Assistant Football Coach

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools; Douglas Estates (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A school district in Georgia is seeking a coach to instruct athletes in fundamental skills and physical training. Responsibilities include mentoring student athletes, implementing athletic policies, and promoting character development. The ideal candidate will understand the responsibilities of public exposure and possess strong communication skills. This role involves ensuring student athletes achieve success while maintaining good sportsmanship and mental health.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of athletic policies.
• Ability to mentor and guide athletes.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Instruct athletes on skills, strategy, and training.
• Implement athletic policies approved by the Board.
• Mentor athletes to develop positive character traits.

Job description

Reports To: The athletic director, who provides overall objectives and final evaluation in conjunction with the principal.

Job Goal

To instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment in the student athletes.

Performance Responsibilities

Has a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by the Chapel Hill‑Carrboro City Schools' Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation. Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.

General

The success of athletic programs has a strong influence on the community's image of the entire system. The public exposure is a considerable responsibility and community/parent pressure for winning performance is taxing, but must not override the objectives of good sportsmanship and good mental health. The position includes other unusual aspects such as extended time, risk injury factor and due process predicaments. It is the express intent of this job description to give sufficient guidance to function. In cases not specifically covered, it shall be assumed that the coach shall exercise common sense and good judgment.

Student Responsibilities

Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletes of the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. By his/her presence at all practices, games and while traveling, provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.