Head Varsity Baseball Coach

Job Title: Head Varsity Baseball Coach

Supervisor: Principal / Athletic Director

Terms of Employment: Supplemental

Job Summary Direct and evaluate the learning experiences of students in both curricular and extracurricular activities and is responsible for the supervision of the entire baseball program (varsity, junior varsity, and B-team).

Coaching Responsibilities

• Work with the athletic director to establish a yearly budget for area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with all Horry County policies concerning athletics.
• Ensure compliance with all South Carolina High School League rules and regulations as well as region rules and regulations.
• Discuss all problems with the athletic director.
• Create an exciting and interesting program that will attract student athletes and increase student body and community spirit.
• Create a program which will monitor grades and behavior of student athletes.
• Work with the athletic director to hire all staff for the baseball program.
• Make sure all facilities in program are safe, clean, and well managed year-round.
• Create a system which will allow staff to grow in all phases of coaching to include pre- and post-season conferences.
• Communicate effectively to the parents and community the vision for the baseball programs.
• Prepare yearly pre- and post-season inventory sheets.
• Work directly with the strength coach to establish in-season, out-of-season, and summer workout programs.
• Work with college recruiters to place as many student athletes as possible.
  
  

Other Duties Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or other appropriate administrator that serve to promote the social and academic well-being of students.

Job Specifications 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 abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required)

• Must have at least a high school diploma or higher. REQUIRED
• The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of successful coaching experience.
• Communicate effectively through both verbal and written communication.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.
• Must complete all NFHS and Horry County Schools coaching readiness requirements.
• Must have current CPR/AED certification or willing to obtain certification prior to employment.
  
  

Physical Requirements 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and reach with hands and arms; walk; sit; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl. Duties may involve risk resulting from attending to students' behavioral, physical or sanitation/hygiene needs. Individual should be able to hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone and, speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay Grade: Supplemental Pay Only

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.

Horry County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.