PLE Academic Team Head Coach

Garrard; Paint Lick (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Garrard County Schools in Kentucky is seeking a PLE Academic Team Head Coach to lead interscholastic athletic programs. The role focuses on promoting sports, organizing practices, teaching core skills, and ensuring safety and sportsmanship across teams.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, coaching certification, and a current first aid/CPR certification, along with a criminal background check.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED per Kentucky law.
• Successful completion of coaching certification is required.
• Criminal background check and current First Aid/CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Coach in multiple interscholastic athletic programs at the secondary level.
• Plan and supervise practices and develop player skills.
• Promote sports within schools and community and ensure safety policies.

Skills

Coaching

Sports program planning

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Applications will be accepted
Friday, September 18, 2026 12:00 AM -
Friday, October 2, 2026 11:59 PM
(Eastern Standard Time)

PLE Academic Team Head Coach

Job Description

GARRARD COUNTY SCHOOLS

Job Description

CLASS TITLE: HEAD COACH

EXEMPT STATUS: Exempt

APPROVED: February 23, 2021 Order #2021-148

BASIC FUNCTION:

Coach in various secondary school interscholastic athletic programs

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Promote sports in the schools and community.
• Plan the assigned athletic program.
• Organize and supervise practices.
• Teach individual fundamental skills, team play, team strategy and rules and regulations of the game.
• Teach good sportsmanship and self-control.
• Check eligibility of participants, including insurance coverage and parent consent.
• Provide students a proper role model, emotional support, patience, a friendly attitude and general guidance.
• Conduct learning experiences, with small groups of student athletes.
• Recommend the purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms as appropriate for the health, safety and welfare of students athletes.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Fundamentals of various sports.
• Health and safety regulations.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

ABILITY TO:

• Assist coaches on one or more sports.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Read, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: a high school diploma or G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Successful completion of coaching certification, criminal record check, and current certification in first aid and CPR.