Assistant Girls Basketball Coach (7th Grade)

Linn-Mar Community School District • Oak Ridge, IA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, in appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Valid Iowa Coaching Authorization
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, employees of the district, or the community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory of appropriate procedures related to evaluation, documentation and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• Must possess leadership and organizational abilities.
• Must have skills to work cooperatively with staff and school administration.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and stand.
• Occasionally the employee will sit or run.
• The employee will frequently bend or twist at the trunk; squat, stoop, kneel, reach above the head, reach forward or backward and repeat the same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job.
• Specific vision requirements include good depth perception and occasionally being able to see objects/persons at a distance.
• The employee is frequently required to hear conversation in a quiet as well as a noisy environment and be able to tell where a sound is coming from.
• The employee must be able to communicate to the team/assistants in order to give directions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in physical education, coaching, first-aid, CPR and sports medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and instruction to participants in the skills necessary for achievement in specific sport.
• Organize, develop and implement the sport program including game preparation and practice schedules.
• Oversee the safety conditions of the facilities or area in which the sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Enforce discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establish and oversee consequences for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Maintain competency in rules, rule interpretations; meet procedures, coaching techniques and general information about all aspects of the sport.
• Establish performance criteria for participation in interscholastic competition in the specific sport and is consistent in establishing criteria for participation for competition.
• Select and supervise assigned coaching staff in cooperation with administration.
• Adhere to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
• Work closely with Athletic Director in scheduling interscholastic contests.
• Analyze game statistics and tactical data of opponents and prepare game plans accordingly.
• Research, study, evaluate and implement innovations/best practices in the sport's strategy and equipment.
• Recommend purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms.
• Maintain necessary attendance forms, insurance records, participant handbook, and similar paperwork.
• Responsible for and account for all equipment.
• Develop a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program.
• Maintain and report, as directed, accurate statistics, record and results of the season.
• Recruit student athletes.
• Coordinate/supervise recognition and motivational programs for student athletes.
• Assist eligible student athletes in obtaining athletic scholarships, if relevant.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Supervise students, assigned assistants and volunteers of the specific sport program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED