JV Baseball Head Coach

Forest Hills Public School District • Grand Rapids, MI

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills with parents and students required
• Ability to commit to a flexible time commitment
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Demonstrate understanding of leadership best practices specific to the sport and age group
• Support student academic expectations, responsibilities, and achievements
• Develop the knowledge and understanding of Forest Hills Public Schools policies and procedures as it applies to athletics
• Promote and enforce the student-athlete code of conduct
• Connect athletic experiences with life experiences
• Provide an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration among coaches and players
• Model good sportsmanship always
• Create and maintain a safe and healthy environment for student athletes
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment).
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Nice To Haves

• Baseball and/or coaching experience preferred
• First aid and CPR knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate clear and specific goals for the team and individual players
• Develop the skills of players specific to baseball
• Establish a team that demonstrates good sportsmanship
• Maintain open and honest communication with students, parents, other coaches, and Athletic Director
• Create an environment in which athletes can gain self-esteem and develop a positive self-image
• Demonstrate understanding of leadership best practices specific to the sport and age group
• Support student academic expectations, responsibilities, and achievements
• Develop the knowledge and understanding of Forest Hills Public Schools policies and procedures as it applies to athletics
• Promote and enforce the student-athlete code of conduct
• Connect athletic experiences with life experiences
• Provide an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration among coaches and players
• Model good sportsmanship always
• Create and maintain a safe and healthy environment for student athletes
• Ability to commit to a flexible time commitment
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• As described in the supplemental contract of the Master Agreement between the Board of Education, Forest Hills Public Schools, and Forest Hills NEA-MEA District Association.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed