MVHS Head Varsity Softball Coach - SY 2025/2026

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE

Head Varsity Coach—High School

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid Arizona State Teaching Certificate preferred.
2. Three years of successful high school varsity coaching experience preferred.
3. NFHS Coach Level 1 Certification (NFHS Learning Center).
4. NFHS Bullying, Hazing and Inappropriate Behaviors Course required.
5. Valid Arizona State Fingerprint Clearance Card required.
6. Valid Arizona State Driver License required.
7. Yearly Mini-Bus Driver Training required 30 days after hiring.
8. First-Aid and CPR certification required.
9. Demonstrate interest in and an aptitude for performing the responsibilities of this position.

REPORTS TO

Athletic Director

SUPERVISES

All assistant coaches in the sport for which they are responsible.

JOB GOAL

To help each participating student achieve a level of self-esteem.  To develop a total program in the sport for which they are responsible within the guidelines of the district and departmental philosophy and standards.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Acquaints self with the operation of the total athletic program.

1. Assumes responsibility for appropriate coaching duties.

1. Acquaints self with Arizona Interscholastic Association, 3A North Conference, including training rules and conduct regulations, Kayenta Unified School District athletic handbook policies and rules, and enforces these rules and regulations.

1. Follows all coaching rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, 3A North Conference, Governing Board, and school district.

1. Assumes responsibility for being knowledgeable of all applicable Arizona Interscholastic Association rules and regulations.

1. Provides good leadership, organization, and operation of all teams in the sport.

1. Works with other coaches and assistant coaches of the sport for which they are responsible, to ensure the established program is correctly carried out.

1. Plans, schedules, and carries out a regular program of practice.

1. Participates in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.

1. Sees that each student has a physical card, parent permission card, insurance, and a doctor’s release from any previous athletic injury before receiving equipment and for practicing.

1. Follows First-Aid procedures with all injuries, checks for injuries after each practice and contest.

1. Establishes performance criteria and communicates them to the participants in the sport for which they are responsible.

1. Informs athletes of the requirements for earning an award in the sport.

1. Always enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior as established and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.

1. Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which sport is always conducted.

1. Sees that locker rooms are supervised.

1. Makes sure another coach or the last one out of the locker room each day secures the building and lights are out.

1. Assures return of all items checked out to his/her athletes.

1. Assures that awards are not issued to students who have outstanding equipment.

1. Works with the athletic director in the care and management of equipment; assumes the responsibility of inventory making sure all equipment is checked in at the end of the season of the sport.

1. Submits, with the assistance of the athletic director, inventory, and budget requests of all equipment of that sport to the athletic director within a reasonable amount of time.

1. Informs athletic director of any shortage of equipment ordered.

1. Submits player roster to attendance clerk and teachers so teachers are informed of the whereabouts of students and not count the student athletes absent.

1. Maintains necessary forms as required.

1. Sends all purchase requisitions, scheduling requests, complaints, and details through the athletic director.

1. Meets with athletic director for evaluation and selection of staff.

1. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Seasonal position depending on the sport and salary is addendum contract basis.  The Governing Board will establish salary and work year.

EVALUATION

The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on the Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Revised:  December 14, 2022

Approved:  February 14, 2023