Head Coach - Volleyball @ York Chester Middle

Gaston County Schools•Gastonia, NC

About The Position

The Head Volleyball Coach serves as a personal example of high moral character and superior teaching standards, prioritizing good sportsmanship. The coach works with faculty and staff to support athletes’ academic and moral success and performs coaching duties in addition to classroom-teacher responsibilities. The coach organizes and supervises the volleyball program, establishes its philosophy and teaching approach, and oversees assistants and other program personnel. The role includes athlete recruitment and development, monitoring students’ grades and conduct, enforcing eligibility and discipline procedures, and providing for athletes’ safety and welfare. The coach also handles program communications, public relations, event preparation, scheduling support, budgeting input, equipment and facility oversight, and required records and reporting. The position requires previous successful volleyball coaching experience, state teacher certification, and employment as a classroom teacher by the Gaston County Board of Education. Applicants offered the position must pass a health exam, criminal records check, and drug test; the role is safety-sensitive and subject to random drug testing.

Requirements

Previous successful coaching experience in volleyball.
Certification as a teacher by a state education agency.
Employment as a classroom teacher by the Gaston County Board of Education.
Thorough knowledge of Gaston County Schools Board of Education athletic policies and responsibility for implementing them throughout the sports program.
Knowledge of applicable school-system, state, and conference regulations, with the ability to implement them consistently and interpret them for staff.
Ability and willingness to organize and supervise a volleyball program.
Superior knowledge of the technical aspects of volleyball and willingness to continue examining new theories and procedures relevant to the sport.
Understanding of the growth and development of players at the assigned school.
Ability to perform physical activities 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 for accuracy and compliance with standards and instructions; also 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; submit to random drug testing as a safety-sensitive employee.

Responsibilities

Promote volleyball within the school by recruiting athletes not participating in other sports, and promote the sport outside the school through news media or other feasible means.
Ensure oral and written releases to local media are accurate and valid, routing them through the Principal and Gaston County Schools’ Communications Department.
Maintain positive public relations with news media, the Booster Club, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans; provide media with schedules, tournament information, and results.
Follow the proper administrative chain of command, route requests and grievances appropriately, and remain aware of public, staff, and departmental meetings requiring attendance.
Maintain discipline, address grievances, and promote morale and cooperation.
Delegate duties, supervise their implementation, assess staff effectiveness at season’s end, and evaluate assistant coaches.
Establish the program’s philosophy, skills, and techniques; hold conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff understand the overall program.
Train and inform staff and encourage their professional growth, including clinic attendance in accordance with local policy.
Maintain documentation required for state and system rules concerning physical examinations, parental consent, and eligibility.
Provide athletes with training rules and sport-specific regulations, and consistently monitor their grades and conduct.
Apply knowledge of middle school athletes’ growth and development.
Attend all practices and games and provide participants with assistance, guidance, and safeguards.
Establish programs and policies for injuries, medical attention, and emergencies; submit paperwork for 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, 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 tournament and special-event requirements.
Participate with the Athletic Director in budgeting for the next season, recommend equipment specifications, and operate within approved budget appropriations.
Advise the Athletic Director and recommend policy, method, or procedural changes.
Prepare for scheduled sports events and practices, adhere to facility schedules, and coordinate with maintenance and school employees.
Safeguard assigned equipment and facilities; manage equipment issuing, storage, reconditioning, inventory, and records; identify equipment and account for equipment or fees for lost or unreturned items.
Monitor equipment rooms and coaches’ offices, control access and equipment requisitions, and ensure athletes use only authorized areas at appropriate times.
Inspect locker rooms before and after practices and games, maintain cleanliness, and care for sports equipment.
Secure doors, lights, windows, and locks before leaving when custodians are not on duty.
Teach athletes to respect, care for, and properly use equipment and school property.
Perform other duties assigned by the Principal or Superintendent in accordance with Gaston County Board of Education policy and North Carolina administrative code and statutes.