Head Baseball Coach

About the role

The job of High School Head Coach was established for the purpose/s of directing all aspects of the high school coaching program in compliance with Tennessee Secondary School Athletics Association (TSSAA) rules and regulations and Washington County School policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Keeps abreast of current sport knowledge and coaching techniques.
• Maintains current knowledge of the governing policies, rules, regulations, procedures and eligibility requirement of the District and appropriate sports athletic association.
• Establishes goals and objectives for the sport season in accordance with established District goals and objectives.
• Conducts appropriate meetings with students to promote the sport, explain requirements, issue and retrieve necessary forms for insurance, eligibility, physical exams, and parental permission, and discuss athletic health care, development, and training, care of injuries and sportsmanship, and conduct.
• Schedules, planning, and content organization of fall and spring practices.
• Schedules, planning, and content organization of fall and spring strength training and conditioning.
• Supervises students and assistant coaches at practices and contests.
• Collaborates with building personnel and in accordance with building athletic policy and codes for scheduling, use of facilities, eligibility lists, transportation of student-athletes, and game management.
• Maintains safety and welfare of participants; maintains injury records and other athletic records as necessary.
• Issues and retrieves athletic equipment; arranges for cleaning, repair, storage, and inventory; holds athletes responsible for care and return of District-owned equipment.
• Expends approved budget in conformance with District fiscal procedures; recommends budget needs; requisitions supplies and equipment within budget constraints.
• Updates records of the team and individual records and accomplishments; arrange for school athletic awards.
• Promotes the total sports program with the student body, administration, teaching staff, and the public; provides pertinent and timely game schedules and results to the news media.
• Evaluates the sports program and provides reports and recommendations to the appropriate administration for management decision-making purposes.
• Knowledge of and compliance with the rules and regulations as required by the TSSAA.
• Knowledge of and compliance with NCAA recruiting rules and regulations.
• Implement and enforce athletic and academic standards as set forth by Washington County Schools.
• Attend all required sessions for head coaches and district professional development meetings.
• Assist student-athletes with college athletic recruitment.
• Manage additional administrative duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.
• Maintain effective, developmentally appropriate student management techniques in all settings.
• Follows all board policies, school system rules, and administrative regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality relative to employee, student, and parent records/information and procedures according to legal and system guidelines such as the Employee Handbook or Washington County Schools Policy Manual.
• Reports immediately, as required by law, to the appropriate agency(ies) and the principal or other persons designated by the school system, incidents of actual or suspected child abuse, actual or suspected child sexual abuse.
• Reports immediately, as required by law or school policy, to the appropriate agency(ies) and/or the principal or other persons designated by the school system, incidents involving unlawful student possession of weapons or drugs or fighting on school property.
• Responds in a prompt and professional manner to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. teachers, students, parents, administrators, boosters, etc.).
• Responds to emergency situations and safety concerns as necessary and directs to appropriate personnel for resolution.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or beyond.
• Experience: Experience in coaching in high school or beyond with demonstrated evidence of success, head coaching experience preferred.
• Certificates & Licenses: Tennessee licensure for a faculty teaching position will be required. (See associated job description for Teacher-High School); current CDL or willing to obtain.

Skills

• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Complex Problem Solving
• Coordination
• Critical Thinking
• Instructing
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Learning Strategies
• Monitoring
• Problem Sensitivity
• Reading Comprehension
• Social Perceptiveness
• Speaking
• Writing