NHS: Indoor Track Assistant Coach (Job ID #4043)

Calvert County Public School District•Frederick, MD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Calvert County Public Schools is hiring an Indoor Track Assistant Coach at Northern High School for the 2026–2027 winter season. The role focuses on promoting positive and ethical values through sports, supporting athletes’ social and emotional growth, and improving their athletic skills. The coach is expected to create a positive athletic environment and contribute to an effective, safe, and well-managed program. The position requires developing and implementing an athlete-centered coaching philosophy; planning and delivering training, conditioning, recovery, and nutrition programs; organizing practices; and using appropriate instructional, communication, and motivational strategies. The coach must understand the sport’s skills and strategies and use scouting, preparation, analysis, and effective game management. The position also involves supporting athletes’ learning, responsibility, leadership, and goal-setting; maintaining positive relationships with parents, the school, and the community; and managing records, safety, emergency planning, evaluation, legal responsibilities, and risk management. The coach must complete a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association-approved course in the care and prevention of athletic injuries and earn Accredited Interscholastic Coach certification from the National Federation of High Schools by the end of the first year of coaching. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience under the current-year Extra Pay for Extra Duty Longevity Pay Schedule. Performance is evaluated under Calvert County Public Schools policy. The position is listed for the 2026–2027 school year winter season, November 14, 2026 through February 28, 2027.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated management, leadership, and human-relations skills.
Ability to exercise good judgment in decision-making.
Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks similar to the listed duties and responsibilities.
Complete a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association-approved course in the care and prevention of athletic injuries by the end of the first year of coaching.
Earn Accredited Interscholastic Coach certification from the National Federation of High Schools by the end of the first year of coaching.
Such alternatives to the stated qualifications as Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an athlete-centered coaching philosophy.
Identify, model, and teach positive values and behaviors through sports, and demonstrate ethical conduct.
Ensure facilities and equipment are safe and appropriate; monitor environmental conditions and modify participation as needed.
Recognize injuries and provide immediate, appropriate care.
Design and implement training, conditioning, recovery, and nutritional programs for the team.
Create a positive athletic environment that supports athletes’ social and emotional growth and provides opportunities to learn responsibility and leadership.
Develop and monitor goals for each athlete and the program.
Organize and plan practices to maximize performance, time on task, and resources.
Use appropriate instructional and communication strategies to enhance learning, and motivational techniques to enhance performance.
Understand and apply the skills and strategies associated with indoor track.
Use appropriate scouting, planning, preparation, and analysis for competitions, and demonstrate effective game management.
Build positive program relationships with parents, the school, and the community.
Maintain fiscal and organizational records for the program.
Facilitate and document an emergency action plan for the program.
Implement effective evaluation techniques for team, coach, and player performance.
Fulfill legal responsibilities and risk-management procedures associated with coaching.
Complete an approved athletic-injury care and prevention course and earn Accredited Interscholastic Coach certification by the end of the first year of coaching.
Perform related work as required or assigned by the Principal and/or Activities Director.