The Cheerleading Coach leads and develops the cheer program at Louisiana Christian University by coaching students, promoting safety and excellence, and modeling Christian character. This role supports school spirit, community engagement, and university representation while advancing LCU’s mission through mentorship, leadership, and service. This is a part-time position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Coaching & Team Leadership
- Develop and conduct practices, conditioning, routines, and performances that reflect excellence and Christian character.
- Choreograph game-day routines, ensuring execution with safety and skill.
- Mentor student in spiritual growth, teamwork, and leadership, consistent with LCU’s mission.
Safety & Risk Management
- Ensure safety in all stunting, tumbling, and performance activities, following best practices.
- Maintain up-to-date certifications (e.g., CPR, First Aid) and enforce safety protocols.
Recruitment & Program Development
- Recruit athletes who reflect LCU’s values of character, integrity, and faith.
- Plan and support tryouts, training goals, and long-term program growth.
Administrative Duties
- Maintain records, communicate with athletics and administration, and ensure academic/disciplinary support for team members.
- Manage travel, scheduling, equipment needs, and compliance with NAIA and LCU policies.
Representation & Spirit Promotion
- Promote positive school spirit at athletic events and within the wider university and community.
- Serve as an ambassador of LCU’s mission and values at events and public engagements.
Community Engagement, Fundraising & Mascot Oversight
- Organize, plan, and supervise community appearances, including outreach events, campus functions, local schools, churches, and university-sponsored activities that promote Louisiana Christian University and its mission.
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- Lead and coordinate fundraising initiatives to support the cheer program, including planning events, managing student involvement, and ensuring alignment with university policies and Christian stewardship principles.
- Serve as the primary supervisor of the university mascot program, including:
- Selecting, training, and mentoring mascot
- Overseeing mascot appearances at athletic events and community functions
- Collaborate with athletics, marketing, and advancement offices to enhance school spirit, visibility, and community relationships.
Louisiana Christian University achieves its mission based on its core beliefs. All employees are expected to support these core beliefs and model them in their performance:
- Commitment to the essentials of the Christian faith.
- People are treated with dignity and respect.
- Relationships are built on honesty, integrity, and trust.
- Excellence is achieved through teamwork, leadership, and a strong work ethic
- Efficiency is achieved through wise management of human and financial resources.
The successful candidate will also demonstrate an active Christian faith and a calling to engage in a “Christ-centered community committed to Academic Excellence where students are equipped for Lives of Learning, Leading, and Serving.
Louisiana Christian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Applicants should fill out and send the LCU staff application and resume including the names and addresses of three references to the University HR Dept, 1140 College Drive, Box 381, Pineville, LA 71359 or e-mail information to hr@lcuniversity.edu
LCU staff application may be found here.
Louisiana Christian University is a private, Baptist, coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences with selected professional programs, located in Pineville, Louisiana. The College was founded in 1906 and is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Louisiana Baptist Convention. It has an enrollment of about 1,200 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Must be a visible CHRISTIAN leader and give witness as a person who lives a life that honors the Lord Jesus Christ and is consonant with the Statement of Christian Standards of Louisiana Christian University and the Baptist Faith.
