Colby Community College is accepting applications for a full-time Head Livestock Judging Coach. The successful candidate will be tasked with recruiting, coaching, and mentoring agriculture students to develop and promote the livestock judging program. The Head Livestock Judging Coaching position is a 12-month, non-faculty, non-instructional position (selected candidate may provide instruction for livestock evaluation courses if qualified. The position will be full-time with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Evening and weekend work/travel is required for practice and contests. Both in and out of state.

Essential duties include:

• Excellent communication skills, with strong knowledge and experience in livestock evaluation.
• The ability to motivate, inspire, and mentoring Livestock Judging Team Members to be competitive on a national level.
• Management of team members to ensure success in the classroom and judging arena must be cultivated.
• The development of community service projects and youth livestock judging camps should be implemented.
• Recruitment of students from throughout the U.S. for the livestock judging program and CCC educational programs will be a priority.
• The successful candidate must be willing to travel in-state and out-of-state (Missouri, Kentucky, Colorado, Texas) and spend time coaching students to develop skills necessary for a strong and competitive program.

In addition, the selected candidate will be expected to help provide supplementary help at the Colby Community College farm.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required related to Agriculture, preferred in the field of Animal Science.
• Previous Livestock Judging Experience required with some previous coaching experience preferred.

SALARY
$34,000-39,500

Flexible benefits program that includes options for single and family health and dental coverage, life insurance, reimbursement accounts, sick leave, and vacation leave allowances. Participation in state retirement program required.

APPLICATION
The position will be open until filled. To be considered, applicants must submit a letter of application, resume, all postsecondary transcripts and references to:

Colby Community College
ATTN: Human Resources
1255 S. Range
Colby, KS 67701

Materials may be emailed to hr@colbycc.edu.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colby Community College provides equality of opportunity to its applicants for admission, enrolled students, graduates, and employees. The College does not discriminate with respect to hiring, continuation of employment, promotion, tenure, other employment practices, application for admission or career services and placement on the basis of race, color, gender, age, disability, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation or religion.  For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Human Resources Office, 1255 South Range Ave., Colby, KS  67701. (785) 460-5406. hr(at)colbycc.edu

Candidates identifying as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request accommodations should contact Human Resources.

The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. The candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.