Varsity Girls Tennis Head Coach (2026-2027)

Aiken County Public Schools • North Augusta, SC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Varsity Girls Tennis Head Coach is responsible for helping each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem. This role involves coaching individuals in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in tennis, planning and scheduling practices, and overseeing safety conditions. The coach must maintain competency in rules, coaching techniques, and injury prevention, while also enforcing discipline and sportsmanlike behavior. Collaboration with the athletics director is key for scheduling contests and recommending equipment purchases. The position also requires maintaining records, developing public communication strategies, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Ability to perform each essential duty in a pleasant, professional, efficient manner.
• Must be reliable, responsible and dependable and fulfill obligations.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before administrators, staff, parents and students.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to interpret and apply common sense understanding in carrying out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to analyze information and use logic to address work related issues and problems.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Valid South Carolina Teaching Certificate, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Coaches individuals in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Maintains accurate statistics, records, and results of the season.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, and general information about all aspects of the sport.
• Establishes performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in this sport and is consistent in establishing criteria for eligibility in competition.
• Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
• Works closely with the athletics director in scheduling intramural and interscholastic contests.
• Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
• Maintains necessary attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
• Accounts for all equipment or delegates the responsibility.
• Develops a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
• Supervises students of particular program.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the district's policies and applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

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