Middle School - Boys Soccer Assistant Coach

Reading School District l Reading, Pa.; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 2,000 - 5,000; Full time

Job summary

The Reading School District is seeking a Middle School Assistant Coach to supervise student athletes and promote safe, positive participation in athletics. The role emphasizes teaching education through athletics, aligning with PIAA and district policies, and fostering school pride.

Responsibilities include staying current with coaching methods, ensuring safety, and coordinating with staff, officials, and community partners.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Preferable experience supervising athletics, recreation, education, or related fields.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise student athletes
• Stay current with coaching rules, techniques, schemes, and best practices
• Monitor student-athletes to prevent injuries
• Place student-athletes in positions to succeed in their sport and life
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication with staff, officials, and community
• Ensure safety measures and proper equipment handling
• Attend all trainings and staff meetings
• Work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Verify eligibility by PIAA and Reading School District policies
• Secure equipment and facilities after each usage
• Communicate with admin, safe schools, custodial, and police as needed
• Engage with youth groups to promote participation growth
• Be a good role model to student-athletes
• Support all Reading School District athletics

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Supervise students

Diversity awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Title: Middle School Assistant Coach

Reports To: Director of Athletics & High School Head Coach

Salary: Stipend (set by coaches pay scale)

Position Goal

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating a safe and positive atmosphere that welcomes and respects all individuals while promoting and maintaining safe conditions in accordance with PIAA, league, sports medicine and RSD policies/procedures. Furthermore the candidate will be responsible for assisting student-athletes to establish a life after high school while instilling Red Knight pride, connecting with youth programs, teaching education through athletics, and fundraising.

Qualifications

• Must be a minimum age of 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Preferable experience working in a supervision role in athletics, recreation, education, or related fields.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including the ability to effectively communicate with adults and students in a diverse work environment.

Essential Functions

• Supervise student athletes
• Stay current with current rules, coaching techniques, schemes, and best practices
• Monitor student-athletes to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Place student-athletes in positions to succeed not only in their sport, but also in life
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills including communication skills with sports medicine staff, game workers, officials, media, students, parents, spectators, and facility staff.
• Ensures that all possible safety measures are observed, including taking proper care of equipment and proper surveillance of program participants.
• Attend all training sessions and any additional staff meetings.
• Work flexible hours including off season training, early mornings, afternoon/evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Verify student-athletes are eligible by PIAA and Reading School District Athletic policies.
• Secure equipment and facilities after each usage
• Communicate with RSD admin, safe schools, custodial services and/or RPD as needed.
• Communicate with youth groups and foster participation growth
• Be a good role model to student-athletes
• Support all RSD athletics

Physical Requirements

• Physically perform all skills required of a coach.
• Hear noises and distress signals in a crowded athletic facility.
• Able to withstand extreme weather conditions
• Able to lift at least 20 pounds.