Volleyball Coach - Grade 8

About the role

The Athletic Coach / Activities Advisor will coach, supervise, manage, coordinate, and plan all practices pre-season, in-season, and post-season. They will also coach/advising, supervise, and manage all athletic and activity competitions. The total operation of the extracurricular programs, athletics, activities, transportation, and related athletic facility operations for grades 6-12.

Responsibilities

• Learns and adheres to the coaching/advising philosophy and program of the school district as lead by the Activities Director.
• Aids in explaining and distributing literature to all athletes concerning the athletic commitment and the protection of student eligibility.
• Teaches athletes the fundamental skills, theory, and strategy of the sport/activity.
• Teaches the athletes the value of good conduct, sportsmanship, and good citizenship.
• Provides supervision of athletes at all times and applies discipline when needed.
• Teaches and emphasizes safe procedures to the athletes.
• Leads or assists other coaches and advisors with out-of-season training as needed depending on the level of coaching/advising assignment.
• Attends and/or conducts awards programs.
• Assists in the responsibility of the care of equipment and facilities being used.
• Assists in the issuance, return, and maintenance of equipment.
• Assists in ensuring that all equipment is cleaned, repaired, and stored properly at the ends of the season.
• Makes recommendations to the Activities Director regarding needed equipment and repairs to facilities.
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of Minnesota State High School League website, handbooks, and calendars and scheduling system; general knowledge of Minnesota Department of Education website, Infinite Campus software; and Impact Test Online;
• Thorough knowledge of District Website and Infinite Campus Reports;
• Thorough knowledge of standard office equipment;
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals;
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, students, parents, and elected officials.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of Minnesota State High School League website, handbooks, and calendars and scheduling system; general knowledge of Minnesota Department of Education website, Infinite Campus software; and Impact Test Online;
• Thorough knowledge of District Website and Infinite Campus Reports;
• Thorough knowledge of standard office equipment;
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals;
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, students, parents, and elected officials.

Education And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current district staff member preferred but not required.
• Teaching and coaching license preferred but not required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force;
• Work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel;
• Work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, and peripheral vision;
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word;
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels;
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data;
• Work has no exposure to environmental conditions;
• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• Current Head Coaching license through MDE or willing to obtain for position.