Football Varsity Assistant Coach

Summary

To assist the varsity or non-varsity head coach in helping each participating student achieve a high level of skill development, and appreciation for the values of student connectedness, discipline, sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Affords assistance in planning and scheduling a regular program of practice in season.
• Maintains oversight of the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted.
• Maintains accurate statistics, records, and results of the season.
• Collaborates with the athletic director, varsity head coach and/or non-varsity head coach in implementing the philosophy and direction of the sport.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, and general information about all aspects of the sport.
• Enforces WIAA and district policies regarding eligibility criteria in interscholastic competition in this sport and monitors it through district software.
• Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
• Utilizes generally accepted practices and discretion in determining the proper course of action while using good decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates emotional maturity.
• Demonstrates loyalty and support for head coach and program.
• Carries out all other sports duties as directed by head coach.
• Represents the district in a professional manner.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises students of particular program.

Qualification Requirements

• Experience in coaching preferred.
• First Aid, CPR, and Blood Borne Pathogen training is required.
• Knowledge in sports medicine would be desirable.

Education and/or Experience

Experience in coaching preferred.

Communication and Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents or employees of the district.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Exhibit qualities of leadership and organizational ability and reflect a spirit of cooperation in working with staff and school administration.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Communicate clearly and concisely both in verbal and written form.
• Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, WIAA requirements, and School Board policies.
• Use computers and other technology to accomplish job responsibilities.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Analytical and Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Temperaments

• Ability to connect, inspire, and lead students with a variety of learning styles and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to direct others, deal with people and influence people in their opinions, attitudes, and judgments.
• Ability to work effectively with people who express conflicting opinions.
• Ability to maintain poise, develop a pattern of consistency when dealing with stressful situations, and put the best interest of the students as a whole above all else.
• Ability to make judgments and decisions by solving problems, making evaluations, or reaching conclusions.
• Ability to perform a variety of duties.

Physical Attributes

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will continuously work inside or outside depending on the sport.
• Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers.
• The employee has direct responsibility for the safety, well-being and work output of others.
• The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will continuously work inside or outside depending on the sport.
• Occasionally the employee must be able to meet deadlines with severe time constraints and interact with public and other workers.
• The employee has direct responsibility for the safety, well-being and work output of others.
• The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.