Scholastic Bowl Coach

Decatur Public Schools District #61; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Decatur Public Schools District #61 is seeking a Scholastic Bowl Advisor for high school and middle school programs. You will recruit, coach, and coordinate teams, organize practice sessions, and align activities with the master calendar.

You will publicize competitions, select students, supervise events, and communicate results to students and families, while ensuring safety and adherence to district policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required from an accredited college/university.
• Building teaching staff preferred.
• Demonstrates organizational ability and interpersonal relations.
• Communicate effectively with all members of the school district and community.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all students are in custody of parent/guardian prior to leaving a scheduled event.
• Publicize the availability of Scholastic Bowl competition, meet with students, and explain procedures, rules, and student responsibility toward the program.
• Select students for the Scholastic Bowl teams.
• Arrange practice sessions for the students and serve as a coach and teacher at the practices.
• Publicize competition results/team scores to the student body.
• Assist in securing Scholastic Bowl judges and other meet workers for home meets.
• Supervise students at all practices/meets.
• Coordinate activities with the master school calendar.
• All meetings are held outside the student attendance hours.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organizational ability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Position Type:
  Schedule B and Additional Duties/ Activity Sponsor
  
• Date Posted:
  10/14/2026
  
• Date Available:
  ASAP
  

TITLE:

Scholastic Bowl Advisor (High School & Middle School)

PURPOSE:

Facilitate student participation in academic competitions. Provide guidance and encouragement to help students profit from their participation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Building teaching staff preferred
• Demonstrates organizational ability and skill in interpersonal relations
• Communicate effectively with all members of the school district and community

REPORTS TO:

Building Administration

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

(The following are the essential fundamentals to include but not limited to the following job duties.)

• Ensure all students are in custody of parent/guardian prior to leaving a scheduled event.
• Publicize the availability of Scholastic Bowl competition, meet with students, and explain the procedures, rules, and student responsibility toward the program.
• Select students for the Scholastic Bowl teams
• Arrange practice sessions for the students and serve as a coach and teacher at the practices.
• Publicize competition results/team scores to the student body.
• Assist in securing Scholastic Bowl judges and other meet workers for home meets.
• Supervise students at all practices/meets.
• Coordinate activities with the master school calendar.
• All meetings are held outside the student attendance hours.

TERMS:

Salary to be based upon Schedule B of collective negotiation bargaining.

EVALUATION:

This position is evaluated annually by the principal using the categories listed in the job description.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use repetitive hand motions, including prolonged use of a computer terminal. The employee is frequently required to sit, see, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus with or without correction.

Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is required to compare, analyze, communicate, coordinate, instruct, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills,compile, and negotiate. The employee frequently is required to compute. The employee occasionally is required to copy.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and a generally hazard free environment.