HIGH SCHOOL FRC ROBOTICS HEAD COACH

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between team members, volunteer mentors, and parents
• Clearly communicate expectations, updates and opportunities to all constituencies
• Recruit students
• Schedule and coordinate meets and competitions, including travel arrangements and trip logistics
• Perform research into the design, operation and performance of the robot
• Supervise and guide students in building, configuring, and testing the robot to ensure successful performance
• Follow and enforce all safety rules and guidelines of the FIRST Robotics program
• Coaching / Teaching Students:
• Supervise students to ensure that they are safe, productive, and engaged
• Work with students to help them seek innovative solutions to challenges
• Cook up and coordinate multiple small groups of students and mentors who are working on a varying set of tasks at the same time; ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, be productive and take on leadership roles
• Create team spirit and build cohesion through team building and bonding opportunities
• Nurture a sense of ownership among team members for their robot, enrichment and values
• Be a positive role model for students and lead by example; display kindness, patience, and professionalism
• Volunteer Management:
• Manage volunteer recruitment, supervision, training, scheduling, etc.
• Manage and collaborate with the volunteer professional mentors to best utilize their talents to optimize student learning/growth and achieving team goals
• Financial Management:
• Keep organized track of team income and expenses
• Efficiently manage team budget in coordination with the Activity Department
• Parent/Guardian Engagement:
• Send out regularly scheduled clear and concise parent/guardian communications
• Engage and encourage parents/guardians to get involved in a variety of ways: provide food during build season, driving to competitions and events, volunteer, etc.
• Plan and coordinate in-person events, meetings, celebrations, etc.

Job Description

The Head Robotics Coach leads students, with the support of expert volunteer mentors from the robotics field, in developing the skills and knowledge to design and build a successful robot, while fostering a spirit of team building and professionalism throughout the process.

Team and Logistic Management

• Serve as the liaison between team members, volunteer mentors, and parents
• Clearly communicate expectations, updates and opportunities to all constituencies
• Recruit students
• Schedule and coordinate meets and competitions, including travel arrangements and trip logistics
• Perform research into the design, operation and performance of the robot
• Supervise and guide students in building, configuring, and testing the robot to ensure successful performance
• Follow and enforce all safety rules and guidelines of the FIRST Robotics program

Coaching / Teaching Students

• Supervise students to ensure that they are safe, productive, and engaged
• Work with students to help them seek innovative solutions to challenges
• Cook up and coordinate multiple small groups of students and mentors who are working on a varying set of tasks at the same time; ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, be productive and take on leadership roles
• Create team spirit and build cohesion through team building and bonding opportunities
• Nurture a sense of ownership among team members for their robot, enrichment and values
• Be a positive role model for students and lead by example; display kindness, patience, and professionalism

Volunteer Management

• Manage volunteer recruitment, supervision, training, scheduling, etc.
• Manage and collaborate with the volunteer professional mentors to best utilize their talents to optimize student learning/growth and achieving team goals

Financial Management

• Keep organized track of team income and expenses
• Efficiently manage team budget in coordination with the Activity Department

Parent/Guardian Engagement

• Send out regularly scheduled clear and concise parent/guardian communications
• Engage and encourage parents/guardians to get involved in a variety of ways: provide food during build season, driving to competitions and events, volunteer, etc.
• Plan and coordinate in-person events, meetings, celebrations, etc.

Terms of Employment

2 hours a day/90 day season

FLSA Status

Exempt

Salary

See coaching salary schedule (on website)

To Apply

Please submit an online application packet. Applications available at www.mssd14.org