Assistant Girls Basketball Coach – Anticipated

West Virginia K-12 Jobs; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

West Virginia Department of Education seeks an Assistant Girls Basketball Coach for the 2026-2027 school year. The role supports a Head Coach by developing players, organizing practices, and ensuring compliance with district policies and eligibility rules.

Applicants must hold WV teaching or coaching credentials, pass a background check, and demonstrate coaching knowledge and organizational skills to manage equipment, scheduling, and team discipline.

Qualifications

• Valid West Virginia teaching certificate or WV Coach Authorization.
• Successful background check completed.
• Thorough knowledge of coaching principles and practices.
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial arrangements.
• Familiarity with the rules and regulations of the sport and ability to work with staff, athletes and the public.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all federal, state, and district laws and policies.
• Promote the district mission and academic goals within the program.
• Coach athletes to develop skills, discipline, sportsmanship, and self-esteem.
• Plan and schedule a regular practice program during the season.
• Prepare eligibility lists and share with building Principal and Athletic Director.
• Coordinate with the Athletic Director on intramural and interscholastic contests.
• Recommend equipment, supplies, and uniforms as appropriate.
• Supervise equipment storage and care.
• Ensure safety conditions of the athletic facility.
• Enforce discipline and sportsmanlike conduct; manage penalties for students.
• Evaluate staff per policy and submit evaluations to the Athletic Director.
• Inventory equipment post-season and list future needs.
• Appoint someone to report home scores to news media.
• Attend Booster Club meetings with assistance.
• Maintain letters and awards distribution.
• Observe and follow Regulation 4020.01.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Coaching principles

Budgeting knowledge

Communication

Team collaboration

Public engagement

Education

West Virginia teaching certificate or WV Coach Authorization

Job description

Assistant Girls Basketball Coach – Anticipated JobID: 65208

DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATION: Friday, November 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 2026-2027 School Year

SALARY: Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule Based Upon Degree and Years of Experience

REPORTS TO: Head Coach

JOB GOAL: To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship and an increased level of self- esteem.

Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employee.

-It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.

-It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Appropriate valid West Virginia teaching certificate or WV Coach Authorization.
• Completion of a successful background check.
• Thorough knowledge of coaching principles and practices
• Knowledge of budgeting and financial arrangements
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations as they pertain to the area being coached and ability to deal effectively with co-workers, athletes and the public.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Adhere to all federal, state, and district laws and policies.
• Promote and adhere to the district mission, core beliefs, academic goals, and target areas.
• Coach's individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sports involved.
• Plan and schedule a regular program of practice in season.
• Prepare eligibility list for all students in his or her program. This list should be shared with the building Principal and Athletic Director.
• Work closely with the Athletic Director in scheduling intramural and interscholastic contests.
• Recommend purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms as appropriate.
• Supervise the storage and care of equipment.
• Oversee the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted.
• Enforce discipline and sportsmen like behavior. Establish and manage penalties for each breach of such standards by individual students,
• Evaluate each member of his or her staff in accordance with Ohio County Schools Policy. All evaluations shall be submitted to the Athletic Director two weeks after the close of the season.
• Complete a typewritten inventory of the equipment at the close of the sport season and a basic list of needs for the following year.
• Appoint an individual to call in all home scores to the news media.
• Attend, with assistance, all Booster Club meetings.
• Prepare a list of all letter and award winners and oversee the distribution of all such letters and awards.
• Observe and be responsible for all items that pertain to Regulation 4020.01.
• Perform other duties as assigned.