WJMS Head Coach Girls Basketball 2026-2027 School Year

Jessamine County School District • Nicholasville, KY

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About The Position

The Head Coach coaches a secondary school interscholastic athletic program. The role promotes sports in the schools and community, plans the assigned athletic program, and organizes and supervises practices. The coach teaches individual fundamentals, team play, strategy, and game rules, while fostering good sportsmanship and self-control. The coach also checks student-athlete eligibility, including insurance coverage and parent consent, and provides role modeling, emotional support, patience, a friendly attitude, and general guidance. The position conducts learning experiences with small groups of student athletes and recommends equipment, supplies, and uniforms as appropriate for their health, safety, and welfare. Other related duties may be assigned.

The posting identifies the assignment as WJMS Girls Basketball for the 2026–2027 school year. It requires a high school diploma or GED, at least 64 semester hours from an accredited college or university, and one year of experience coaching in a school athletic program, or an equivalent combination. Listed certifications and documentation include adult CPR/First Aid/AED certification, NFHS Coaching Principles Certification, heat-related emergency training, concussion training, physical restraint and seclusion training, child abuse and neglect prevention training, and the KMA/KHSAA Sports Safety Course and KHSAA sport-specific rules clinic, along with the specified forms and records.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the fundamentals of various sports.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Ability to assist coaches on one or more sports.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to read, interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Any combination equivalent to a high school diploma or GED, a minimum of 64 semester hours from an accredited college or university, and one year of experience coaching in a school athletic program.
• Proof of Adult CPR/First Aid/AED Certification.
• NFHS Coaching Principles Certification.
• KRS 160.445 heat-related emergency training.
• Official transcripts and diplomas.
• Coaches Code of Ethics Form.
• Current W4 Form.
• Current medical exam with TB test.
• Criminal records check.
• Copy of driver’s license and Social Security Card verifying minimum age of 21 years old.
• Concussion training.
• Application.
• Physical Restraint & Seclusion Training.
• Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Training.
• KMA/KHSAA Sports Safety Course.
• KHSAA Sport Specific Rules Clinic.

Responsibilities

• Promote sports in the schools and community.
• Plan the assigned athletic program.
• Organize and supervise practices.
• Teach individual fundamental skills, team play, team strategy, and the rules and regulations of the game.
• Teach good sportsmanship and self-control.
• Check participant eligibility, including insurance coverage and parent consent.
• Provide students with a proper role model, emotional support, patience, a friendly attitude, and general guidance.
• Conduct learning experiences with small groups of student athletes.
• Recommend purchases of equipment, supplies, and uniforms as appropriate for student athletes’ health, safety, and welfare.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED