Volunteer Athletic Coach - Lead Student-Athlete Development

Young World Physical Education; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; Full time

Job description

Volunteer Coach (Multiple Positions) - HHS (2026-2027 School Year)

Harrisonburg City Public Schools HARRISONBURG HIGH SCHOOL - Harrisonburg, Virginia

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Primary Function: Organizes, coordinates, and promotes a comprehensive athletic program that is designed to meet the needs and interests of the school community. Provides ethical leadership, coaching instruction, motivation of student athletes and staff to maintain a successful athletic program.

Qualifications

• Completion of CPR and First Aid training or enrollment in current CPR and First Aid training
• Completion of VHSL Coaches Education requirements
• Proficiency in public speaking and written communication to express and/or exchange ideas
• Emotionally mature, objective, and sensitive to people and their concerns. Able to handle responsibility, work independently, and maintain collaborative working relationships with students, families, administration, co-workers and community agencies

Reports To: Principal and Director of Student Activities

Essential Functions

• Complies and supports the rules, regulations, and policies of the school and division, the Virginia High School League, and district and regional councils
• Assumes responsibility for and participates in staff development and training to keep materials, supplies, and skills up-to-date
• Assists in maintaining high academic and behavioral standards for all student athletes
• Monitors academic performance of athletes and ensures academic assistance and follow-up is provided for athletes that need it
• Supervises, directs, coordinates, and monitors student athletes
• Assists the Director of Student Activities (DSA) and principal in the hiring and/or retention of assistant coaches
• Assists students in communication with prospective college coaches and provides letters of recommendation as requested
• Directs, supervises, and evaluates regularly the performance of all assistant coaches of the respective sport
• Develops high moral and cohesiveness within the athletic staff
• Works cooperatively with the athletic director to assure proper insurance coverage for all athletes
• Collaborates with other head athletic coaches to operate a well-balanced activities program
• Interacts with student athletes, teachers, parents, and the community to build enthusiasm and program support
• Establishes procedures for communicating with parents/guardians
• Fosters among the participants and spectators an appreciation of the values of athletics, a desire to win, an attitude of good sportsmanship, and a sense of pride in self, team, school, and community
• Organizes and monitors fundraising activities and fulfills all duties associated with program fundraisers
• Directs the training, conditioning, and performance of the varsity athletic team and leads, supervises, and assists the assistant coaches in their efforts with teams assigned to them
• Organizes, develops, and implements off-season strength and conditioning program
• Acts as a positive influence upon the behavior of members of his/her athletic staff and teams
• Is present and personally directs the team at all varsity contests and as many junior varsity and freshmen contests as possible; responsible for the supervision of his/her athletes at postseason competition
• Advises the DSA regarding the preparation of schedules for his/her respective sport
• Advises the DSA in the selection and performance evaluations of officials
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
• Recommends to the DSA the type and amount of equipment and supplies needed to conduct the sports program and provides inventory and care of equipment
• Advises the DSA of the condition of athletic facilities and needs for preparation and maintenance
• Assists the DSA to ensure that lists of all players eligible for athletic contests are prepared and maintained under rules of the VHSL
• Recommends to the DSA and/or principal the removal of athletes from the team(s) when program or eligibility regulations have not been met
• Ensures that all athletes have undergone and passed medical examinations before the regular practice season begins
• Understands the Emergency Action Plan and instructs participants in safety procedures as needed
• Ensures availability of a properly supplied first aid kit and emergency care cards at all times
• Organizes a system for encouraging students to try out for his/her team and develops and recruits equipment managers, scorekeepers, statisticians, ball runners, etc. for all teams
• Collects and keeps on file records, statistics, news items, and photographs for the athletic teams under his/her supervision
• Recommends to the athletic director those students who qualify for a varsity letter or junior varsity/freshman certificate
• Participates in the awards program(s) as required by building administration
• Attends all required meetings
• Responds to media, telephone, email, and in-person requests, inquiries and questions in a professional, polite, and responsive manner
• Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities and respects the worth, dignity, and individual differences of others

Physical Demands

Duties performed typically in settings related to athletics and include, but are not limited to: gymnasiums, sport fields, locker rooms, activity buses, weight rooms, and other home and away recreational areas. Frequent walking, stooping, standing, lifting up to approximately 50 pounds, and occasional lifting of equipment/objects weighing in excess of 75 pounds. Other physical activities are required. Travel with students, coaches, trainers, and teams on athletic related trips is required. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for determining injuries/illnesses; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions, noise and hazards. Occasional movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices may be required. Contact with athletic coaches, athletic trainers, administration, staff, and parents is required. Contact with medical professionals may be required. Frequent contact with parents by phone and in person is necessary.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and meet the physical demands.

EVALUATION

The Principal in conjunction with the Director of Student Activities will evaluate performance on the ability and effectiveness in carrying out the above responsibilities.

The Harrisonburg City School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment. Discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, gender, age, disability or marital status is prohibited. Personnel decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Position Type

Temporary

Contact Information

• Harrisonburg City Public Schools HR Department
• One Court Square
• Harrisonburg , Virginia 22801
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]