Assistant Coach

Collierville Schools; Collierville (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Collierville Schools seeks a dedicated coach to lead and promote their sports program. Responsibilities include training team members, supervising games, and ensuring compliance with athletic policies. The ideal candidate will possess a valid Tennessee Teacher License or coaching certification and demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive school community

Qualifications

• Ability to organize and supervise a sports program/team.
• Knowledge of technical aspects of the assigned sport.
• Good role model and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach team members in and out of season.
• Coordinate the development and promotion of the program.
• Supervise practices, games, and team trips.

Skills

Organization

Supervision

Communication

Education

Valid Tennessee Teacher License

ASEP/NFHS Coaching Certification

Job description

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Train and coach the members of the program in season and off season

Coordinate the development and promotion of the program

Comply with school and school board policies and regulations

Relate positively to parents and other community representatives

Provide instruction that will lead to the formulation of moral values, strong work ethic, responsibility, team work, sportsmanship, self-discipline, leadership, and self-confidence

Has a thorough knowledge of school, conference, TSSAA, and NCAA athletic policies and is responsible for their implementation

Attends all required meetings and submits all required paperwork in a timely manner

Maintains discipline and works to increase morale and cooperation within the school athletic program and school community

Completes all TSSAA rules exams and attends meetings

Supervises practices, games, and team trips

Communicates and works with athletic training staff

Maintains inventory of uniform/equipment

Schedule games with approval of the Athletic Director and school sponsor

Represent the school and system in a professional manner

Supervises the Booster club and its activities

Maintains good public relations with media, Booster club and volunteers

Ensures that facilities and grounds are safe to use and communicates with Maintenance staff about all issues

Minimum Qualifications

Performs other functions as assigned

Complete the TBI/FBI background check performed by Collierville Schools

Valid Tennessee Teacher License (if applicable) or ASEP/NFHS Coaching Certification

Ability to organize and supervise a sports program/team

Preferred Previous Coaching Experience In Assigned Sport

Knowledge of technical aspects of the assigned sport and willingness to continue to learn and examine new ideas pertinent to the assigned sport or coaching in general

Good role model

Special Note: Extra assignments for which supplements are provided and upon which initial employment was based may not be relinquished in part by the employee without the approval of the person making the assignment

Performance Aptitudes

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, effective supervision, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems, philosophies, laws, regulations, and procedures; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria and the goals and priorities of planning and development programs.

Ada Compliance

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 50 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as rude/irate customers.

FLSA: EXEMPT