1.0 FTE Head Coach - 7th Grade Football - High Desert Middle School - Regular

Brief Description

Bend-La Pine Schools is dedicated to equity, aiming to remove barriers and promote inclusive practices. The principle of equity guides all policies, regulations, programs, operations, practices, and resource allocations. The school encourages applications from diverse candidates, recognizing that the best candidate may not fit every qualification.

About the Role

The Head Coach reports to the Athletic Director and is responsible for holding high ethical and professional standards, being an appropriate role model, and developing a vision for the program. The position involves working cooperatively in an education-based athletic program, managing team-related information, and communicating effectively with all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Hold high ethical and professional standards.
• Be an appropriate role model for high school student-athletes.
• Hold high expectations and accountability academically and behaviorally for all student-athletes and coaching staff.
• Develop, articulate, and implement a vision for the program.
• Work in a cooperative and harmonious manner in an educationally based, school-wide athletic program.
• Experience leading a comprehensive high school athletic program preferred.
• Be relationship/process oriented.
• Understand and provide information regarding eligibility, tryout process, cut process, and all other team-related information to include lettering, team rules, etc.
• Communicate effectively with ALL stakeholders.
• Recommend/assist in scheduling for your sport to the Athletic Director.
• Be readily accessible and visible to the athletes at all levels of the program.
• Other duties as assigned by Athletic Director.

Requirements

• Knowledge of NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching (one-time requirement).
• Concussion in Sports training (yearly).
• Heat Illness Prevention training (every 4 years).
• District Background check.
• Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances Training (every 4 years).
• Heads up certification (Yearly) (Football only).
• First Aid/CPR/AED (every 2 years) (paid coaches only).
• Bend-La Pine Safe Schools Trainings (Yearly).

Qualifications

• Experience leading a comprehensive high school athletic program preferred.
• Ability to work in a cooperative and harmonious manner in an educationally based, school-wide athletic program.
• Ability to hold high expectations and accountability academically and behaviorally for all student-athletes and coaching staff.
• Ability to develop, articulate, and implement a vision for the program.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Ability to understand and provide information regarding eligibility, tryout process, cut process, and all other team-related information to include lettering, team rules, etc.
• Ability to recommend/assist in scheduling for your sport to the Athletic Director.
• Ability to be readily accessible and visible to the athletes at all levels of the program.