Description

The Academy is currently hiring a Head High School Cheer Coach.

The Academy of Charter Schools Is…

The Academy of Charter Schools is a public PK-12 school of choice located in Westminster, Colorado. We pair a rigorous, content-rich curriculum with opportunities to explore strengths and passions to achieve the highest standards for all. Our mission is to help all students grow into college ready, exemplary citizens by combining academic mastery with personal empowerment to drive lifelong success. We serve our full community by intentionally developing a school culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Our approach to vertically aligning the full educational experience for our students from youngest to oldest centers around three notions – Prepare, Explore, and Empower – that keep us grounded in The Academy’s mission and vision as we set priorities and make decisions that impact instruction and school culture.

Academy Employees Are…

At The Academy, employees embody our mission, vision, and values every day. They guide and support staff to prepare students for academic mastery by delivering evidence-based curricula; they collaborate with students, staff, and families to design student-centered learning experiences that create opportunities to explore strengths and passions; and they support the implementation of social-emotional skills lessons that empower students to become leaders of their own learning. Academy employees work hard to provide an engaging, inclusive, and joyful learning environment. They embrace relationships and positive communication with a diverse community of students, staff, and families while helping maintain a culture of high expectations for all. Experience in school environments, strong people skills, and ability to work within a team is required.

What Makes a Good Academy Employee?

The Academy is looking for committed leaders who are prepared to perform at a high level in a demanding environment. Some of the characteristics that make for a successful employee at The Academy include: 

• A people-first, relationship-focused orientation
• A growth mindset
• A belief that ALL children can achieve at high levels
• A passion for contributing to overall school success by working alongside and supporting others
• A creative, innovative, and caring attitude
• A spirit of openness, trust, and kindness
• A dedication to data-driven practices
• A highly motivated work ethic and willingness to tackle challenges
• Comfort with being flexible
• A sense of humor

At The Academy, we know that diversity makes us stronger and challenges us to think differently every day. The Academy provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or disability.

The online application should include a cover letter and resume. 

• Copy of two current letters of recommendation and current certifications are highly recommended but not required with initial application
• Experience in the sport is required and experience as a coach is preferred
• Stipend of $5,000.00 /$2,500.00 per fall and winter season
• Stipend will be paid at the end of the season
• PERA Retirement Benefits
• Responsibility to verify experience rests with employee
• Existing Academy teachers and staff, please talk to your Principal/Supervisor first to make sure they do not have any issues or concerns with you coach

Visit our website at www.theacademyk12.org. The Academy’s comprehensive benefits package includes a number of different plans for full-time employees. Refer to Employee Benefits Enrollment Guide for details at https://www.theacademyk12.org/about-us/working-for-us. Information on employee paid leave is also available at this same location.

SUMMARY: Responsible for providing for a safe and secure school environment, fostering an optimal learning environment and acting as a deterrent to unsafe or poor behavior by patrolling the field, monitoring student behavior, enforcing school, District, and CHSAA policies, intervening in physical encounters, monitoring visitors, reporting unsafe or unhealthy conditions and assisting administrators and/or public officials with emergency or investigative situations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 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.

1. Enforce The Academy, District and CHSAA regulations and policies, and act as a deterrent to unsafe or poor behavior by providing high visibility walking and surveying common areas, grounds and parking lots.
2. Monitor student behavior for infractions of safety regulations, weapons, tobacco, and substance abuse rules.
3. Discuss/mediate infractions with students; provide written accounts of unacceptable behavior/incidents to Athletic Director.
4. Communicate results of disciplinary process to parents. Meet with parents and students when required by disciplinary procedures and outcomes.
5. Monitor students inside and outside of the building. 
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience with coaching.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Current CPR, First Aid and AED certifications.
• 1 year registered CHSAA or PERM Coach certification required. 
• Current CHSAA certifications required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:

• Knowledgeable in sport.
• Common sense, problem solving, mediation skills and mature attitude.
• Ability to respond to hostile situations and intervene in physical altercations.
• Ability to work with large groups of students, including students with special needs.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities. 
• Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations. 
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Authorizer policies and building and department procedures.
• Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE:

• Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers and peripherals. 
• Operating knowledge of information technology systems and any other department specific software and equipment required within 2 months after entering position. 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS & DIRECTION/GUIDANCE:

• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring the behavior and safety of students on school grounds.

Reports to: Athletic Director

Direct reports: # of EMPLOYEES

Assistant Coaches 0 - 8

BUDGET AND/OR RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY:

• Provide Athletic Director all purchase information, before any monies are spent. Final authorizer is the Athletic Director.
• Employee is responsible for accuracy of cash collections and funds security.
• Follow all fundraising requirements as outlined by the Finance Department.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below 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.