High School Athletics Director: Lead Programs & Success

CPS; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) seeks a Licensed School Athletic Director to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive high school athletics program. You will serve as the on-site administrator, manage safety, and coordinate facilities, transportation, and events.

The role requires overseeing budgets, contracts, and staff, while ensuring compliance with board policies, Title IX, and district regulations.

Qualifications

• Oversee development and implementation of a comprehensive high school athletics program.
• Manage district safety protocols and student discipline incidents on-site.
• Administer the extracurricular athletic programs, activities, and events.
• Maintains files and records required by policy, regulation, law, and best practice (player records, eligibility, transfers).
• Responds to information requests from OSA, IHSA, FOIA, Title IX, law office, colleges for recruiting, press releases.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes valid PEL and Administrative Endorsement / PK–12 Principal Endorsement to support Principal
• Provides on-site coverage for athletic practices, games, and events
• Oversee district safety and security protocols and promptly resolve student discipline incidents on-site
• Serves as the primary on-site administrator in the absence of school leadership to manage building access, facilities oversight, and secure lockup
• Administers the extracurricular athletic programs, activities, and events
• Maintains files and records required by policy, regulation, law, and best practice
• Responds to requests for information
• Implements board policies and advises the administration on regulatory matters related to athletics
• Assess department needs through consultation with students, staff, and parents
• Maintains and ensures that all eligibility reports and lists of participation are submitted on a weekly basis
• Develops and updates team schedules on all school platforms for public viewing
• Oversees transportation for all team travel
• Develops a school safety plan for every home venue
• Oversees the implementation of the insurance program covering school athletes
• Complete incident reports for minor to traumatic injuries
• Organizes plans and coordinates departmental awards, including recognition of alumnus and staff
• Coordinates athletic public or special events
• Monitors and supports the academic performance of student-athletes
• Oversees ISP process for at-risk student-athletes
• Develops academic support mechanisms for student-athletes
• Directs and coordinates the fiscal operations within the department in consultation with the principal
• Supports the principal in athletics-related fiscal planning and budgeting
• Assists in preparing, monitoring, and managing the athletics budget and purchasing
• Recommends capital improvements and negotiated contract agreements
• Formulates specifications to be incorporated into contracts and bids
• Serves as a consultant in the selection of supplies and materials
• Supervises all ticket sales and fundraising events of the athletic programs
• Administers the receipt and disbursement of student activity funds
• Assists OSA with hiring and payment of coaching staff
• Supervises and guides the planning and execution of all parent volunteer organizations
• Creates the schedules for all operations and activities within the departments
• Issues timely announcements of upcoming events and deadlines
• Schedules and pays officials, trainers, ticket takers, announcers, clock operators, and police
• Hire, schedule, and supervise lifeguards for aquatic sports; coordinate timely payment
• Arranges transportation for athletic contest participants
• Verifies each athlete’s eligibility for participation
• Arranges all details of visiting teams’ needs
• Provides for emergency health care and first aid treatment
• Arranges field, gymnasium, and aquatics center practice schedules
• arrangements for summer programs and non-school use of playing fields and facilities
• Manages contracts for every athletic contest
• Coordinates with CPS for stadium usage
• Coordinates with CPS to execute IGAs for athletic facilities
• Recommends and evaluates staff

Education

PEL and Administrative Endorsement / PK–12 Principal Endorsement

Job description

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) seeks a Licensed School Athletic Director to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive high school athletics program. You will serve as the on-site administrator, manage safety, and coordinate facilities, transportation, and events.

The role requires overseeing budgets, contracts, and staff, while ensuring compliance with board policies, Title IX, and district regulations.