DESCRIPTION:  The primary duty of the head coach is to foster a positive culture within the program that puts the student athlete’s wellbeing above all else.  Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in practice, game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition.  The head coach motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport and strives to ensure that each student athlete’s social, academic and athletic potential is maximized. 

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, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

1. Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.
2. Must possess a thorough knowledge of the rules regulations, strategies and techniques of the sport.
3. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators, parents and students.
4. Some experience as a soccer coach or assistant coach at the high school or college level preferred.

Desired Qualifications

Bilingual in Spanish

Reports to:

Athletic Director, Building Principal and/or the Superintendent

Supervises:

No direct reports.

RESOPNSIBILITIES:

1. Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
2. Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions.
3. Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
4. Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
5. Assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary.
6. Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment and techniques of the sport.
7. Observes players during competition and practice to determine the needs for individual and team improvement.
8. Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
9. Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
10. Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.
11. Follow established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
12. Conference with parents/guardians, as necessary regarding the athletic performance of their student.
13. Follow state, regional and district regulations governing the athletic program.
14. Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials and spectators.
15. Acts as a team representative and promotes the sport by communicating with the news media, booster clubs, service clubs and other organizations.
16. Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance and requisitioning of equipment supplies and uniforms.
17. Works with the athletic director to develop a policy for awards and submits a list of award winners at the end of the season.
18. Participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, award nights and pep assemblies.
19. Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory and other related records.
20. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
21. Attends staff development meetings, clinics and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
22. Preforms any other related duties as assigned by the Athletic Director, Building Principal and/or the Superintendent.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

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 essential functions.  Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone; see and read a computer screen as well as printed materials with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Experience in a rural school district working with a diversified population.  Coaching, club and advisory positions available.

Terms of Employment

Consistent with district policies and current Collective Bargaining Agreement. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The High School Head Coach will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Athletic Director, Building Principal and/or the Superintendent.  Warden School District reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Evaluation

Evaluation of this position will be consistent with State and district requirements.

Physical and Environmental Requirements of the Position:

The physical demands and work environment 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.

The employee must lift and/or move 25 to 50 pounds, and may assist, move, or retrain students with greater weight when required to intervene in student safety issues.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, lift, carry, move about, hear and speak. Employee may be required to perform extensive work at a computer display terminal.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, or consistent with the subject being taught, but can be abnormally loud on occasion.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals commonly used in instruction and/or cleaning.  It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties. The employee may be exposed to infectious disease as carried by students.

The employee may be required to travel in school owned or leased vehicles while supervising and assisting students.

The Warden School District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, families with children, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a disabled person, Viet Nam or more recent veteran status and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  This holds true for all district employment and opportunities.  Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district’s Title IX/RCW 28A.640 compliance officer, Courtney McCoy, and Section 504/ADA coordinator, Jolinda Davis, at 101 W. Beck Way, Warden, WA  98857.  Telephone (509) 349-2311 ext, 1580.

El Distrito Escolar de Warden cumple con todas las reglas y regulaciones federales y estatales y no discrimina por razones de edad, raza, credo, color, origen nacional, sexo, orientación sexual, estado civil, las familias con niños, la presencia de cualquier discapacidad sensorial, mental o física o el uso de un perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio por una persona con una discapacidad, Vietnam o estado veterano más reciente y proporciona igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. Esto es cierto para todo el empleo y las oportunidades del distrito. Las preguntas sobre los procedimientos de cumplimiento y / o quejas pueden ser dirigidas a Courtney McCoy, la oficial de cumplimiento título IX / RCW 28A.640 del distrito escolar,  y a la coordinadora de la Sección 504/ADA, Jolinda Davis, al 101 W. Beck Way, Warden, WA 98857. Teléfono (509) 349-2311 extensión 1580.