Assistant High School Track Coach: Build Champions

Cape Central High School; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 18,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri seeks an Assistant Track Coach for the 2025-26 school year to support the head coach in all aspects of the program. This is a non-teaching, support role with rigorous pre-coaching requirements.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum requirements include 60+ college credit hours or provisional status, a Professional Teacher’s Certificate or NFHS Coaching Course, CPR/First Aid, and yearly concussion and safety

Qualifications

• Completion of 60+ college credit hours prior to coaching.
• Professional Teacher’s Certificate or NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course (online).
• Sports First Aid/CPR/AED training before second year of coaching and renewed every two years.
• Check including Sex-Offender’s Registry Clearance before coaching.
• Board approval before coaching.
• Concussion in Sports training and yearly review.
• MSHSAA sport-specific online rules review and test each season.
• Mental Health and Suicide Prevention training before second year and renewed every two years.
• Heat Illness Prevention/Recognition training before second year and renewed every two years.
• MSHSAA eligibility through provisional status if requirements are not met.

Responsibilities

• Assist the high school head coach in all aspects of the program.
• Support program operations and game-day duties.

Skills

CPR / First Aid

NFHS Coaching Course

Sex Offender Registry Check

Concussion in Sports

MSHSAA Rules Review

Mental Health Training

Heat Illness Training

Provisional Assistant Eligibility

Education

60+ college credit hours

Professional Teacher’s Certificate OR NFHS Coaching Course

Job description

Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri seeks an Assistant Track Coach for the 2025-26 school year to support the head coach in all aspects of the program. This is a non-teaching, support role with rigorous pre-coaching requirements.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum requirements include 60+ college credit hours or provisional status, a Professional Teacher’s Certificate or NFHS Coaching Course, CPR/First Aid, and yearly concussion and safety