Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Coach

Framingham Public Schools • Framingham, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

To provide direct training, instruction, and guidance to athletes. Coaches work with team members to help improve their performance and skills, in order to deliver Framingham Public Schools’ high expectations for achievement. OUR MISSION : Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work: Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free-thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community. FPS and the community stand united in our core values: Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment; Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates; Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community; Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff; Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community. Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students. Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students. Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world. Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery. We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation at work. Framingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career. Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

Requirements

• Experience in playing and or coaching 2-4 years beyond graduating high school.
• Ability to train, supervise, guide and instruct the athletes; to be able to motivate and support the team members
• To communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form; to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups including staff, parents and the general public.
• To establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community
• To work independently, prioritize tasks and manage several projects simultaneously
• To perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, state and federal laws, and Framingham Public Schools policies (as long as the policies do not conflict with the Framingham Teachers Association (Unit A) Contract )
• To work with students of diverse backgrounds with diverse needs in an equitable and inclusive manner that bears to witness to cultural proficiency
• To maintain appropriate confidential records
• To react professionally and objectively to unpredictable situations (e.g. environmental changes, behavior/aggression, seizure activity, etc.)
• Ability/willingness to plan, coordinate, conduct and participate in ongoing professional and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Understands the strengths of the players and inspire them to overcome their weaknesses by using different types of coaching styles to add to their confidence level.
• Advises, guides and counsels the athletes on their nutrition, health, safety, and the use of various sports equipment.
• Assesses, evaluates the performance of the athletes during the training and games
• Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Works with the athletic director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities

What This Job Offers

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