Assistant Cheerleading Coach - Winter (2482)

Dunlap School District #323; Dunlap (IL); On-site; USD 3,000 - 4,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunlap School District #323 is seeking an Assistant Cheerleading Coach for the Winter season at Dunlap High School. The role involves assisting with organizing the cheer program, conducting practices, and motivating student-athletes to perform safely and with team spirit.

You will help instruct athletes in routines, game strategies, and sport techniques, supervise practices and competitions, and support event coordination and safety adherence throughout the season.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills with staff, students, parents, and public.
• Effective coaching techniques and ability to teach game strategies.
• Knowledge of sport rules, regulations, and safety procedures.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Instruct players on rules, equipment, and techniques.
• Organize and direct individual and small group practice activities.
• Assess players' skills and monitor performance during games and practices.
• Determine game strategy and supervise athletes during events.
• Maintain equipment area and distribute gear and uniforms.
• Follow safety procedures and model professional conduct.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Coaching techniques

Rules and strategies of sport

English language proficiency

Job description

Assistant Cheerleading Coach - Winter (2482) JobID: 5334

• Date Posted: 10/21/2026
• Location: Dunlap High School
• Date Available: ASAP

This position begins with the 2026-2027 school year.

Position Objective

Position is responsible for assisting with organizing the sports program at the assigned school. Position assists with conducting practices, motivating students, and instructing student athletes in game strategies and techniques.

Essential Functions

• Instructs players in the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport
• Organizes and directs individual and small group practice activities/exercises
• Assesses players' skills, monitors players during competition and practice
• Determines game strategy
• Supervises athletes during practices and competition
• Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete's injury
• Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators
• Maintains the equipment room in orderly condition and assumes responsibility for its security
• Distributes equipment, supplies, and uniforms to students
• Participates in special activities to include parent's night, banquets, award nights, and assemblies
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities
• Is aware of and enforces school safety standards at all times
• Maintains satisfactory attendance, as defined in District policy and regulations

Additional Functions

• Other duties as assigned

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, students, parents, and the general public
• Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills
• Must possess some knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques of the sport
• Ability to read, write and speak the English language
• Understanding of school, district, and state rules and regulations regarding school operations

Working conditions

• Mental Demands: calculating, comparing, evaluation, interpreting, organizing, consulting, analyzing, planning, documenting, specifying, coordinating, implementing, and presenting
• Physical Demands: bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, reaching, sitting for prolonged periods of time, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, repetitive motions, talking, hearing and visual acuity
• Environmental Conditions: The works is performed primarily in a school environment and may be indoors or outdoors as regulated by the individual sport. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate