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Assistant Varsity Coach

Loveland High School Assistant Varsity Football Coach

Qualifications: Completion of Sports Medicine Program and CPR certification required. Head Coaching experience preferred. Salary: Commensurate with salary schedules. Posting will remain open until filled

General Description: Assists the varsity head coach in coordinating all aspects of the assigned interscholastic sport and works cooperatively with all personnel by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Coordinates coaching methods and assigned duties with the head coach to carry out the athletic program.
• Assists the head coach in assessing player's skills, assigning team positions and coaching individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the sport involved.
• Assumes the responsibility for coaching the team and the maintenance of the facilities in the absence of the head coach.
• Reports all injuries and misconduct immediately to the head coach and the athletic director and completes all necessary injury report forms.
• Accompanies and supervises the team to and from all contests except when assigned to other duties by the head coach.
• Attends all practices and staff meetings and accepts scouting assignments as required.
• Assumes responsibility for all groups of athletes until they are dressed and have left the building.
• Assists the head coach in issuing, checking in and inventorying all equipment for the season.
• Oversees the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Assumes responsibility for securing all gates, dressing rooms, locker room and gymnasium or field facilities before leaving the areas after play or practices.
• Assists the head coach with maintaining accurate statistics, records and results of the season.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of school standards by individual students.
• Maintains competency in rules, rule interpretations, meet procedures, coaching techniques, and general information about all aspects of the sport.
• Works with the head coach in assuming responsibility for cleanliness, team behavior and overall conditions of locker rooms, training room and equipment room during the sport season.
• Inventories equipment and uniforms and recommends purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms to the head coach.
• Collaborates with the head coach to develop a consistent and positive public communications procedure through the school and media to inform the parents and the general public about the athletic program or sport under their supervision.
• Explains and demonstrates principles, techniques, and methods of regulating movement of body, hands, or feet and use of apparatus and equipment to achieve proficiency in activity.
• Observes students during practice to detect and correct mistakes.
• Performs other sport specific responsibilities as assigned by the head coach and athletic director.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises students of particular program and applicable assistants.

Qualifications: 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 ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Training and Experience Preferred.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, parents or employees of the district. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from students, parents, agencies, teachers or members of the school community.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Completion of Sports Medicine Program and CPR certification required.

Other Skills and Abilities: Exhibit qualities of leadership and organizational ability and reflect a spirit of cooperation in working with staff and school administration. Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education policies and state athletic association by-laws.

Physical Demands: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.

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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

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