Varsity Cheer Coach — Fall Season Leader & Mentor

Lewiston Public Schools; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 1,500 - 3,500; Full time

Job summary

Lewiston Public Schools in Lewiston, ME seeks a dedicated athletic coach to guide students in skill development, safety, and sportsmanship. The stipend position involves planning in-season practice schedules, coaching individuals, and coordinating with the athletics director to schedule contests.

You will maintain records, enforce discipline, and promote positive public communication about the program to families and the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in physical education, coaching, first-aid, CPR, and sports medicine preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and speaking to students and staff.

Responsibilities

• Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Maintains accurate statistics, records, and results of the season.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, and general information about all aspects of the sport.
• Establishes performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in this sport.
• and is consistent in establishing criteria for eligibility in competition.
• Adheres to a highly efficient and technically sound program of injury prevention and follow up.
• Works closely with the athletics director in scheduling intramural and interscholastic contests.
• Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
• Maintains necessary attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
• Accounts for all equipment or delegates the responsibility.
• Develops a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational ability

Communication

Public speaking

Education

Experience in physical education

Coaching experience

First-aid/CPR/Sports medicine

Job description

Lewiston Public Schools in Lewiston, ME seeks a dedicated athletic coach to guide students in skill development, safety, and sportsmanship. The stipend position involves planning in-season practice schedules, coaching individuals, and coordinating with the athletics director to schedule contests.

You will maintain records, enforce discipline, and promote positive public communication about the program to families and the community.