Head Robotics Coach - CVHS

Corvallis School District 509J; Corvallis (OR); On-site; USD 91,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

The Crescent Valley High School Robotics Club, under Corvallis School District 509J, seeks a head coach to guide a student team in design, fabrication, controls, and programming. The role includes fundraising and grants to support travel and competition expenses.

You will lead meetings after school, manage mentors and a student group, and ensure fiscal soundness within school club rules throughout build season.

Qualifications

• Experience or education in engineering, manufacturing, design, business, or education.
• Experience leading youth organizations preferred.
• Ability to motivate students and mentors.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Crescent Valley High School Robotics team operations.
• Manage assistant coach, adult mentors, and students.
• Represent and implement school directives in team activities.
• Coordinate after-school meetings, travel plans, and build-season hours.
• Lead fundraising, budgeting, and grants to sustain activities.
• Recruit mentors and assign roles that fit skills and interests.
• Foster an inclusive learning environment for all students.

Skills

Youth leadership

Mentor engagement

Team management

Communication

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/Design/Business/Education experience

Job description

Contract Status: Seasonal (Temporary)

FLSA Status: Seasonal (Non Permanent)

Start Date: 2026/2027 School Year

Calendar: N/A

Stipend: $8157.- $9380.,depending on years of experience

Notes

• Open until filled with earliest review of application on August 17th, 2026.

Qualifications/ Expectations

• Experience or education in Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, Business, or Education is preferred. Experience in leading youth organizations is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability or desire to create positive rapport with students, parents, mentors and staff members who interact with the team.
• Maintain high ethical and professional standards.
• Ability to motivate and inspire students and adult mentors.
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills in previous positions.
• Ability to create processes to aid the management of the group.

Requirements Upon Hiring

• Current First Aid Certified-can be completed upon hiring
• All certifications required by the school district
• Track record with solution-based problem-solving.

Responsibilities

The goal of CVHS Robotics Club is to teach students design, fabrication, controls, programming, business, and problem-solving in a real-world setting. Traditionally the team has chosen to compete in the First Robotics Competition. Competition provides a focus for the team to design around and how to work as a team - both within their own team and with other teams. CVHS Robotics Club is self-funded and needs to fundraise and write grants. The head coach needs to ensure that the team is fiscally sound.

Responsibilities include -

• Ensure the ongoing success of the Crescent Valley High School Robotics team within the parameters and constraints of the school club rules. Manages assistant coach, adult volunteer mentors, and a team of students.
• Represent and manage the directives of the school.
• Attend most meetings and events and if they cannot, ensure a responsible CVHS staff member is present. The team meets after school for 2 or 3 hours twice per week after school during most of the school year, with increased hours during Build Season (Jan-Feb).
• Work with parent volunteers to ensure on travel plans since most competitions and some events require traveling as a team
• Fundraising and Budgeting Robotics depends on fundraising, including grants, sponsorships, and donations to pay expenses, including travel. The head coach is responsible for creating and managing a financial plan.
• Recruit mentors and students and find the best roles for them that match their interests and skills and contribute to the success of the team.
• Robotics coaches must create and encourage a learning environment for students of all genders, races, and backgrounds, where every student has the opportunity to learn and contribute to their full potential.

NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Additionally, interviews will be scheduled electronically through TalentEd Recruit & Hire, using the email you have provided on your application. Please be sure to check email and your Recruit & Hire account regularly.

The Corvallis School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, citizenship, color, disability, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, parental or marital status, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities, and provides equal access to designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding discrimination: Rynda Gregory, Human Resources Administrator and Title IX Coordinator: [e-mail], 971-217-6309; Byron Bethards, Student Growth and Experience Director, Title II Oversight and Complaints, and ADA Complaints: [e-mail]

El Distrito Escolar de Corvallis no discrimina en base a la edad, nacionalidad, color, discapacidad, expresión de género, identidad de género, origen nacional, situación de los padres o de su estado civil, raza, religion, sexo u orientación sexual en sus programas y actividades, y proporciona igualdad de acceso a los grupos de jóvenes designados. Las siguientes personas han sido designadas para atender las consultas relacionadas con la discriminación: Rynda Gregory, Administradora de Recursos Humanos y Coordinadora de Título IX: [e-mail], 971-217-6309; Byron Bethards, Director de Crecimiento y Experiencia Estudiantil y Supervisora y Quejas del Título II y Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés): [e-mail]