Job Description
Assistant Girls High School Cross Country Coach
MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS
Position Title: Athletic Coach
Reports to: Athletic Director, Assistant Athletic Director, & Principal
FLSA: Non‑Exempt
Summary
A Coach, or Head Coach, guides and teaches athletes the skills they need for a specific sport. Their duties include skills coaching, helping to condition athletes and enforcing safety procedures.
Qualifications
Appropriate knowledge of sport and rule of specific sport wishing to coach.
Prior coaching experience preferred.
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.
Major Coaching Responsibilities
Communicate effectively with Student‑Athletes, Parents, & Athletic Department.
Administer all Madison Student Athletic Handbook & Coaches Handbook.
Follow all IHSAA Policies as dictated by IHSAA By‑Laws.
Complete IHSAA Rule Meetings on time.
Complete National Federation of High School Sports Courses.
Complete CPR/AED certification.
Know Academic Eligibility Requirements for Athletes.
Schedule Transportation.
Keep Accurate Stats.
Seek Professional Development Opportunities.
Attend Regularly Scheduled Athletic Meetings with Athletic Director and/or coaching staff.
Maintain Athletic Equipment.
Maintain Athletic Facilities.
Handle Financial/Budgeting/Fundraising tasks.
Assist with Off‑Season Conditioning.
Proactive communication to the Athletic Department regarding student‑athletes, parents, other coaches, etc.
Responsibilities to Student‑Athletes
Be a Great Role Model.
Supervise practice, games, team trips, & locker room.
Hold student‑athletes accountable at all times.
Build Positive Relationships with all student‑athletes.
Take all necessary measures to help keep players safe and provide a safe environment.
Explain process when enforcement of discipline is necessary, communicating to Athletic Department and Parents.
Be Dependable.
Help student‑athletes obtain their academic & athletic goals.
Expect students and parents to complete evaluations on your program at the season’s completion.
Organize/assist with the planning and execution of off‑season training for your specific sport.
Be involved at all levels of the specific sport—youth, middle and high school.
Personnel
Athletic Director will be responsible for Evaluating Varsity Head Coaches.
Varsity Head Coaches will be responsible for Evaluating Assistant Coaches and Jr. High Coaches.
Head Coaches are responsible for completing self evaluations through Coach Evaluator.
Awards Recognition Programs
Organize all athletic recognition programs such as the End of Season Awards Programs.
All end‑of‑season programs will be completed in the timeframe set by Athletic Department.
All award certificate information needs to be submitted to Athletic Department within a week of the end of season.
Community Relations
You are always representing Madison Consolidated Schools and your program—realize the power of your own example. Promote and publicize efforts and achievements by promptly and consistently reporting results to the media and athletic office within a week of the event. Represent your Program and MCS in a positive manner throughout the community. Find ways to give back to our community; expectation is that your program(s) does at least one community outreach each season.
Special Considerations / Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the district.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments); Public Law 94‑142; and Public Law 93‑112, Section 504.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Education and Training
Industries
Education Administration Programs
Location: Madison Consolidated Schools (Madison, IN)
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Job Tags
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