NHS: Tennis Assistant Coach (Job ID #4070)

Calvert County Public School District•Frederick, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tennis Assistant Coach helps develop student athletes’ athletic skills and supports their social and emotional growth through sports. The role promotes positive and ethical values, provides a safe athletic environment, and supports athlete learning, performance, responsibility, and leadership. The coach plans and conducts practices, prepares the team for competition, manages program operations, and fulfills coaching-related legal and risk-management responsibilities. The position is located at Northern High School and is effective for the 2026–27 school year.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated management, leadership, and human relations skills.
Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions.
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.
Applicants must provide references directly related to work experience, including an immediate supervisor.
Applicants must report former employers and organizations where they had direct contact with minors, including current and former employers, volunteer organizations, and coaching, mentoring, or tutoring organizations.
Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen; applicable new hires must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background investigation.

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 and appropriate care.
Design and implement team training, conditioning, recovery, and nutritional programs.
Create a positive athletic environment that facilitates 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, communication, and motivational strategies to enhance learning and performance.
Know and apply the skills and strategies associated with tennis.
Use appropriate scouting, planning, preparation, and analysis for games, and demonstrate effective game management.
Build positive 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 methods for team, coach, and player performance.
Fulfill legal responsibilities and risk-management procedures associated with coaching.
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.
Perform related work as required or assigned by the Principal and/or Activities Director.