7th Grade Volleyball Head Coach

Central School District 51; Washington (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Central School District 51 seeks a Head Coach for 7th Grade Volleyball to guide athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and conditioning. The role emphasizes character development, leadership, and safe, structured practices aligned with school policy and IESA rules.

The position emphasizes role modeling and mentoring while ensuring compliance with district safety standards and paperwork with timely reporting of injuries.

Qualifications

• Previous successful coaching experience in the assigned sport.
• Substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of volleyball.
• Successful completion of fingerprint-based background checks and screenings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an appropriate role model for student athletes through instructions and actions.
• Follow the District's approved policies.
• Know and abide by IESA regulations and district systems.
• Schedule season events, transportation and requirements for each event.
• Assist in preparation for events/practices and adhere to facility times.
• Mentor athletes to develop character traits: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship.
• Provide guidance and safeguards for participants during practices, games and travel.
• Communicate training rules and sport-specific regulations to athletes.
• Follow injury/medical/emergency procedures and protocols.
• Complete injury paperwork and submit to district office within 24 hours.

Skills

Coaching experience

Sport knowledge

Background check compliance

Job description

TITLE: Head Coach - 7th Grade Volleyball

Stipend - $2,588

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport.
• Has substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and, at the same time, must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.
• Successful completion of fingerprint based criminal background check (IL State Police and FBI), sex offender and violent youth offender screening, and employment physical.

JOB GOAL: To instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to acceptable character development, self discipline, self confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Serve as an appropriate role model for student athletes through his/her instructions and actions.

2. Follows the District's approved policies.

3. Has knowledge of existing systems and IESA regulations and consistently abides by them.

4. Schedules events for the season, transportation and requirements for each event.

5. Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times.

6. Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletes the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

7. Provides assistance, guidance and safeguards for each participant by his/her presence at all practices games and while traveling,.

8. Provides training rules and any other unique regulations of the sport to each athlete who is considered a participant.

9. Follows programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention and emergencies.

10. Completes paperwork on all athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to district office within 24 hours.

Note: The above description is illustrative of most tasks and responsibilities. It is not all inclusive of every task or responsibility.