Anticipated Girls Head Ski Coach

Wayne Township Public Schools; Wayne (NJ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne Township Public Schools seeks a Head Coach responsible for the leadership and organization of athletic activities. The ideal candidate should possess a State Teaching Certificate or County Substitute Certificate and prior coaching experience.

Responsibilities include supervising team activities, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring student participation complies with district policies. Candidates are expected to have knowledge of the sport and take charge of student achievements and awards within the program.

Qualifications

• Must possess a State Teaching Certificate or County Substitute Certificate.
• Prior experience in coaching the sport is required.
• Knowledge of conference and state rules is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a specific athletic activity.
• Maintain safety standards for student participation.
• Communicate all rules and regulations related to participation in the sports program.

Skills

State Teaching Certificate

Skill qualifications in coaching

Knowledge of the sport

Education

60 college credit units

Job description

HEAD COACH

QUALIFICATIONS

State Teaching Certificate/County Substitute Certificate (60 college credit units to qualify); Skill qualifications necessary to complete established performance responsibilities. Must possess prior experience in coaching the sport.

SUPERVISION FROM

Director of Athletics; Building Principal

SUPERVISION OVER

Assistant Coach(es); managers, student athletes, other adults working in the sport area.

JOB GOALS

To assume primary responsibility for leadership, supervision, and organization of a specific athletic activity to carry out the objectives of the District Athletic Program, the Conference, and the N.J.S.I.A.A.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must possess and demonstrate knowledge of the sport.
• Be knowledgeable of new ideas and techniques by attending clinics and workshops, reading in his/her sport and encouraging Assistant Coach(es) to do the same.
• Be responsible for up-to-date knowledge of conference and state rules, and for ensuring that the head coach and assistants abide by such rules at all times.
• Be active in professional organizations.
• Be responsible for the general upkeep, care and protection of equipment under his/her jurisdiction. Keep up-to-date inventory of supplies and equipment within the sport area and arrange for the systematic return of all school equipment.
• Takes appropriate actions, including recommendations for improvement, to ensure that his/her facility, field, locker room and/or play area are maintained in a safe and healthy state for student participation.
• Recommend to the Athletic Director and Principal personnel for assistant coaching positions.
• Recommend purchase of equipment, supplies, uniforms and other materials as appropriate.
• Drafts and submits an annual budget for his/her sport, as may be requested by the Director of Athletics and the building Principal.
• Maintain records of team and individual accomplishments to be recorded with the Athletic Director on a regular basis.
• Actively participate in League and County coaches meetings.
• Fall coaches shall be present for pre-season sport physicals.
• Have working knowledge of District policies on accident reporting and insurance programs and ensure that each athlete has had an appropriate physical examination.
• Assist the Athletic Director in compiling eligibility lists.
• Communicate to student athletes all rules and regulations related to participation in the school sports program.
• Communicate to athletes the criteria for receiving awards.
• Delegate responsibility to Assistant Coach(es) for all Varsity and sub-Varsity contests.
• Provide supervisory control over all phases of team activities including Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Varsity.
• Conduct practice sessions within his/her sport within guidelines specified by the Director of Athletics and clear special holiday or weekend practice schedules with the Director of Athletics.
• Emphasize safety precautions and use accepted training and injury procedures. Work closely with the school physician, nurse, and athletic trainer as appropriate in dealing with injuries.
• Conduct oneself in a sportsmanlike fashion at all times and be responsible for the actions and conduct of his/her team members whenever they are under his/her jurisdiction. Enforce discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, establishing penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Be responsible for supervising all locker rooms and securing all facilities at the close of each practice or contest.
• Make recommendations for awards, and for the establishment of appropriate criteria for awards, as directed by the Director of Athletics, and attend all award programs related to the sport.
• Ensure that members of his/her team are dressed appropriately.
• Clear with the Principal and Director of Athletics the departure time for trips which involve the loss of school times, and provide faculty with adequate prior notice.
• Build good sportsmanship and good public relations in the school and community. Provide appropriate information to the news media relevant to the sport.
• Keep the Director of Athletics informed of program developments and problems as they occur throughout the season.
• Recommend short-term student athlete suspensions directly to the Director of Athletics and recommend long-term suspensions or dismissals to the Director of Athletics and the Building Principal.
• Teach individual participants the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Be responsible for other duties as necessary and assigned by the Director of Athletics.
• The incumbent shall be trained by the District to serve as a delegate for administration of the Epi-Pen, as needed.