Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - Middle School

Sheridan School District No. 2; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 2,000 - 4,000; Part time

Job summary

Sheridan School District No. 2 in Denver is seeking an Assistant Boys Basketball Coach for the Fort Logan Northgate location. This seasonal role supports head coaches in planning practices, recruiting, and developing student athletes academically and athletically.

Responsibilities include conducting effective practices, maintaining equipment, communicating with parents, and ensuring eligibility. CHSAA certification is required for high school coaching staff, with stipends per district schedule.

Qualifications

• Knowledge in coaching and training techniques for basketball.
• Ability to work as part of the coaching staff.
• Develop integrity, hard work, and responsibility in student athletes.
• Coaching positions are filled between August and April and renewed annually.
• Maintenance of equipment and uniforms is expected.

Responsibilities

• Plan and complete recruiting activities to maximize student involvement.
• Attend all Athletic Director meetings.
• Conduct parent meetings with clear, documented expectations for players and parents.
• Increase the number of participants through effective recruiting.
• Develop life skills in student athletes.
• Create practice plans designed for incremental skill development.
• Monitor academic progress and student eligibility.
• Teach and encourage sportsmanship and integrity.
• Submit rosters in a timely manner.
• Maintain professional behavior during practices and games.
• Establish roles of all assistant coaches.
• Conduct effective practices to develop strength, endurance, and athletic skills.
• Build relationships with peer coaches and teachers.
• Build relationships with other sports teams in the district.
• Pursue ongoing professional development.
• Acquire, distribute, maintain, and repair equipment and uniforms.
• Raise funds for program success.
• Motivate and utilize assistant coaches effectively.
• Demonstrate concern for visiting teams and officials.
• Use First Aid and CPR to prevent and treat injuries.
• Complete required reports and requisitions.
• Ensure student fees are collected before first competition.
• Get team pictures taken.

Skills

Coaching techniques

Team leadership

Integrity & work ethic

Job description

JOB TITLE:

Assistant Boys Basketball Coach

LOCATION:

Fort Logan Northgate

WORK YEAR:

Seasonal

WORK STATUS:

Classified, Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Athletic/Activities Director

THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES RELATE TO HEAD COACHES/ASSISTANT COACHES OR BOTH:

• Plan and complete recruiting activities to maximize student involvement.
• Attend all Athletic Director meetings.
• Conduct parent meetings with clear, documented expectations for players and parents.
• Increase the number of participants through effective recruiting.
• Develop life skills in student athletes.
• Create practice plans specifically designed for incremental skill development.
• Monitor academic progress and student eligibility.
• Teach and encourage sportsmanship and integrity.
• Submit rosters in a timely manner.
• Maintain professional behavior during practices and games.
• Head coaches must establish the roles of all assistant coaches.
• Conduct effective practices to develop strength, endurance, and athletic skills.
• Conduct activities to build individual participants into a cohesive team.
• Provide appropriate, systematic feedback to all student athletes
• Build and improve relationships among peer coaches and teachers.
• Build and improve relationships with other sports teams in the school district at the same or different levels.
• Ongoing professional development to improve overall student/athlete skill.
• Responsible for acquisition, distribution, maintenance, and repair of all equipment and uniforms.
• Responsible for raising and/or acquiring the necessary funds for program success
• Head coaches should successfully motivate and use the talents of assistant coaches in the program.
• Demonstrate appropriate concern for visiting teams and officials.
• Skillfully use First Aid and CPR training to prevent, minimize, and treat predictable injuries.
• Complete required reports and requisitions.
• Ensure that all student fees are collected and/or resolved prior to the first competition.
• Get team pictures taken.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge in specific sport, coaching, and training techniques.
• Ability to work as an integral part of the coaching staff.
• The head coach and assistant coach will be responsible for teaching young men and women appropriate skills, and also developing integrity, hard work, and responsibility in these young men and women.
• These coaching positions will be filled between August and April of each school year and will be renewed annually.
• Coaches will be responsible for the maintenance of equipment, uniforms, etc.
• High School coaches must be CHSAA certified.

CLEARANCE:

Must clear a background check through the CBI and the FBI through Fingerprint submission.

STIPEND:

Stipend placementwill be onLevel 1 of the Additive Salary Schedule. A full copy of the Additive Salary Schedule is located at www.ssd2.org/SalarySchedules.aspx.