Fall Athletic Coaching Positions (SY26-27, Middle and High School)

Veritas Prep•Springfield, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a coach at Veritas Prep, you will help continue to build a strong sports program, developing student athletes in the areas of knowledge, physical skill, teamwork, leadership, and social and emotional growth. You will also help student athletes develop positive attitudes while promoting and teaching fair play and good sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork. You will develop a thorough knowledge of all athletic policies approved by Veritas Prep High School, including state and league regulations. You will attend public/staff/departmental meetings when required, maintain discipline, and work to increase morale and cooperation within the school sports program. You will assist in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adhere to scheduled facility times. You will coordinate with maintenance and school employees and provide proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment and sites. You will monitor student athletes' grades and conduct. You will be present at all practices and games, and while traveling, provide assistance and guidance to and safeguards for each participant. You will complete and submit paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms, direct student managers and statisticians on respective teams, and determine discipline and delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary. You will monitor the use and return of equipment, submitting an annual inventory, and submit team records to the Athletic Director, including awards lists, all signature forms, and all scores of each competition, including post-season play. You will arrive early enough before practice, contests, and meetings to adequately prepare and remain long enough afterward to help players with problems or to become involved in staff discussions. You will plan and implement in-season and out-of-season conditioning and weight programs. Transporting students to offsite related events, community service, field trips, etc. utilizing the Transportation Vehicles, following the School Vehicle Use Policy, and completing training regarding driving the Transportation Vehicles (this duty is optional). You will perform such other duties that are consistent with the nature of the position and that may be requested by the Principal/Athletic Director.

Requirements

Previous coaching experience (preferred)
Knowledge and background in the sport.
An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things.
A dedication to fighting racism in our educational institutions and in daily life and knowledge of the history of race and racism, as well as the systems of oppression our students face.
Current authorization to work in the United States – a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment.

Responsibilities

Help student athletes develop positive attitudes while promoting and teaching fair play and good sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork.
Develop a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by Veritas Prep High School, including state and league regulations.
Attend public/staff/departmental meetings when required.
Maintain discipline and work to increase morale and cooperation within the school sports program.
Assist in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adhere to scheduled facility times.
Coordinate with maintenance and school employees and provide proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment and sites.
Monitor student athletes' grades and conduct.
Be present at all practices and games, and while traveling, provide assistance and guidance to and safeguards for each participant.
Complete and submit paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms.
Direct student managers and statisticians on respective teams.
Determine discipline and delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary.
Monitor use and return of equipment, submitting an annual inventory.
Submit team records to Athletic Director, including awards lists, all signature forms, and all scores of each competition, including post-season play.
Arrive early enough before practice, contests, and meetings to adequately prepare and remain long enough afterward to help players with problems or to become involved in staff discussions.
Plan and implement in-season and out-of-season conditioning and weight programs.
Transporting students to offsite related events, community service, field trips, etc. utilizing the Transportation Vehicles, following the School Vehicle Use Policy, and completing training regarding driving the Transportation Vehicles (this duty is optional).
Perform such other duties that are consistent with the nature of the position and that may be requested by the Principal/Athletic Director.