Graduate Assistant: Strength & Conditioning

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Duties and Responsibilities

The assistantship is a part-time position that will begin on August 1st, 2024 and includes tuition remission, a partial meal plan, and a stipend per semester.

• Implements and monitors safe and effective strength and conditioning programs to improve physical performance for all student-athletes.
• Test and analyze available data on strength and conditioning of new and returning student-athletes to identify potential levels of physical ability.
• Design training strategies for both injury prevention and to improve sport specific performance.
• Maintains accurate strength and conditioning records.
• Serve as the Helwig Recreation Center building supervisor on a weekly schedule.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Wellness and Recreation Director, Assistant Vice President for Athletics and Sport Management, and Associate and Assistant Athletic Directors.

• Instructs, educates, and supervises all student-athletes regarding proper weight training and flexibility techniques.
• Helps develop and coordinate the schedules of student-athletes while in the weight room.
• Maintains consistent communication with coaches and Wellness and Recreation Director.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Applicants must obtain acceptance in a North Park University graduate program.
• Applicants must be able to work an untraditional work schedule (i.e. frequent nights and weekends).
• One year of experience is required in positions involving the development and management of sport-specific individual and group strength training programs for men and women.
• Adult CPR/AED with standard First Aid Certification is required upon the start of the position.
• Must have one of the National Strength and Conditioning Certifications: Certified Strength and Conditioning Certification (CSCS) or Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) or Certified Strength Coach (CSC) upon start of the position.
• Committed to and an articulate supporter of the university’s mission, identity, and Christian faith commitment.
• Personal commitment to North Park’s mission of Christian higher education.