Assistant Football Coach

Catawba County Schools•Claremont, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, assist the board in the fair and just discharge of its obligation to students and staff through performance of the Head Coach role over and beyond the duties of a classroom teacher. Reports to the school principal and athletic director. This role requires thorough knowledge of all Athletic Policies approved by the Catawba County Schools Board of Education and responsibility for its implementation by the entire staff of the sports program. The position involves understanding and implementing school system, state, and conference regulations, and referring all requests or grievances through the proper administrative channels. The Assistant Football Coach must establish the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff, and train and inform staff, encouraging professional growth. They will delegate specific duties, supervise implementation, and evaluate assistants at the end of the season. The role also involves assisting the Athletic Director in scheduling, transportation, and requirements for events, as well as preparing for scheduled sport events or practices and coordinating with maintenance and school employees. Providing necessary documentation for state and system requirements, ensuring proper safeguards for equipment, and advising the Athletic Director on policy changes are also key responsibilities. The coach must provide training rules and unique regulations of the sport to each participant, give constant attention to student-athletes' grades and conduct, and be present at all practices and games. Initiating programs for injuries, medical attention, and emergencies, and completing proper paperwork for disabling athletic injuries are critical. The position includes directing student managers, assistants, and statisticians, determining discipline, and contacting parents when a student becomes ineligible. Assisting athletes in college or advanced educational selection and participating in budgeting are also part of the role. The coach will recommend guidelines for equipment and operate within budget appropriations, being accountable for all equipment and fees for lost or unreturned items. Arranging for issuing, storing, and reconditioning equipment, and submitting annual inventory and current records are required. The coach must properly mark and identify all equipment, monitor equipment rooms, and permit athletes only in authorized areas. Examining locker rooms for cleanliness and maintaining the cleanliness and maintenance of specific sport equipment are also duties. Securing the building and instilling respect for equipment and school property are essential. The role involves organizing parents, coaches, players, and guests for pre-season meetings, promoting the sport within and outside the school, and being responsible for the quality of any release to local media. Maintaining good public relations and presenting information to news media are also expected. Performs other duties as assigned by the school Principal.

Requirements

Must possess administrative and organizational skills.
Thorough knowledge of Catawba County Schools athletic policy and procedure.
Thorough knowledge of the North Carolina Administrative Code and Statutes.
Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, parents, and the community.
Meet requirements established by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
Meet requirements established by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Meet requirements established by the Catawba County Board of Education.
Meet requirements established by school administration.
Previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport.

Nice To Haves

Teacher license.
Employment as a teacher by the Catawba County Board of Education.

Responsibilities

Assist the board in the fair and just discharge of its obligation to students and staff through performance of the Head Coach role over and beyond the duties of a classroom teacher.
Implement all Athletic Policies approved by the Catawba County Schools Board of Education.
Implement and interpret existing school system, state, and conference regulations.
Refer all requests of grievances through proper channels.
Establish the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff.
Design conferences, clinics and staff meetings to insure staff awareness of overall program.
Train and inform staff, encourage professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance.
Delegate specific duty, supervise implementation, and at season’s end, analyze staff effectiveness and evaluate all assistants.
Maintain discipline, adjust grievances, and work to increase morale and cooperation.
Assist the Athletic Director in scheduling, providing transportation, and requirements for tournament and special sport events.
Assist in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adhere to scheduled facility times.
Coordinate program with maintenance and school employees.
Provide documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations, parental consent, and eligibility.
Provide proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.
Advise the Athletic Director and recommend policy, method or procedural changes.
Provide training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete who is considered a participant.
Give constant attention to a student athlete’s grades and conduct.
Be present at all practices and games.
Provide assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.
Initiate programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention, and emergencies.
Complete and submit proper paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries to athletic office within 24 hours.
Direct student managers, assistants, and statisticians.
Determine discipline, delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary and contact parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
Assist athletes in their college or advanced educational selection.
Participate in the budgeting function with the Athletic Director by establishing requirements for the next season.
Recommend guidelines as to type, style, color, or technical specifications of equipment.
Operate within budget appropriations.
Be accountable for all equipment and/or collection of fees for any lost or unreturned equipment.
Arrange for issuing, storing, and reconditioning of equipment and submit annual inventory and current records.
Properly mark and identify all equipment before issuing or storing.
Monitor equipment rooms and coaches’ offices, authorize who may enter, issue or requisition equipment.
Permit the athletes to only be in authorized areas of the building at the appropriate times.
Examine locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on general cleanliness of the facility.
Be responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of specific sport equipment.
Secure all doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving building if custodians are not on duty.
Instill in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.
Organize parents, coaches, players, and guests for pre-season meetings.
Promote the sport within the school through recruiting athletes who are not in another sports program.
Promote the sport outside the school through news media, community recreation programs, or in any other feasible manner.
Be responsible for the quality, effectiveness and validity of any oral or written release to local media.
Be responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, Booster Club, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans.
Present information to news media concerning schedules, tournaments, and results.
Perform other duties as assigned by the school Principal.