Debate Advisor 2026-27 - Interlake High School

Duties & Responsibilities

• Cook up approval of team activities with the School Administration and its Activities Director.
• Train students for competition in the 14 standard Forensics events in Washington State and NFL contests.
• Develop students' research skills and perform ad hoc research to ensure team preparation.
• Oversee the student mentoring program: Students mentor other students to achieve success.
• Conduct practices nightly to train the team for upcoming events.
• Train parents to serve in judging capacity to meet tournament entry requirements.
• Organize transportation, judging, budget, and logistics in support of a team whose membership could easily top 100 students by 2012.
• Assemble tournament rosters and submit entries on time to the league/tournament managers.
• Establish a competition schedule that provides a challenging and rewarding competitive environment while meeting budget parameters.
• Manage the accounting of team performance points through accurate record keeping and reporting to NFL National Headquarters.
• Conduct fund-raising activities as needed to support team activities.
• Serve on league and state committees as required.
• Establish working relationships with program advisors in the feeder middle schools to ensure a high quality freshman talent pool.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• At least 19 years of age.
• Experience coaching high school speech and debate (Forensics) with at least 2 years as a head coach/director level for a high school Forensics team preferred.
• Demonstrated record of championship-level performances in previous coaching assignments.
• Coach Membership in the National Forensics League (Diamond-level coach preferred).
• Familiarity with debate theory, public policy strategies and classical/modern philosophy.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• May work outdoors in inclement weather.
• May require physical mobility to move through a school campus, including up and down stairs and inside and outside.

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• At least 19 years of age.
• Experience coaching high school speech and debate (Forensics) with at least 2 years as a head coach/director level for a high school Forensics team preferred.
• Demonstrated record of championship-level performances in previous coaching assignments.
• Coach Membership in the National Forensics League (Diamond-level coach preferred).
• Familiarity with debate theory, public policy strategies and classical/modern philosophy.

Pay

Hrourly rate $27.57/hour.

Schedule

Months, days and hours may vary depending upon assignment.