Girls' Head Basketball Coach

About the role

Schaumburg Christian School (SCS) is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to help maintain and grow its athletic programs. This role will oversee, develop, and help schedule the team's athletic program.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Works with school administration to implement the athletic policies and programs of the school
• Supervise and enforce the various policies of the Student and Athletic Handbooks
• Create and maintain a high-impact, competitive athletic environment
• Spiritually-short devotional during practices and prayer before/after practices and games
• Willingness to develop an individual's character through building strong relationships
• Communicate often with families and athletes
• In-Season: Organize and plan preseason workouts
• Maintain a practice schedule that allows for student growth
• Be present at all games and practices
• Games and practices are consistently scheduled on M,T,TH,FOff-Season Training
• Provide opportunities for athletes to work on individual and team growth
• Potential summer league games
• Facilitate summer camps for lower, elementary and middle school
• Facilitate year round growth through school leagues
• Team Development: Team building activities/Community service
• Hold our coaches to same or higher standard of expectations than our players
• Oversee JV team (we plan to have a JV coach/assistant V coach)
• Lead the program from HS down to elementary teams
• When possible, attend Middle School and Elementary games and practices

Requirements

• Ability to teach in the classroom (preferred)
• Prior coaching experience (preferred)
• Prior athletic experience
• Spiritual Qualifications: Must be a confessing and practicing Christian in a church of like-faith, must be an exemplary Christian role model, must uphold SCS’s spiritual and academic mission and philosophy of education, and must be willing to speak or lead chapels

Skills & Attributes

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Visionary leader with a strong work ethic
• Connect SCS athletic programs to the community at large
• Able to schedule events
• Able to assist or create good marketing campaigns
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to schedule changes
• Excellent judgment and discernment
• Good record keeping skills
• Ability to work with and lead others