Cross Country Coach Middle School

Gadsden Independent School District•Santa Teresa, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cross Country Coach Middle School is responsible for supervising sport-specific student-athletes and assistant coaches in accordance with the Gadsden Independent School District’s policies and applicable laws. This role involves adhering to district rules, regulations, and the Athletic Philosophy, promoting sports participation, and treating student-athletes professionally in conjunction with the athletic coordinator and campus principal. The coach is expected to prioritize classroom instruction if also a teacher, strictly support the district's participation philosophy where all kids play, and set high expectations for character development. Pre-season meetings with athletes and parents are required to discuss philosophy, guidelines, and the Code of Ethics. The coach must also ensure athletic participation is fun, promote individual sports, and encourage involvement among middle and elementary school students. The program should aim to excel in athletic performance, academic achievement, and community expectations, creating an environment for both academic and athletic success. The coach must enforce the Code of Ethics, teach sportsmanship, set a positive example, and assume responsibility for the conduct and well-being of all players and assistant coaches. Maintaining open communication with participants, staff, and parents, and monitoring academic performance are key. Familiarity with Gadsden Independent School District and New Mexico Activities Association policies is essential, as is ensuring all required paperwork is completed. The coach will report inappropriate behavior, supervise and evaluate assistant coaches, and is responsible to the Principal and Athletic Director for the program. Attending professional meetings, clinics, and working collaboratively with other staff to upgrade the athletic program are also expected. Injured participants must not play until cleared by a medical professional. Cooperation with other coaches and programs, encouraging multi-sport participation, and coordinating facility use are important. The coach will work directly with and support the high school program and head coach, aligning offensive and defensive strategies. Coaching methods should be innovative, up-to-date, and focused on safety, technical knowledge, and error correction. Management functions include securing facilities, supervising locker rooms, ensuring proper use of uniforms and equipment, and following district guidelines for fundraising. The coach agrees to fulfill performance responsibilities in assigned locations and comply with all relevant rules and regulations.

Requirements

Employment as a teacher (preferred)
Must complete the New Mexico Activities Association’s online course requirements for coaching.
CPR Certified
Valid New Mexico coaching license
Three years specific sport related experience preferred
Girls Sport – Female candidate preferred
Demonstrated interest in and aptitude for performing the responsibilities listed.
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 or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Maintains emotional control under stress.

Nice To Haves

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

Supervises sport specific student-athletes and assistant coaches (if applicable) in accordance with the Gadsden Independent School District’s policies and applicable laws.
Adheres to the Gadsden Independent School District’s rules, regulations, and Athletic Philosophy.
Promotes and encourages students to play sports.
Treats student-athletes in a professional manner in conjunction with the athletic coordinator and campus principal.
Holds pre-season meetings with athletes and their parents to discuss philosophy, guidelines of the program, Code of Ethics, and responsibilities of the student-athlete.
Makes athletic participation “fun”.
Promotes individual sport and encourages participation and involvement among middle school and elementary school students within the schools attendance zone.
Develops a program that will excel in athletic performance and opportunity, classroom achievement, and community expectations.
Creates an environment whereby athletes can achieve academic and athletic success.
Enforces the “Code of Ethics” for all athletes.
Teaches sportsmanship and sets an example of good moral and physical behavior.
Assumes responsibility for the conduct and well-being for all players and assistant coaches.
Conducts self in a manner, both on and off the field that will bring credit to yourself, your team, and your school.
Develops an open-line of communication with participants, teachers, administrators, and parents.
Monitors academic performance to ensure the student-athlete is enjoying academic success.
Ensures that all required Gadsden Independent School District and New Mexico Activities Association paperwork is completed and signed on RANK ONE” before student-athlete is allowed to practice or play.
Reports inappropriate behavior of any athletic personnel or participant to the Campus Principal and Athletic Coordinator.
Supervises and evaluates assistant coaches, cooperatively with the Athletic Coordinator, and assigns their respective duties and responsibilities.
Is responsible to the Principal and Athletic Director for the entire program, grades 7 - 8.
Attends professional meetings and clinics.
Works continually with the Principal, Athletic Director, Athletic Coordinator, and other coaches to upgrade the total athletic program.
Does not allow a injured participant to play until cleared by medical professional.
Cooperates with and is responsive to the needs of other coaches and their athletic programs.
Encourages athletes to participate in other sports.
Cooperates with School Athletic Coordinator and other coaches in the scheduling and use of facilities.
Cooperates with the Athletic Director in arrangements made for travel.
Promotes and supports athletic programs that involve mid-school and elementary school students.
Works directly with and supports the high school program and head coach.
Instructs participants in safety-related issues and the need for reporting injuries to the coach.
Implements coaching strategies, in coordination with the high school program, that represent technical knowledge and reflects the ability to create, utilize or react to different game situations.
Uses coaching methods and techniques that represent an up-to-date philosophy, the ability to analyze and correct errors, and the employment of sound teaching skills and techniques.
Is innovative in using new coaching techniques and ideas.
Secures facilities after use; i.e. locker room, equipment room, showers, lights, building, etc.
Supervises the locker room before and after each practice until all players have left.
Assures that school purchased uniforms and equipment are used only for athletic contests.
Submits inventory, equipment requests, and transportation requests to the Athletic Director, through the School Athletic Coordinator, following the completion of the season.
Follows the Gadsden Independent School District guidelines for fundraising.
Agrees to fulfill performance responsibilities in location(s) assigned.
Complies with local, state and federal rules and regulations.
Performs such other tasks as may be assigned within the parameters of the job analysis.
Supervises student-athletes, assistant coaches and volunteers (If applicable).