Folklorico Dance Instructor

Willcox Unified School District; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Willcox Unified School District is seeking an Athletics/Activities Sponsor to organize and supervise the program, ensuring compliance with district policies and the highest standards of sportsmanship and student welfare.

You will mentor students, coordinate with coaches and staff, manage schedules and events, and promote character development, self-discipline and teamwork through practice, competition and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Ability to organize and supervise a program.
• Experience in assigned activity.
• Substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the activity and openness to new theories and procedures.
• Serve as an appropriate role model for students through instructions and actions.

Responsibilities

• Understand and implement Willcox Unified School District policies for the activity program.
• Know and apply existing system, state and league regulations; interpret them for staff.
• Maintain proper administrative command structure and refer requests through proper channels; attend meetings.
• Establish the fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques to be taught by staff; design conferences, clinics and staff meetings.
• Train and inform staff; encourage professional growth and clinic attendance.
• Delegate duties and evaluate staff performance; monitor morale and cooperation.
• Maintain discipline and handle grievances; support coaches and staff.
• Assist supervisor with scheduling, transportation and event requirements; coordinate with maintenance and office staff.
• Ensure proper documentation for examinations, consent and eligibility; safeguard equipment and facilities.
• Advise on policy and procedural changes; promote safety and best practices.
• Mentor students to develop trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
• Monitor student grades, conduct; provide guidance during travel and practices; supervise rules.
• Direct student managers and assistants; handle discipline and due process when needed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Supervision experience

Role modeling

Knowledge of activity

Job description

• Position Type: Athletics/Activities/ Activity Sponsor
• Date Posted: 10/15/2026
• Location: Special Services

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Has the ability to organize and supervise a program.

2. Has previous successful experience in assigned activity.

3. The applicant must have substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the activity

and, at the same time, must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to

the field.

4. The applicants must serve as an appropriate role model for students through

his/her instructions and actions.

REPORTS TO:

The supervisor, who provides overall objectives and final evaluation in conjunction with the principals.

JOB GOAL:

To instruct students in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training

necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. At the same

time, the applicant must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to socially

acceptable character development, self discipline, self confidence, and pride of

accomplishment in the students. To upgrade his/her knowledge and skills

through clinics, observations, consultation, etc.

GENERAL:

1. The success of programs has a strong influence on the community's

image of the entire system. The public exposure is a considerable

responsibility and community/parent pressure for winning performance is

taxing, but must not override the objectives of good sportsmanship and good

mental health.

2. The position includes other unusual aspect such as extended time, risk injury

factor and due process predicaments.

3. It is the express intent of this job description to give sufficient guidance to

function. In cases not specifically covered, it shall be assumed that a coach

shall exercise common sense and good judgment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Has a thorough knowledge of all the policies approved by the Willcox Unified

Schools' Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation by the entire staff of the

activity program.

2. Has knowledge of existing system, state and league regulations; implements same consistently and

interprets them for staff.

3. Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through

proper channels. Is aware of all public/staff/departmental meetings that require attendance.

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES:

4. Established the fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques to be taught by staff. Designs

conferences, clinics and staff meetings to insure staff awareness of overall program.

5. Trains and informs staff, encourages professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance according

to local clinic policy.

6. Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation and, at season's end, analyzes staff

effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.

7. Maintains discipline, adjusts grievances and works to increase morale and cooperation.

8. Performs such other duties which may be assigned by the athletic supervisor/principal.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

9. Assists the supervisor in scheduling, providing transportation and requirements for tournament

and special activity events.

10. Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled activity events or practices and adheres to

scheduled facility times. Coordinates program with maintenance and school employees.

11. Provides documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations,

parental consent and eligibility.

12. Provides proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.

13. Advises the supervisor and recommends policy, method or procedural changes.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

14. Serves as a mentor to each student to promote the development and demonstration in students

the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

15. Gives constant attention to a student grades and conduct.

16. By his/her presence at all practices and while traveling, provides assistance, guidance and

safeguards for each participant.

17. Provides training rules and any other unique regulations of the activity to each student who is

considered a participant.

18. Initiates programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention and emergencies.

19. Completes paperwork on all disabling student injuries on proper forms and submits to school office

within 24 hours.

20. Directs student managers, assistants and statisticians.

21. Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of

discipline is necessary and contracts parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.

22. Assists students in their college or advanced educational selection.

FINANCE AND EQUIPMENT:

23. Participates in the budgeting function with the supervisor by establishing requirements for the

next season. Recommends equipment guidelines as to type, style, color or technical specifications.

Is responsible for operating within budget appropriations.

24. Is accountable for all equipment and collects the cost of any equipment lost or not returned.

Arranges for issuing, storing and reconditioning of equipment and submits annual inventory and

current records concerning same.

25. Properly marks and identifies all equipment before issuing or storing.

26. Monitors equipment rooms and employee offices, authorizes who may enter, issue or requisition

equipment.

27. Permits the students to only be in authorized areas of the building at the appropriate times.

28. Examines locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on general cleanliness of the

facility. Responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of specific activity equipment.

29. Secures all doors, lights, windows and locks before leaving building if custodians are not on duty.

30. Instills in each student a respect for equipment and school property, its care and proper use.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

31. Organizes parents, students, players and guests for preseason meetings.

32. Promotes the activity within the school through recruiting students who are not in another activity

program and promotes the activity outside the school through news media, little league programs, or in

any other feasible manner.

33. Responsible for the quality, effectiveness and validity of any oral or written release to local media.

34. Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, booster club, parents, officials,

volunteers and fans.

35. Presents information to news media concerning schedules, tournaments and results.