What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coach Cross Country position at West Virginia Department of Education?
JobID: 63518
Position Type:
Athletics/Coach
Athletics/Coach
Date Posted:
5/5/2026
5/5/2026
Location:
Duval PK-8
Duval PK-8
Closing Date:
07/14/2026
07/14/2026
County:
Lincoln County Schools
Lincoln County Schools
Description: Athletic Coach Cross Country
Job Summary:
1. Coaches individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
2. Plans and schedules a regular program of practice in season.
3. Works closely with the principal/athletic director in scheduling inter-scholastic contests.
4. Recommends purchases of equipment, supplies, and uniforms, as appropriate.
5. Maintains or provides necessary information for attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
6. Supervises the safety and well being of the student athlete.
7. Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
8. Establishes and maintains performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in his/her sport.
9. Coordinates and documents that the student athlete is physically fit to participate (medical doctor examination).
10. Enforces discipline and sportsmanship like behavior at all times, and established and oversees penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
Qualifications:
1. Valid West Virginia teaching certificate appropriate for assignments.
2. Non-professional coaches/sponsors must have successfully completed the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program in Coaching Principles Course and the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Education Program in Sports First Aid Course. Must have a high school diploma or GED.
Application Procedure:
Apply online
Selection Procedure:
1.Application
2. Interview
3. Recommendation by the Superintendent
4. Employment by the Board of Education
Term of Employment
Supplemental-Salary Schedule #19-Days and supplemental pay shall be established per contract by Lincoln County Board of Education
Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Professional Personnel Extra Curricular Duties Evaluation.