Overseas Basketball Coach
This is a great opportunity for recent graduates who have a heart for traveling, mentoring students, touching lives, and to discover a career as an educator in Asia! If you like what you see in our get to know us video, keep reading!
https://www.youtube.com/AcademicsInAsia
Service: https://youtu.be/BKj3Ypf57No
Faith Community: https://youtu.be/BKj3Ypf57No
Job Description:
The position requires relocation to their university in Central China. Work closely with the Athletic Director and the head coach of the Basketball team.
Duties:
- Lead team practices and individual workouts.
- Scouting and preparing for opposing teams by analyzing opponents' games on video and sharing insights with our team.
- Review recent game video footage to identify our problems and suggest improvements.
- Creating team offenses and implementing different defensive strategies.
- Individual player evaluations and implementing workouts, diet, and rest to improve players.
- Lead the team in travel to participate in tournaments.
See pictures of facilities: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu5u-qENjey/
Learn about Sias University: https://youtu.be/oXV3sWdgODk or http://en.sias.edu.cn
Learn about Sias Community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udueN3ubihk&t=4s
Requirements: www.academicsinasia.com/employment/
• Bachelor's degree or higher required.
• 2+ years of collegiate or professional basketball experience preferred.
• TEFL certificate or similar certificates preferred (can get after job offer)
• Mandarin proficiency preferred. Free Mandarin courses offered for those wanting to improve spoken or written Chinese language.
Benefits:
• Airfare to China & Return Airfare – with completed one-year contract
• Medical Care Allowance (up to 5000 RMB)
• Accident Insurance
• Private Apartment:
• Internet and Utilities Paid
• Free Weekend Trips:
• Paid Winter Holiday (7-8 weeks of paid holiday during Winter term)
• Paid Summer Holiday for those who sign a 3-year contract
• Free Chinese Night School Lessons and Scholarships for full-time language study (mornings)
• Student Loan Deferment Advice
• Starting salaries range from 7500 – 9000 RMB (900-1200 USD) a month depending on degree attained and other factors, with annual raises. (In 10 months, our faculty can save $3000-4000 USD).
DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED: www.academicsinasia.com/apply-now/
Apply by April 20th!
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3 Reasons to Choose Sias University:
- EXPERTISE: We have 20 leaders serving our expat teachers with a combined experience of 150 years working at universities in China. We are experts in the area of transitioning expats into China through visa processing, training, and ongoing/on-site support systems. Our leadership team is led by 16 expats with direction and support from 5 Chinese leaders whose overseas experience combined is over 40 years. Meet the leaders.
- COMMUNITY: Our community of 190 expats (over 80% from US) living on campus provides plenty of community for all ages and stages of life. On-campus K-12 provides free schooling for faculty children as well. Learn more.
- OPPORTUNITY: We provide opportunities for teachers to take a semester off to study Chinese full-time, expanded Winter and Summer break for returning teachers to travel, attend seminars or to extend their education with scholarships towards an MA or PhD!
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Contact (with ANY questions)
Aaron Vorbau
aaron@academicsinasia.com (iMessage me here)
209-877-SIAS (7427) (SMS me here)