Description | SUPERVISOR: Principal and Athletic Director
PAYMENT RATE: Based on Certified Teacher’s Salary Schedule
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Valid Mississippi teaching certification
- Experience as a football coach or assistant coach at high school, college, or professional level preferred
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition.
- Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
- Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions.
- Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
- Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
- Supervises and assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary.
- Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
- Observes players, during competition and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
- Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
- Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.
- Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
- Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the athletic performance of their student.
- Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletic program.
- Models sportsman-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.
- Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media, booster clubs, service clubs, and other organizations.
- Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
- Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.
- Participates in special activities to include parent nights, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
- Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory, and other related records.
- Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
- Manage and supervise athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, discipline, respect, and good sportsmanship
- Works with other members of school staff to plan and put in place instructional goals and objectives to ensure the overall educational development of student athletes
- Ensures that all football coaches work together toward a common goal within the football program and provide unity with the feeder schools
- Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all campus athletic equipment
- Attends staff development meetings, clinics, and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
- Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal, athletic director, the Superintendent of Education, the Assistant Superintendent, and the school principal
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
Physical and emotional ability and dexterity to perform required work and move about as needed in a fast-pace, high-intensive work environment.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW:
Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with Mississippi Statutes and Board of Education Policy. |