NF/Classified MS Softball Assistant Coach

Hamilton County Department of Education; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lake Academy of Fine Arts in Chattanooga, TN, is seeking coaches who are initiative-driven, coachable, and team players. The role includes ensuring compliance with state health-safety policies, maintaining annual concussion and cardiac arrest certificates, and completing NFHS coaching and safety courses.

This position emphasizes ongoing professional development and adherence to athletic association requirements, with annual updates for safety certifications and course completions.

Qualifications

• Must take NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching and First Aid, Health, & Safety courses prior to starting.
• ASEP Coaching course completed before May 15, 2013 not required.
• NFHS Heat Illness Prevention course must be completed annually.
• NFHS COVID-19 Course must be completed.

Responsibilities

• State Health & Safety laws and policies (link provided).
• Maintain concussion certificate on file annually.
• Maintain Sudden Cardiac Arrest certificate on file annually.
• Comply with TSSAA/TMSAA requirements.
• When applicable, keep Fundamentals of Coaching certificate on file.
• When applicable, keep First Aid, Health, & Safety certificate on file.
• New: NFHS Heat Illness Prevention course on file annually.
• New: NFHS COVID-19 Course on file.

Skills

Initiative

Coachable

Flexible

Student-focused

Collaborative

Team players

Job description

Overview

East Lake Academy of Fine Arts is a 6-8 magnet school located in Chattanooga, TN. We are a community school and offer a wide range of activities before and after school for our students including aquaponics and Tech Goes Home. We work on building capacity and preparing future leaders for promotion opportunities.

Overview

East Lake Academy of Fine Arts is a 6-8 magnet school located in Chattanooga, TN. We are a community school and offer a wide range of activities before and after school for our students including aquaponics and Tech Goes Home. We work on building capacity and preparing future leaders for promotion opportunities.

We support our teachers through a new teacher mentor program with informal support and feedback. We have monthly opportunities for professional development including technology, classroom management, and curriculum planning. Our teachers enjoy stipends for extra planning before and after school and on weekends.

We are looking for teachers who take initiative and who are coachable, flexible, student-focused, collaborative, and team players.

Responsibilities

Non-faculty Coaches and Classified Employee Coaches must complete the NFHS “Fundamentals of Coaching” and “First Aid, Health, & Safety for Coaches” courses prior to assuming the position. Coaches who have successfully completed the ASEP Coaches Education Course prior to May 15, 2013, will not be required to take the NFHS courses.

• State Law (link- https://tssaa.org/health-safety-policies )
• School Level AD should keep concussion Certificate- Copy on file every year.
• School Level AD should keep Sudden Cardiac Arrest Certificate- Copy on file every year.
• TSSAA/TMSAA (link- https://tssaa.org/health-safety-policies )
• When applicable, completion of "Fundamentals of Coaching"- Copy on file.
• When applicable, completion of "First Aid, Health, & Safety"- Copy on file.
• NEW - When applicable, completion of “NFHS Heat Illness Prevention” course- Copy on file every year. Link: https://nfhslearn.com/courses?utf8=%E2%9C%93&searchText=heat+
• NEW - All Coaches must complete the NFHS COVID-19 Course. Link: https://nfhslearn.com/courses/covid-19-for-coaches-and-administrators