JH Asst. Track Coach

HILLSBORO R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT; Hillsboro (MO); On-site; USD 4,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

HILLSBORO R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking a Jr. High Assistant Track Coach to instruct students in sports techniques and promote their physical development. This seasonal position offers a salary ranging from $4,100 to $4,949 based on experience.

The successful candidate will organize practices, enforce safety rules, and conduct competitions. A Missouri State Teaching Certificate and a minimum of 60 credit hours are preferred qualifications for this role.

Qualifications

• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Effective communication skills both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Instruct students in sports techniques.
• Plan programs for student development.
• Organize and conduct competitions.

Skills

Instruction in individual and team sports

Ability to enforce safety rules

Knowledge of sports techniques

Strong communication skills

Education

Missouri State Teaching Certificate preferred

Minimum 60 credit hours and Missouri Substitute Certificate

Job description

Job Title: Jr. High Assistant Track Coach

Department: Athletic

Reports to: Athletic Director/Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Extra Duty Level 4: $4,100-$4,949 (depending on experience)

Position Schedule: Seasonal

Start Date: 2026-2027

Position Summary

To instruct students in individual or team sports and sport techniques.

Essential Duties

• Plans programs to promote development of students' physical attributes and social skills.


• Teaches individual and team sports to students, utilizing knowledge of sports techniques and physical capabilities of students.


• Instructs students by lecturing, demonstrating, and lecturing on sports topics.


• Explains and enforces safety rules and regulations governing sports and the use of exercise equipment.


• Observes students during practice to detect and correct mistakes.


• Explains score-keeping methods.


• Organizes and conducts competition and tournaments.


• Purchases, displays, maintains, and repairs equipment.


• Establishes and enforces rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.


• Maintains discipline.


• Recognizes students encountering medical, physical and/or psychological problems and refers them to district specialists for assistance as required.

Marginal Duties

• Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, mentor programs and teacher training workshops.


• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.


• Contributes to the decisions made by the District and building regarding budget, facilities, curriculum and personnel well-being.


• Performs additional tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Head Coach.

Evaluation and Job Performance

Coaching evaluation conducted by the Head Coach.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Students.

Qualification Requirements

• Missouri State Teaching Certificate preferred.


• Minimum 60 credit hours and Missouri Substitute Certificate.

Physical Demands

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The job requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear, and occasionally required to sit.

Mental Demands

Ability to maintain confidentiality; communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

Environmental Conditions

Exposed to loud noise levels. Regularly exposed to varying inclement outdoor weather conditions for outside activities.

Potential exposure to hazardous bodily fluids.