Varsity Track Head Coach

Gary Community School Corporation; Gary (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Gary Community School Corporation is seeking a dedicated Athletics/Activities/Coaching professional. The role focuses on coaching participants, planning in-season practice schedules, and ensuring safety and proper documentation for all athletic activities.

The position requires high school diploma or equivalent with coaching expertise, and strong communication skills to liaise with students, parents, staff, and the community.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sports medicine and emergency health/policies.
• Ability to oversee safety conditions of facilities.
• Oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coaches participants in sport-specific skills.
• Plans and schedules in-season practices.
• Maintains attendance forms and insurance records.
• Holds pre-season meetings with parents and athletes.
• Manages equipment inventory and safety checks.
• Assists with transportation and attends contests.
• Verifies athlete eligibility and turns in rosters.

Skills

Discipline enforcement

Communication skills

Safety oversight

Education

High school diploma or equivalent; coaching expertise

Job description

• Position Type:
  Athletics/Activities/ Coaching
  
• Date Posted:
  9/4/2026
  

PURPOSE STATEMENT

To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by this position.

Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.

Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season.

Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms, as appropriate.

Maintains necessary attendance forms, insurance records and similar paperwork.

Holds a pre-season parents meeting to explain all rules.

Holds a pre-season meeting with all perspective athletes.

Attends and runs an organized practice on all scheduled practice dates.

Helps prepare for home contests.

Attends all contests unless an emergency arises.

Turns in a roster to the athletic secretary during the pre-season.

Checks on the eligibility of all athletes before the first event.

Determines and turns in transportation needs.

Prepares and turns in an inventory of all equipment, making sure that the records of equipment are accurate for equipment retrieval/collection.

Conducts an off-season conditioning program (weights, running or workouts).

Inspects each facility prior to use to ensure the safety of the athletes.

Checks to make sure that all participants have physicals on file and have paid their insurance fees.

Ensures that copies of all team rules and award criteria for all levels are on file in the athletic director's office.

Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.

Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective working environment.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Students.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of:

All aspects of the sports medicine program and of emergency health and injury policies.

Skill in:

Enforcing discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, establishing and overseeing penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.

Ability to:

Oversee the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times when students are present.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalent.Must have expertise in the coaching area being taught. Must have the ability to communicate using good command of oral and written communication skills and work well with students, parents, staff, and community.

CERTIFICATION

Coaches should, whenever possible, be regularly certified to teach in Indiana schools. Any non-teaching coach employed by a school, who does not hold a valid teaching license, shall complete a certified coaches education course prior to being employed for a second year. Head Football and Basketball coaches must hold a valid Indiana teaching license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here 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.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.