Assistant Girls Track Coach

South Kingstown Public Schools•Wakefield, RI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Girls Track Coach assists the Varsity Girls Track Team at South Kingstown High School, a public grade 9–12 comprehensive high school serving over 700 students. The coach supports the Head Girls Track Coach in supervising and instructing student athletes during practices and competitions, organizing practice activities, and developing meet strategy. The role includes maintaining equipment, traveling to away contests, participating in team and school events, and pursuing professional development. The coach must follow RIIL rules and help implement and enforce South Kingstown School District and Athletic Administration policies. Required coaching courses, safety training, and a background check must be completed; new coaching hires must complete all assigned courses within six months of hire, with certain courses renewed annually.

Requirements

Comprehensive knowledge of track.
Extensive knowledge of current coaching techniques and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to instruct and supervise student athletes.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to relate to students and teach them on and off the court.
Willingness to accept a high level of accountability.
Ability to assess players.
Successful completion of an interview.
Successfully complete the RIIL-NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course.
Successfully complete a standard First Aid and CPR course.
Successfully complete the NFHS Concussion Course; renewed annually.
Successfully complete the Rhode Island State Component; renewed annually.
Successfully complete the online NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest course; renewed annually.
Successfully complete a background check and any additional courses assigned by the RIIL.
New coaching hires must complete all required courses within six months of the date of hire.
Physical ability to use hands; reach in all directions; see; hear and understand normal-level speech; communicate clearly in normal conversation; and communicate using a telephone or other communication equipment.
Frequent lifting up to 30 pounds, pushing or pulling loads, bending or stooping, kneeling or squatting, reaching overhead, and climbing or descending stairs.

Nice To Haves

Rhode Island Teaching Certificate preferred.
One to three years of high school track coaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Head Coach with supervising athletes during practices and competitions.
Assist the Head Coach with instruction on sport rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques.
Organize and direct individual and small-group practice activities as directed by the Head Coach.
Assist the Head Coach with meet strategy.
Keep equipment orderly and take responsibility for its security.
Model appropriate conduct toward players, officials, and spectators.
Follow established procedures if an athlete is injured.
Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Travel to and from away contests.
Participate in special activities, including parents' night, banquets, and award nights.
Attend staff development meetings, clinics, and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
Perform other related duties as assigned by the Head Girls Track Coach, Athletic Director, or another appropriate administrator.
Abide by RIIL rules and assist in implementing and enforcing South Kingstown School District and Athletic Administration policies.
Successfully complete the required coaching, first aid, CPR, concussion, cardiac arrest, Rhode Island State Component, and other assigned courses, and successfully complete a background check.