NHS: Winter Cheerleading Assistant Coach (Job ID #4068)

Calvert County Public School District•Frederick, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Winter Cheerleading Assistant Coach at Northern High School is responsible for helping student athletes develop positive and ethical values, improve their athletic skills, and grow socially and emotionally. The coach develops and implements an athlete-centered coaching philosophy and creates a positive athletic environment that supports learning, responsibility, leadership, and performance. The position includes planning and organizing practices, training, conditioning, recovery, and nutrition; teaching cheerleading skills and strategies; preparing for and managing games; and evaluating athlete, team, and coach performance. The coach is also responsible for athlete safety, injury response, emergency planning, legal and risk-management requirements, and fiscal and organizational recordkeeping. The position reports to the School Principal/Activities Director. 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.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated management, leadership, and human relations skills.
Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions.
Demonstrated success accomplishing tasks similar to the listed duties and responsibilities.
Completion by the end of the first year of coaching of a Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association-approved course in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
Accredited Interscholastic Coach certification from the National Federation of High Schools by the end of the first year of coaching.
Such alternatives to the listed 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, modify participation as needed, and recognize injuries and provide immediate 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 teach the skills and strategies associated with the sport.
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 evaluations of 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.