Assistant Cheer Sponsor (Paseo Middle)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description
Provide leadership for the school’s entire athletic program through the ongoing development, implementation and improvement of specific activity sponsorship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support and demonstrate leadership in team dynamics aligned with MSHSAA standards for Sideline Cheer.
- Assist in implementing and enforcing activity standards outlined in the MSHSAA Handbook, including attending all required sponsor sessions.
- Support planning and execution of Assistant Sponsor responsibilities.
- Plan and organize activities that support the school’s athletic teams.
- Ensure Cheer/Dance Team participation at all Girls and Boys JV and Varsity home contests (basketball, football, and volleyball).
- Coordinate efforts for the team to support other athletic programs (soccer, baseball, track, cross country, and swim) through promotions or organized cheer sections.
- Assist in the coordination and overall management of the cheer program.
- Support the Head Coach with student supervision during practices and contests.
- Collaborate with Head Coaches on transportation and game management logistics.
- Maintain responsibility for the care, inspection, and inventory of all equipment and facilities; submit required documentation to the Athletic Director.
- Help organize and schedule regular practice sessions focused on maximizing student-athlete development.
- Emphasize safety and remain informed on best practices for training and injury management.
- Model ethical behavior and uphold the highest standards of sportsmanship at all times.
- Ensure building use policies and schedules are understood and followed.
- Oversee the return of all school equipment, maintain accurate inventory records, and hold student participants accountable per the KCMSD Athletic Department Handbook.
- Assist with maintaining records of team and individual achievements and support the distribution of awards; submit all required information to the Athletic Director within two weeks of season completion.
- Collaborate with the site-based Athletic Director to ensure a strong and successful program.
- Participate in ongoing professional development through clinics and relevant publications.
- Complete required MSHSAA Coaching Principles Course and First Aid certification.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must have a Teachers Certificate or valid Substitute Certificate or Temporary (provisional) Teacher’s Certificate.
Physical Demands
This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least fifteen (15) pounds; visual ability requires mono and color vision.
Terms of Employment
- Length of work year: 10 months
- Position Type: Part-Time
- Salary: $2,000 to $2,000 Per Year