BOYS BASKETBALL COACH

About the Role

This supplemental position reports to the Athletic Director and operates on the athletic calendar.

Qualifications

• Valid Arizona Driver's License
• DPS IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
• NFHS Course Certificate: Bullying, Hazing and Inappropriate Behaviors
• NFHS Course Certificate: Concussion in Sports
• NFHS Course Certificate: First Aid, Health and Safety
• NFHS Course Certificate: Fundamentals of Coaching
• NFHS Course Certificate: Heat Illness Prevention
• Additional course certifications as required by sport type

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct practices that develop individual and team athletic skills
• Teach sport-specific fundamentals, strategies, and rules
• Promote student-athlete growth, sportsmanship, and positive character
• Supervise and manage student-athletes during practices, competitions, and team activities
• Prepare teams for competitions and coach during games with professionalism
• Prioritize athlete safety and follow all injury prevention and emergency protocols
• Establish and enforce team expectations aligned with school and district policies
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, administrators, and athletic staff
• Assist with program administration, including equipment, records, and required documentation
• Comply with all school, district, and athletic association rules and professional standards

Core Values

• Excellence in all we do, valuing excellence in every part of the organization
• Equity and fairness in all things, ensuring all students, staff, and patrons have the opportunity, tools, and ability to succeed
• Collaboration as an effective decision-making and morale-enhancing model
• Integrity, including honesty and reliability, as non-negotiable foundations
• Efficiency as the essence of being a good steward of public trust

Professional Qualities

• Respond to all internal and external customers in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• Function effectively as a team member
• Be responsible, reliable, and punctual
• Be flexible and adaptable to change
• Positively accept direction
• Maintain courteous, cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and parents
• Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
• Exercise positive problem-solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
• Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
• Share sensitive student and staff information on a need-to-know basis
• Be a positive role model
• Work with a large cross-section of people in a professional and non-judgmental manner

Physical Requirements

• Frequent physical activities including stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and sitting
• Finger or manual dexterity, repetitive finger motion, speaking, hearing, seeing (with correction), and focusing ability
• Potential exposure to travel, odors, dust, poor ventilation, workspace restrictions, and loud noises
• Occasional lifting or exerting up to 40 pounds of force; frequent lifting up to 10 pounds

Reasonable accommodation may be available for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.