Title:                        Assistant Coach – Football FY2425_42

 

School                      High School

 

Reports to:               Head Coach or Activity Director

 

Season:                    August 11,2024 - November 18,2024

      

 Season Overview: Supervision and practice runs a minimum of 2 hours each day, Monday through Friday.  Attendance of games on weekends and weekdays is required.  Coaches are required to attend all practices and meets, help check out and collect uniforms and working with their peer coaches in a productive and effective manner.   

 

 Essential Job Duties

• Acts under the direction of the head coach and assumes the functions and duties of head coach in his/her absence.
• Coaches participants in the skills necessary for football.
• Must maintain competency in rules, regulations, and coaching techniques for the sport/activity.
• Maintains discipline and sportsmanlike conduct of all participants and enforces the policies of the District uniformly when disciplining participants.
• Responsible for the inventory of equipment.
• In team activities, teaches/coaches the importance of team work.
• Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.
• Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletes the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. 

 Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to follow both oral and written directions and instructions of the head coach and/or athletic director.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, with students, parents, staff, and the community in general.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of employment and student matters.
• Ability to perform duties with an awareness of all District requirements and Board policies.
• Ability to effectively manage time and responsibilities. 

Required Qualifications

1. Any combination of training, education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.
2. Successful experience playing/coaching high school/college football.
3. Has the ability to organize and supervise a total sports program. 
4. The assistant coach must have substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and, at the same time, must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.
5. CPR/First Aid Certification (or ability to obtain certification within 1 month)

 

Necessary Special Requirements

1. Completion of NFHS Fundamental of Coaching course upon hire. (Course cost is at employee’s own expense)
2. Position requires working flexible schedules. 
3. Completion of NFHS Concussion in Sports course.
4. Completion of Rules Clinic prior to season beginning,

 Equipment

 

Stopwatch, calculator, computer, copy machine, fax machine, telephone/voice mail, score-keeping equipment or other equipment germane to the sport/activity.

 

Physical and Mental Demands and Work Hazards

• Constantly works around others and works with the public.
• Regularly works outside.
• Outside exposure includes performing the duties in varying weather extremes.
• Ability to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
• The environment can be stressful due to the nature of the work.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp tools.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with or without accommodations.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Required to be able to hear conversations in loud and quiet environments.
• The employee frequently works within time constraints and must maintain attentiveness intensity.
• Frequently involved in interactions which require oral and written communications.
• Exercises flexibility and the ability to shift from one task to another.
• Guidance and reinforcement are infrequently available.
• Works within time constraints and maintains attentiveness intensity.
• Involved in social interactions which require oral and written communications.
• Reasoning and exercising judgment are constantly used/required on the job.
• Demonstrates regular attendance performing duties as described.
• Reports to work fit for duty with characteristics inherent to the position.

 The duties, physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this vacancy announcement are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.