Athletic Coordinator (Term Position)

Hours per week: Average of 35 hours

Hourly Rate of Pay: $33.30 - $37.46

Effective: August 18, 2025 - June 26, 2026 (with the possibility of extension without competition)

About The Limestone District School Board

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.

The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.

Position Overview

Working collaboratively with teachers, administration, senior staff, community partners, referee associations, provincial sporting bodies and local media, the Athletic Coordinator (Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association/Limestone Elementary Schools Athletic Association Convenor) provides leadership and oversight for the planning and implementation of Athletics within the Limestone District School Board, including athletic teams from Algonquin Lakeshore Catholic District School Board and French Language School Boards (CECCE and CEPEO). In this capacity, you will be responsible for establishing the framework, playing parameters as well as league and championship schedules, where applicable, for designated team sports, including determining, calculating and collecting team fees for each season, ensuring all expenditures are paid in a timely manner and overseeing annual budgets for athletic programs, in compliance with Board Administrative Procedures.

Qualifications & Experience

• A post-secondary diploma in Sports Management, Event Management or related program and/or a combination of relevant education and a minimum of two years' experience coordinating / overseeing athletics required.
• Demonstrated experience planning, leading, and implementing organized athletics.
• Demonstrated project management skills to effectively plan multiple projects and events in a fast paced, fluid environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of diverse school communities in the Public, Catholic and French Catholic school systems.
• Proven leadership experience combined with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to oversee and coordinate staff, volunteers, and community partners.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving/conflict-resolution and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated planning and organization skills.
• Ability to work a flexible work week during peak sporting periods.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Access to reliable transportation/ability to travel throughout the district.
• Bilingual in French/English considered an asset.
• Athletic Director/Coaching experience considered an asset.
• Knowledge and experience working with KASSAA, LESAA, EOSSAA and OFSAA considered an asset.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of health and safety as it relates to student athletics.

Availability Requirements

Interviews will be held on May 1, 2025. Candidates screened for an interview will be notified of their scheduled interview time by email, on April 29, 2025.

How To Apply

If you are seeking a career where you will have the opportunity to work in a team environment that is committed to equity and inclusion, providing support and assistance to an organization dedicated to educating and fostering the well-being of our youth, and you can see yourself in Limestone, please submit a resume, cover letter and proof of qualifications. Application packages should be addressed to Talya McKenna, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources by 4:00 pm on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Application packages that do not include all documents noted above will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered for an interview.

This posting can be found under Management and Professionals.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.

Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.

The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit our website.

We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.

Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.

Robin Hutcheon, Chair | Krishna Burra, Director of Education and Secretary | Craig Young, Treasurer