Varsity Boys Assistant Wrestling Coach

Kentwood Public Schools; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentwood Public Schools in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Varsity Boys Assistant Wrestling Coach to support the head coach in building a competitive, student-centered program.

You will mentor athletes, enforce safety and discipline, develop skills, and coordinate practice plans. Prior wrestling coaching and knowledge of MHSAA rules are preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of fundamental skills of Wrestling.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent team and interpersonal skills.
• Evidence of high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in personal and professional matters.
• Excellent rapport with Middle School students.
• Exhibit strong leadership and good disciplinary skills.
• Knowledge of MHSAA rules and regulations.
• Develop, implement, and supervise all aspects of a Wrestling program.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and supervise all aspects of the wrestling program.

Skills

Wrestling fundamentals

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ethics and integrity

Rapport with students

Leadership skills

MHSAA rules knowledge

Program development

Diversity awareness

Job description

Position: Varsity Boys Assistant Wrestling Coach

Qualifications

• Knowledge of fundamental skills of Wrestling.


• Previous wrestling coaching experience preferred.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Excellent team and interpersonal skills.


• Evidence of high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in personal and professional matters.


• Excellent rapport with Middle School students.


• Exhibit strong leadership and good disciplinary skills.


• Knowledge of MHSAA rules and regulations.


• Develop, implement, and supervise all aspects of a Westling program.


• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described 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 functions.


• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.


• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.


• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in its employment decisions or the provision of services.