Assistant Coach - Cheerleading

Location: Sheyenne High School
Department: Athletics/Activities
Reports to: Activities Director
Term: Fall and Winter 2026 Season

About the Role

The Assistant Coach - Cheerleading position is responsible for assisting the team in training, instruction, conditioning, and performance. The position provides support and education to athletes in an effort to excel in their given sport in a healthy and safe environment. The position views winning not only as success, but as helping team members reach goals.

Schedule

The schedule and hours for this position vary and align to the NDHSAA schedule. For questions regarding the schedule, please contact the building-level activities director.

Pay

Position follows the Activities Pay Schedule 2025-2027.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration: Assists training, instruction, conditioning, performance, and selection of athletes.
• Communication:
  • Communicates with other coaches, assistant coaches, and athletes in a professional and respectful manner.
  • Communicates with athletes to provide helpful, positive guidance to ensure athlete growth and safety.
  • Communicates with officials, opposing coaches, parents, and others in a positive, respectful manner.
  • Provides exemplary behavior for athletes and other learners.
• Compassion:
  • Demonstrates and generates, among staff and athletes, an attitude of good sportsmanship and fair play by adhering to the "Coach's Code of Ethics" and conference "Sportsmanship Guidelines."
  • Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners' experiences.
  • Approaches coaching with a positive, committed mindset, focusing on athlete well-being.
  • Develops positive working relationships with school administration, learners, educators, and the wider district community.
• Creativity: Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
• Critical Thinking: Develops, organizes, and implements effective practices for athletes to teach proper skills and strategies to compete at an elevated level.
• Reflection: Maintains communication with supervisor and director regarding general feedback, career advancement opportunities, and areas of growth opportunities.
• Resilience:
  • Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
  • Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
• Responsibility:
  • Adheres to all West Fargo Public Schools and NDHSAA guidelines and policies.
  • Provides for the health, safety, and well-being of team members at practices, games, and transportation to and from activities.

Requirements

• Currently possesses, or has the ability to obtain, an NDHSAA coaching certification.
• Experience in the discipline is preferred.
• Previous experience coaching is preferred.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.
• Ability to understand and communicate as a subject matter expert for the given sport/activity.
• Exercise confidentiality, discretion, and good judgement.
• Adhere to the assigned work schedule by maintaining regular and punctual attendance.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required include close and peripheral vision.
• May frequently lift up to ~25 pounds without assistance.
• May occasionally lift up to ~50 pounds without assistance.
• May have to push/pull up to ~120 pounds while performing the duties of the role.
• Must work with the public and various WFPS staff while simultaneously managing several competing demands.
• May work outdoors and, if so, will be exposed to the applicable weather elements.
• May come in contact with bloodborne pathogens or other bodily fluids on rare occasions.
• Works in an environment that has a quiet to loud noise level.