Basketball Assistant

City of Whitewater; Whitewater (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Whitewater is seeking a Basketball Assistant to support coaches during practices. You will help set up cones and equipment, assist with stations and drills, and provide one-on-one guidance to players while following coaches’ directions.

Your role emphasizes teamwork, sportsmanship, and a positive practice environment. Applicants should be current high school students (16+) with knowledge of basketball.

Qualifications

• Current high school student age 16 or older.
• Knowledge in the game of basketball.

Responsibilities

• Assist coaches with setting up cones, equipment, and practice areas.
• Help with practice stations and drills as directed by coaches.
• Provide one-on-one assistance to players to reinforce skills and instructions.
• Follow coaches’ instructions and support planned practice activities.
• Encourage teamwork, sportsmanship, and positive participation.
• Assist with collecting equipment and cleaning up after practices.

Skills

Basketball knowledge

Education

High school student (16+)

Job description

The Basketball Assistant supports coaches during practices by setting up cones and equipment, assisting with stations, helping players one-on-one, and cleaning up afterward. This role follows coaches’ direction and does not independently lead practices or programs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary.

• Assist coaches with setting up cones, equipment, and practice areas.
• Help with practice stations and drills as directed by coaches.
• Provide one-on-one assistance to players to reinforce skills and instructions.
• Follow coaches’ instructions and support planned practice activities.
• Encourage teamwork, sportsmanship, and positive participation.
• Assist with collecting equipment and cleaning up after practices.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Current High School Students age 16 and above.
• Knowledge in the game of basketball

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully performtheessentialfunctionsofthisjob.Reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswith disabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, ability to adjust focus, and the ability to sustain prolonged visual concentration.
• Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as computer and other office machines, and or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements such as typing and to operate various pieces of office equipment.
• Ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities and differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.
• The employee must exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, occasionally involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, crouching, crawling, kneeling, stooping and or moving up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctions.

• The work environment will be predominately indoors.
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to the activities.

The City of Whitewater is an Equal Employment Opportunity. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

• Reports to the Youth Program Coordinator.