OW HS Head Boys Swimming

Olathe Public Schools•Olathe, KS

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is a one-year assignment as a Head Coach for High School Boys Swimming, appointed by the principal. The role involves modeling district guiding principles, fulfilling administrative responsibilities as directed by school administration, and adhering to district guidelines for various activities such as fundraising, trips, and transportation. Key aspects include conducting pre-season parent meetings to communicate important information, teaching and coaching in a positive and constructive manner, maintaining professionalism, promoting good sportsmanship, and ensuring compliance with all USD #233 Board policies and KSHSAA rules and regulations. The coach is also responsible for ensuring team safety, preventing hazing, monitoring equipment and environments, and implementing detailed coaching duties including practice plans, athlete supervision, and injury evaluation.

Nice To Haves

Licensed teacher

Responsibilities

Model district guiding principles of Children First, Respect for All, Teamwork, Excellence in Quality, and Commitment to Individual Needs
Fulfill applicable roles and responsibilities as directed by the school’s administration and head coach including, but not limited to, adherence to district guidelines for fundraising, trips, money management, honoring of contracts, credit card use and transportation (buses, rental vehicles and school/district owned vehicles)
Work with the head coach to conduct a pre-season meeting with parents in order to communicate all important information including, but not limited to, expectations/criteria for participation, sportsmanship guidelines, practice and game schedules, district guidelines for transportation, insurance, handling of injuries including concussions, parent-coach communication, substance abuse guidelines, lettering guidelines and the information in the aforementioned bullet
Provide this information to all participants and the school administration
Teach and coach in a positive and constructive manner
Maintain a professional attitude in all situations and adhere to the district’s guiding principles for coaches
Provide an environment that promotes good sportsmanship
Comply with and communicate to participants/parents all USD #233 Board policies, including the fact that the Student Code of Conduct is in effect during and at all activities
Ensure all team members understand the dangers associated with hazing and ensure that no initiation or hazing activities take place
Monitor the safety of equipment, playing surfaces, and performance environments
Understand and implement the duties of any coach including, but not limited to, maintaining detailed practice plans, never leaving athletes unsupervised, providing detailed and repeated instruction with regards to the performance of high-risk activities, adhering to the district’s lightning and hot weather guidelines, and the evaluation of injuries and lack of physical conditioning
Comply with all KSHSAA and USD #233 rules and regulations including, but not limited to, participant eligibility, required physical examinations, district substance abuse policy, and other KSHSAA Handbook guidelines