Assistant Football Coach 2026-2027

Pompton Lakes School District; Pompton Lakes (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pompton Lakes School District is seeking an athletic coach responsible for instructing athletes in essential skills and physical training necessary for their individual and team success. This role emphasizes character development, self-discipline, and good sportsmanship.

Coaches will need to handle public exposure and community pressures while ensuring mental health and sportsmanship prevail. Candidates must have successful coaching experience and the ability to organize and supervise a strong sports program.

Qualifications

• Ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.
• Successful coaching experience in assigned sport.
• Coordinator experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Instruct athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training.
• Demonstrate behaviors leading to character development and self-discipline.
• Ensure good sportsmanship and mental health despite external pressures.

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Has the ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.
2. Has previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport.
3. Coordinator experience preferred

REPORTS TO

The athletic director, who provides overall objectives and final evaluation

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. To upgrade his/her knowledge and skills through coaching clinics, observations, consultation, etc.

GENERAL

1. 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.
2. The position includes other unusual aspect such as extended time, risk injury factor and due process predicaments.
3. 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 a coach shall exercise common sense and good judgment.