Head Coach - Track - Girls @ York Chester Middle

Gaston County Schools•Gastonia, NC

About The Position

The Head Coach for Girls Track at York Chester Middle serves as a personal example of high moral character and superior teaching standards, prioritizing good sportsmanship and supporting student-athletes’ academic and moral success. The coach organizes and supervises the track program, leads and evaluates staff, provides instruction and safeguards for participants, and oversees the program’s communications, administration, equipment, facilities, and budget in accordance with Gaston County Schools policies and applicable state and conference regulations. The coach must attend all practices and games, monitor students’ grades and conduct, address discipline and grievances, coordinate with families and school staff, and ensure compliance with eligibility, medical, and safety requirements. The position reports directly to the Athletic Director and School Principal. If offered the position, the prospective employee must pass a health exam, criminal records check, and drug test; the safety-sensitive position is subject to random drug testing.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent is required.
Previous successful coaching experience in track.
Thorough knowledge of Gaston County Schools Board of Education athletic policies and responsibility for implementing them across the sports program.
Knowledge of existing system, state, and conference regulations and ability to implement them consistently and interpret them for staff.
Ability and willingness to organize and supervise the track program.
Superior knowledge of the technical aspects of track and willingness to continue examining relevant new theories and procedures.
Understanding of the growth and development of players at the assigned school.
Ability to perform the listed physical functions, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Ability to perform very heavy work, exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, more than 50 pounds frequently, and/or more than 25 pounds constantly to lift objects.
Visual acuity to operate required equipment and motor vehicles, use measuring devices, and inspect work; and to prepare data and statistics, work with figures and records, operate a computer, and conduct extensive research and reading.
If offered the position, pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test; the employee is subject to random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

Coaching experience in a public school system is preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote track within the school by recruiting athletes who are not participating in other sports programs, and promote the sport outside school through news media or other feasible means.
Ensure the quality and accuracy of oral and written releases to local media through the Principal and Gaston County Schools’ Communications Department; maintain public relations with media, the Booster Club, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans; and provide media with schedules, tournament information, and results.
Follow the proper administrative line of command, refer requests and grievances through appropriate channels, and attend required public, staff, and departmental meetings.
Maintain discipline, address grievances, and encourage morale and cooperation.
Delegate duties, supervise implementation, analyze staff effectiveness at season’s end, and evaluate assistant coaches.
Establish the program’s teaching philosophy, skills, and techniques; organize conferences, clinics, and staff meetings; and inform and train staff while encouraging professional growth and clinic attendance according to local policy.
Provide documentation required for state and system rules concerning physical examinations, parental consent, and eligibility; communicate training rules and sport-specific regulations to participants.
Monitor student-athletes’ grades and conduct and apply an understanding of middle school athletes’ growth and development.
Attend all practices and games and provide assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.
Initiate injury, medical-attention, and emergency programs and policies; submit paperwork on disabling athletic injuries to the county athletic office within 24 hours.
Assist athletes with college or advanced educational selection.
Direct student managers, assistants, trainers, and statisticians.
Determine discipline procedures, establish due-process procedures when discipline is enforced, and contact parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
Organize pre-season meetings for parents, coaches, players, and guests.
Assist the Athletic Director with scheduling, transportation, and requirements for tournaments and special sports events; participate in budgeting by establishing needs for the next season.
Recommend equipment guidelines and specifications and operate within budget appropriations.
Advise the Athletic Director and recommend policy, method, or procedural changes.
Help prepare for scheduled events and practices, observe facility schedules, and coordinate the program with maintenance and school employees.
Safeguard and maintain assigned equipment and sites; account for equipment and collect fees for lost or unreturned equipment; arrange equipment issuing, storage, and reconditioning; and submit annual inventories and current records.
Mark and identify equipment before issuing or storing it; monitor equipment rooms and coaches’ offices; and authorize access and equipment issuance or requisition.
Ensure athletes use only authorized building areas at appropriate times.
Inspect locker rooms before and after practices and games for general cleanliness; maintain sports equipment; and secure doors, lights, windows, and locks when custodians are not on duty.
Instill respect for equipment and school property and teach its care and proper use.
Perform other duties assigned by the Principal and/or Superintendent consistent with Gaston County Board of Education Policy and North Carolina Administrative Code and Statutes.