Coordinator for Campus Athletics
Primary Purpose:
Provides each enrolled student at secondary school age an opportunity to participate in an extracurricular athletics activity that will foster physical skills, a sense of worth and competence, a knowledge and understanding of the pleasures of sport, and the principles of fair play
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Master’s degree preferred; Texas Teaching Certificate required, five years of head coaching and/or defensive/offensive experience required.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Professional and Personal Relationship
Maintains open lines of communication with campus administration both verbally and in writing; regularly updates administration and athletic director regarding athletic issues.
Provides written team rules, as approved by campus principal, to squad members and parents.
Employs fair and consistent behavior management strategies with all student athletes; heeding due process procedures when investigating student/team misconduct.
Dresses appropriately at practices and games.
Develops effective public relations with the school, parents and community.
Supports student athletes/athletic program by participating in sports related school functions.
Maintains appropriate professional conduct towards players, coaches, officials, and patrons at athletic practices and games.
Works cooperatively with coaches at the middle school and high school levels to develop a coordinated, comprehensive, and vertically aligned athletic program.
Promotes all sports in the athletics program and fosters school spirit and pride. Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students and parents. Works cooperatively with coaching staff, campus administration, and Athletics Department. Coaching Performance
Models respect for athletes, coaches, officials and patrons during all coaching situations and athletic events.
Provides responsible supervision for student athletes.
Demonstrates knowledge and expertise in his/her sport.
Develop and implement effective leadership strategies that foster individual and team success.
Designs flexible, well-coordinated and well-organized practice/game schedules that maximize team, staff and facility resources.
Models the fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques endorsed by the KISD Athletics Department for student athletes.
Demonstrates respect and good sportsmanship on and off the playing field; establishes expectations for student athletes and staff to do the same.
Updates coaching techniques and ideas.
Models effective leadership skills that promote positive attitudes and efforts among student athletes.
Follows required guidelines for addressing student injuries as found in the Athletics Handbook, board policy and district procedures.
Delegates responsibility to assistant coaches while maintaining full responsibility for the program or sport (head coaches only).
Uses effective, appropriate motivational strategies that comply with the Educators Code of Ethics for teachers and coaches, board policy, and Athletics Department requirements.
Places appropriate emphasis on the role of competitive athletics in the total development of the student athlete.
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Communicates to student athletes the importance of accepting responsibility for their own decisions and behavior in and outside of athletics.
Utilizes effective scouting methods and techniques to improve team’s performance.
Achieves optimal individual and/or team performance levels that extend beyond season win-loss records.
Related Coaching Responsibilities
Participates actively in campus initiatives which address academic success.
Ensures all student athletes meet eligibility requirements in accordance with UIL competition guidelines. Encourages athletes to participate in as many sports as desired.
Supports student athletes’ participation in other school related activities.
Encourage and/or facilitates opportunities for athletes to further develop individual and team skills during pre and post-season periods.
Demonstrates a willingness to share athletic facilities with other school related programs.
Attends in-services, Athletics Department/school meetings and sports clinics necessary for the growth of the athletics program and the improvement of coaching performance.
Attends all meetings, practices, and athletic events at designated times.
Follows requirements as described in the Athletics Handbook, board policy and district procedures.
Understands and follows rules and regulations set forth by all governing agencies, including but not limited to: UIL, TEA, KISD Board of Trustees, the District, professional organizations and campus administration.
Submits required documents as listed in the Athletics Handbook to the campus and Athletics Department in a timely manner.
Provides a written report to campus administration and the Athletics Department regarding any critical incident as soon as practical, and no later than 24 hours after the incident, unless otherwise required by the school principal or the Athletics Department.
Assumes responsibility for the proper procurement and care of athletic equipment.
Maintains and prepares facilities and equipment for practice and competition in accordance with Athletics Department, board policy and district procedures.
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Follows district guidelines for the purchase of equipment as specified in the Athletics Handbook, board policy and district procedures.
Supervision/Leadership
Serves as a liaison for the Athletics Department.
Communicates Athletics Department information and philosophy via monthly and regularly scheduled coaches’ meetings.
Works collaboratively with male/female head coaches to address issues related to the campus athletic program.
Assists in the selection and hiring of new coaches.
Assists in the evaluation of campus-based coaches.
Supervises and coordinates campus athletic facilities.
Monitors and maintains up-to-date records for the assigned athletic programs.
Uses 5 Measures Report Card data, to provide support guidance and direction to coaches regarding the athletics program.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Ability to use peripheral devices, high level language programming concepts, data management software, and application development tools.
Posture/Physical Demands: Prolonged sitting; regular kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to stand and walk. The employee is required to regularly lift and carry (less than 15 pounds). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Motion: Repetitive hand motion; frequent keyboarding and use of mouse; regular walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, reaching; may climb ladders.
Lifting: Regular moderate lifting and carrying (up to 44 pounds); occasional heavy lifting and carrying (45 pounds and over).
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Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Occasional district-wide travel to multiple campuses, as assigned. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; emotional control under stress.