8th Grade Fall Sideline Cheer Head Coach

West Ottawa Public Schools; Michigan; On-site; USD 2,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

West Ottawa Public Schools invites applications for an 8th Grade Fall Sideline Cheer Head Coach. Location: Harbor Lights & Macatawa Bay Middle Schools. Reports to the Athletic Director. Watching for after-school and Saturday availability through 10/07/2026.

Responsibilities include attending meetings, inventory, safety oversight, and promoting academic excellence among athletes. Candidates must have cheer coaching experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching cheer.
• Must be available after school and Saturdays.
• CPR/AED certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Attend athletic department meetings when scheduled.
• Submit annual inventory of uniforms and equipment used by the team.
• Maintain professional competency by attending clinics.
• Keep the Athletic Director informed of problems before/after events.
• Encourage athletes to excel in academics.
• Submit End of Season Checklist in a timely manner.
• Issue, clean, store, and return all athletic equipment.
• Oversee safety conditions during practice.
• Enforce code of conduct and report incidents to the Athletic Director.
• Build positive relationships with players, parents, and administrators.
• Attend practices, games, and meetings punctually.
• Use professional conduct with players, officials, and fans.
• Work with the athletic director to maintain player eligibility information.
• Teach skills for highest achievement in the sport.
• Plan each practice session ahead of time.
• Submit rosters, physical forms, eligibility lists, and training forms signed by parents.
• Be a positive role model.
• Adhere to MHSAA and Board of Education policies.

Skills

Cheer coaching

After-school availability

Attendance at Saturdays

Education

CPR/AED

CAP Certified Concussion Protocol

Job description

8th Grade Fall Sideline Cheer Head Coach

Notice of Schedule B Posting

Reports To: Athletic Director

Beginning: 08/17/2026 – 10/07/2026

• Date Posted: 8/18/2026
• Location: Harbor Lights & Macatawa Bay Middle Schools
• Date Available: 08/17/2026

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching cheer
• Must be available after school and Saturdays
• CPR/AED, CAP Certified Concussion Protocol

Responsibilities

• Attends athletic department meetings when scheduled.
• Submits an annual inventory of athletic uniforms and equipment that is used by his/her team.
• Maintains professional competency by attending clinics.
• Keeps the Athletic Director informed of any or all problems, before, during, or after all sporting events.
• Encourages athletes to excel in academic work.
• Submits an End of the Season Checklist in a timely manner.
• Issues, cleans, stores, cares and returns all athletic equipment.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the area when team members are practicing.
• Enforces disciplined behavior, code of fair play, and establishes standards. Reports all incidents to the Athletic Director.
• Establishes an effective relationship with players, parents, and administrators.
• Attends practices, games, and meetings punctually.
• Uses professional conduct, language, and decorum with players, opponents, officials, and fans.
• Works with the athletic director to maintain player eligibility information.
• Teaches individual participants in the skills necessary for the highest possible achievement in the sport involved.
• Each practice session is planned out ahead of time.
• Submits necessary rosters, physical forms, eligibility list forms, and training rule forms signed by the parents.
• Is a positive role model.
• Adheres to those rules and regulations as detailed by the MHSAA and Board of Education policies and regulations.
• Maintains team attendance records and medical emergency cards.
• Works to promote increased participation to improve methods, techniques, strength and endurance both in and out of season.
• Submits written criteria for "cutting" athletes at tryouts.
• Displays self-control and maintains a positive profile with officials.
• Provides supervision of locker room and training room.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in person attendance