Anticipated Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

Young World Physical Education; St. James (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St James School District R1 – St. James Middle School in Saint James, Missouri is seeking an Anticipated Middle School Boys Basketball Coach to lead the program immediately.

The role requires a teaching certificate issued by DESE and adherence to NFHS/MSHSAA rules, with supervision of assistants and volunteers. The position involves planning camps, running practices, coordinating scheduling, equipment care, and promoting sports participation district-wide while ensuring student-athlete safety

Qualifications

• Teaching certificate issued by DESE and NFHS/MSHSAA training required.
• Must meet NFHS and/or MSHSAA requirements.
• Training as directed by the Activities Director.

Responsibilities

• Organize and run summer camps.
• Organize and supervise open gym activities
• Develop a tryout system so every student has a fair and equal opportunity to try out for a sport.
• Organize and run practice sessions.
• Plan ahead for use of facilities
• Give input to the activities director for scheduling contests.
• Give input to the activities director for hiring officials.
• Be responsible for the care and maintenance of uniforms and equipment.
• Be responsible for facilities used by your sport.
• Know and enforce all safety rules and procedures.
• Know and follow all MSHSAA Rules and Regulations.
• Teach student-athletes proper procedures and methods in the sport to minimize the risk of injury.
• Understand and teach student-athletes the proper fundamentals of the sport.
• Place utmost priority on student-athletes emotional and physical well-being.
• Check on classroom progress of student-athletes.
• See that each student-athlete completes required forms (physical, insurance waiver, parent permission)
• Participate in sports awards programs and award school letters according to written requirements.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities to assistant coach(s).
• See the student-athletes behave appropriately and show good sportsmanship.
• Engage in fund-raising for the program.
• Participate in and organize pre-season parent informational meetings.
• Help in the maintenance and preparation of facilities for practices in games.
• Actively and positively promote sports to students in school in an effort to increase participation in all sports, not only sports in which the coach is directly involved.
• Work closely with other coaches and sponsors to encourage students to participate in a wide variety of activities and sports.
• Promote St. James Athletics to the community.
• Work closely with youth sports programs to foster participation.
• Comply with federal, state, local, and Board of Education policies and regulations.
• Additional duties as assigned by Activities Director.

Skills

Teaching certificate

NFHS/MSHSAA training

Education

DESE teaching certificate

Job description

Anticipated Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

St James School District R1 – St. James Middle School, Saint James, Missouri

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Job Details

Job ID: 5818944

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 07, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Title: Middle School Boys Basketball Coach

Qualifications: Teaching certificate issued by DESE and meet all NFHS and/or MSHSAA requirements and training as directed by the Activities Director

Supervises: Assistant coaches and volunteers

Performance Objectives

• Organize and run summer camps.
• Organize and supervise open gym activities
• Develop a tryout system so every student has a fair and equal opportunity to try out for a sport.
• Organize and run practice sessions.
• Plan ahead for use of facilities
• Give input to the activities director for scheduling contests.
• Give input to the activities director for hiring officials.
• Be responsible for the care and maintenance of uniforms and equipment.
• Be responsible for facilities used by your sport.
• Know and enforce all safety rules and procedures.
• Know and follow all MSHSAA Rules and Regulations.
• Teach student-athletes proper procedures and methods in the sport to minimize the risk of injury.
• Understand and teach student-athletes the proper fundamentals of the sport.
• Place utmost priority on student-athletes emotional and physical well-being.
• Check on classroom progress of student-athletes.
• See that each student-athlete completes required forms (physical, insurance waiver, parent permission)
• Participate in sports awards programs and award school letters according to written requirements.
• Assign tasks and responsibilities to assistant coach(s).
• See the student-athletes behave appropriately and show good sportsmanship.
• Engage in fund-raising for the program.
• Participate in and organize pre-season parent informational meetings.
• Help in the maintenance and preparation of facilities for practices in games.
• Actively and positively promote sports to students in school in an effort to increase participation in all sports, not only sports in which the coach is directly involved.
• Work closely with other coaches and sponsors to encourage students to participate in a wide variety of activities and sports.
• Promote St. James Athletics to the community.
• Work closely with youth sports programs to foster participation.
• Comply with federal, state, local, and Board of Education policies and regulations.
• Additional duties as assigned by Activities Director.

Terms of Employment

Employment is on an annual basis. The Building Principal makes employment recommendations in March of each year for the next fiscal year. The final decision is made by the Board of Education. Salary is based on the Adopted Certificated Salary Schedule adopted annually by the Board of Education.

Evaluation

An annual evaluation is conducted by the Building Principal using the evaluation method adopted by the Board of Education.

Position Type: Contract

Contact Information

• Chad Shockley, Athletics Director
• John F. Hodge High School
• Phone: [phone] EXT. 30608
• Email: [e-mail]