Head Baseball Coach

Washington County Schools (TN); Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington County Schools (TN) seeks a Middle School Head Coach to lead athletic programs, coordinate practices, and supervise contests to foster student growth in skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

The role requires evaluating players, organizing tryouts, and ensuring eligibility while collaborating with school leadership to promote a positive athletic culture across teams.

Qualifications

• Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma.
• At least one year of experience preferred, but not required with training.
• Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Holds tryouts for team prospects and encourages participation.
• Assesses skills, determines team members and positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule to provide individual and team development.
• Coaches and instructs players on rules, equipment, and techniques.
• Monitors academic performance to ensure eligibility.
• Models sportsmanship and reflects appropriate conduct toward players, officials, and spectators.
• Communicates with the Principal and Athletic Director regarding policies and issues.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data, and inventory records.

Skills

Physical endurance

Team leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Student supervision

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma;
• At least one (1) year of experience is preferred, but not required, so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed; and
• Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Role:

Middle School Head Coach

Education/Experiences

• Not less than a high school education or general equivalency diploma;
• At least one (1) year of experience is preferred, but not required, so that with appropriate training, service may be provided in the specific role for which employed; and
• Meets necessary health and physical qualifications.

Summary:

Manage and supervise athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Holds tryouts for team prospects and encourages students to participate.
• Assesses skills and determines team members and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Coaches and instructs players, individually and in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are maintained.
• Models sportsmanship-like behavior and reflects appropriate conduct towards players, school community, officials, and spectators regarding policies, procedures, performances, and problems.
• Communicates with the Principal and Athletic Director regarding policies, procedures, performances, and problems.
• Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, physicals, equipment/uniform inventory, and other related records.

Physical Demands

This job requires lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs or more.

Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

• Pushing and/or pulling
• Climbing
• Stooping, kneeling and/or crawling
• Reaching
• Talking
• Hearing
• Seeing

Vocational Preparation

The required vocational preparation may come from any of the following:

• Vocational education
• Apprentice training
• On-the-job training
• Essential experience in other jobs

Temperament (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.
• Adaptability to dealing with students.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

Capacity And Ability Requirements

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying ptj.nciples. Ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully.
• Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
• Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

Work Conditions

Normal working environment.

General Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.