Coaching Fall, Winter, and Spring. Temporary Seasonal Positions

DEFINITION Assist each participating student achieve a high level of skill, and appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.   SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Under the supervision of the athletic director, principal or designee.   EXAMPLES OF DUTIES – May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coach individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season.
• Works closely with the athletic director in scheduling intramural and interscholastic contests.
• Recommends purchase of equipment, supplies, and uniforms, as appropriate.
• Maintains necessary attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Establishes performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in his/her sport.
• Enforces discipline and sportsman like behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS   Knowledge of:

• Care and prevention of athletic injuries  
• Basic first aid and emergency procedures  
• Coaching theory  
• Rules and regulations pertaining to the sport or game being coached, the league rules, and at the high school level, regulations of the Calif. Interscholastic Federation.  
• Child psychology, or at  high school level coaching, adolescent psychology

Experience and Training Example: Prior active involvement with youth in a school or community sports program.   Special Requirements

• Valid First Aid certificate
• Valid CPR certificate
• Strong commitment to working with adolescents and parents
• Completion of a college level course, workshop, or seminar that includes instruction on substance abuse prevention and the physical and psychological effects of steroid and human growth hormones.

  Physical Requirements

• Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone.
• Seeing to read and prepare documents and perform assigned duties.
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers as required by sport of assignment.
• Ability to exert 50 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Ability to stoop, climb, stand for long periods of time and perform physical labor, physical mobility and stamina to participate in activities which may be strenuous.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.