Inspiring High School Dive Coach — Shape Student-Athletes

South Spencer County Sch Corp School District; Indiana (PA); On-site; AUD 28,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

South Spencer High School is seeking a dedicated High School Dive Coach to lead the dive program and promote education-based athletics on campus. You will work closely with the Athletic Director and Principal to plan practices, organize events, and mentor student-athletes while maintaining safety and sportsmanship across activities.

The candidate should demonstrate strong relationship-building with staff, parents, and community members, and be committed to developing athletes at all levels

Qualifications

• High School diploma.
• Able to provide proper instruction to the team in an education-based environment.
• Positive role model.
• Coaching experience at the high school or college level is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ability to build personal and professional relationships with administration, teachers, coaches, student-athletes, parents, and community members.
• Prepares for and coordinates practices and events, maintains and inventories equipment, encourages player development at all levels, and makes recommendations to the Athletic Director.
• The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, energetic, and enthusiastic about promoting education-based athletics.
• Accept and implement the co‐curricular philosophy of South Spencer High School.
• Follows the rules and regulations of the school, the PAC conference, and the IHSAA.
• View the rules interpretation meeting held by the IHSAA.
• Maintain a membership in the appropriate coaches association and participate so that our school has representation.
• Attend clinics, seminars, and in‐service programs in order to improve coaching skills and to stay current with new trends in coaching, training, conditioning, and safety procedures.
• Attend school, conference, and section coaches meetings.
• Give input about and then carry out the interscholastic schedule as drawn up by the Athletic Director.
• Organize, schedule, and supervise practice sessions.
• Submit and verify transportation requests for scrimmages, practices, and events.
• Supervise the use of equipment in your sport.
• Regularly inspect equipment and facilities to ensure the safety of each student athlete.
• Responsible for reporting scores and disseminating team information for publicity.
• Participate in pre and post season meetings with the Athletic Director. The post‐season meeting will serve as an evaluation conference.
• Delegate responsibility to the assistant coaches as appropriate.
• Work to develop continuity between the community and school programs.
• Maintains appropriate supervision of his/her program at all times (locker rooms, practices, events, bus rides, etc.). Supervises any and all space used by athletes while they are present.
• Assures that the program at all times will reflect proper attitude and conduct at home or away.
• Encourages young men and women to participate in sports and other co‐curricular athletics other than his/her own but does not attempt to influence the specific sport or activity.
• Establish and use a system of communication to athletes and parents that will include explanation of program policies, awards, procedures, goals, and schedules.
• Has responsibility for the end of season awards programs.
• Represent the school in a professional manner in demeanor, language, and conduct (based on standards established by the Athletic Director).
• All other duties as assigned by the Athletic Director.

Skills

Coaching

Instruction

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Job description

South Spencer High School is seeking a dedicated High School Dive Coach to lead the dive program and promote education-based athletics on campus. You will work closely with the Athletic Director and Principal to plan practices, organize events, and mentor student-athletes while maintaining safety and sportsmanship across activities.

The candidate should demonstrate strong relationship-building with staff, parents, and community members, and be committed to developing athletes at all levels