Competitive Cheer Coach - Middle School

Lincoln Consolidated School District; Ypsilanti Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincoln Consolidated Schools in Michigan is seeking a Cheer Coach for middle school for a 1.0 FTE seasonal assignment. The coach will guide athletes through game strategies, routines, and safety-conscious practice sessions.

The role requires coaching experience and the ability to teach stunts and tumbling, while promoting fairness and positive youth development. CPR/First Aid readiness is expected, with compliance to district policies.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Knowledge of cheerleading sport.
• Ability to design routines using scoring rubrics.
• Ability to teach stunts and tumbling safely with progressions.
• Experience as head coach or assistant coach.
• Able to relate to young people positively.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid and emergency action plans.
• Meet requirements for public school employment.
• Able to travel between buildings.

Responsibilities

• Coach students in game strategies and techniques.
• Motivate students to develop an appreciation of the sport.
• Teach stunts and tumbling with safe progressions.
• Ensure safety and fair, sportsmanlike conduct in practices and performances.

Skills

Sport knowledge

Coaching experience

CPR/First Aid

Safety procedures

Youth engagement

Education

High school diploma

Job description

POSITION: CHEER COACH - MIDDLE SCHOOL

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

FTE STATUS: 1.0 (SEASONAL)

REPORTS TO: Athletic Director/Principal

DATE: 10/20/2026

SUMMARY

Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a high school diploma
• Knowledge of the sport
• Understanding of scoring rubrics and regulations to design routines that maximize a team's specific strengths
• Ability to prepare students to participate in the sport in a competitive and sportsmanlike way.
• Ability to teach stunts and tumbling through safe, step-by-step progressions, ensuring athletes master basics before attempting advanced skills.
• Consistently promotes fairness, respect, and multiple perspectives in all responsibilities
• Experience as a head coach or assistant coach.
• Relate to young people in a positive manner.
• Meet requirements for public school employment.
• Maintaining constant supervision; staying current with CPR/First Aid and emergency action plans.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Alternative requirements that may be appropriate and acceptable to the Board of Education may be considered. 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is often required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision and the ability to adjust focus. The ability to travel to other buildings is required. The position requires the individual to sometimes work irregular or extended work hours and meet multiple demands from several people.

FUNCTIONS OF POSITION DESCRIPTION

This position description has been prepared to define the general duties of the position, provide examples of work and to detail the required knowledge, skills and ability as well as the acceptable experience and training for the position. The description is not intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the duties of employees under supervision. Lincoln Consolidated Schools retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any portion of this description in its sole judgment.

This position description is not a contract for employment.

Lincoln Consolidated Schools is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Lincoln Consolidated Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, familial status, marital status, genetic information or any legally protected characteristic, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

"The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District."

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