Cheer Coach

Classical Christian Schools; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Coram Deo Academy seeks a Head Cheer Coach to supervise and train student athletes, promoting athletic excellence aligned with the school’s mission. The role emphasizes leadership, safety, and ethical conduct across practices and competitions.

Responsibilities include implementing athletic objectives, supervising athletes, and maintaining equipment and facilities while ensuring regular attendance at events. Certifications in CPR/First Aid and safety training are required.

Qualifications

• Proven coaching ability in cheerleading and team sports.
• Ability to teach cheer skills and technique to athletes.
• Commitment to safety and injury prevention.
• Maintain required certifications (e.g., CPR, First Aid, safety training).

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing athletic objectives for the cheer program.
• Oversee equipment and facilities care and safety.
• Supervise athletes and teams during practices and contests.
• Attend all practices and competitions regularly.
• Instill discipline, work ethic, respect and perseverance in athletes.
• Maintain firm but positive discipline.
• Prioritize safety and implement best training procedures.
• Model ethical conduct during contests and practice.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Discipline

Safety training

CPR/First Aid

Job description

Position Description

Position Summary: Acts as Head Cheer Coach. Provides activity supervision, training and coaching to student athletes as assigned. Actively works to ensure the fulfillment of team, department and school goals within their sport.

Position Objective: Primary goal is to teach and promote the glorification of God through the pursuit of excellence in athletics. Additionally, charged to use leadership, supervisory and teaching skills to promote the development of the individual program and all student-athletes.

Spiritual Requirements

Coram Deo Academy hires individuals that profess the historic Christian faith. The Nicene Creed describes the minimum understanding of and subscription to Christian belief required of employees of the Academy. Every employee must also profess to be a Christian believer and subscribe to this statement. As evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in their lives, Coram Deo Academy expects all employees to be actively involved in a local church where their faith in practice is consistent with the Academy’s mission and statement of faith.

Essential Job Functions

Cheer Head Coach

• Assists in implementing athletic objectives
• Assumes responsibility for constant care of equipment and facilities
• Assumes supervisory control over athletes and teams assigned
• Be in regular attendance at all contests and practice sessions
• Instill discipline, work ethic, respect and perseverance in athletes
• Apply discipline in a firm but positive manner
• Emphasize safety; be aware of best training procedures and injury preventative actions
• Conduct self and teams in an ethical manner during contests and practice

Qualifications

• Be dedicated to the historic Christian faith and the classical Christian approach
• Resonate with Coram Deo Academy’s mission, vision, core, values and goals
• Exhibit the giftings and desire necessary to coach in their designated sport
• Have prior playing/coaching experience in the assigned sport
• Ability to demonstrate cheer skills and techniques
• Ability to spot athletes safely during stunts and tumbling
• Ability to stand, walk, and actively participate in practices and events for extended periods
• Ability to lift and assist athletes as needed
• Maintain certifications as required (e.g., CPR, First Aid, safety training)
• Monitor athlete health and well-being

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Work in a highly challenging environment dealing with a wide variety of deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts. Work in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold. Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials weighing 20 to 50 pounds.