Lyon College is a private, selective liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is located in Batesville, Arkansas, a safe and historic town of 11,000 that serves as commercial, medical, social, and governmental hub for an eight-county area and named by USA Today as the best city to live in in Arkansas. The College currently enrolls almost 650 undergraduate students from 29 states and 14 foreign countries. Entering freshmen have an average high school GPA of 3.7. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Human Resources, P.O. Box 2317, Batesville, AR 72503-2317 or electronically. Review of the application will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

Lyon College does not discriminate with respect to the hiring of applicants or with respect to the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or national origin. It is the continuing policy of Lyon College to comply with any federal or state law regarding equal employment opportunities. To learn more about Lyon College go to www.lyon.edu.