Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
750 Otts Chapel Road

Newark, DE 19713

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Varsity Coach – Girls Soccer

GRADES: High School (9-12)

STATUS: Seasonal

School Mission:
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy (LAAA) was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.

Position Description:
Responsibilities:

• Develops & Implements practice plans.
• Helps maintain necessary attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
• Helps oversee the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Helps establish performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in his/her sport in accordance with state and district standards.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of standards by individual students.
• Responsible for adherence to all DIAA rules and regulations as well as any policies and procedures adopted by ASPIRA HIGH School.
• Represents the school and the school district in an ethical and professional manner at all times.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED. Advance education above high school is preferred.
• Must be CPR/AED Certified (Head and Assistant Coaches)
• Demonstrates interest in the aptitude for performing coaching duties for a specific sport or sports.
• Clean Criminal Background Check, TB Test and Child Protection Registry clearance must be completed prior to start of employment.

Professional Attributes:
At ASPIRA, we believe every team member must possess the following professional attributes to be successful in our school:

• Commitment: A genuine passion for education and students with an inner drive to close the achievement gap and ensure that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
• Leadership: An ability to push yourself and motivate others to maximize individual potential to achieve the school vision and mission.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: An ability to deliver quality instruction based on student performance, and to be driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem Solving: The ability to see opportunity in challenges by taking the initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: To excel in constantly changing environments and to remain flexible by shifting responsibilities or priorities to meet the needs of the overall school community.
• Teamwork: To increase the effectiveness of the overall team through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others. To be sensitive to diversity in all its forms and committed to learning from others.

Job Type: Temporary

Ability to Relocate:

• Newark, DE 19713: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person