Westlake High School Varsity Head Football Coach, Charles County Public Schools, Waldorf, MD
Charles County Public Schools -
Waldorf, MD,
US
Westlake High School Varsity Head Football Coach
Date Posted: 2024-06-01
Job description
Job Description
Terms of Employment: 12-month
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Temporary Position
Stipend
OVERVIEW
In accordance with education-based athletics, Head Coaches will develop an effective coaching program plan which includes skill development, practice planning, supervision of all levels of the sport, focusing on individual and team growth while instilling the highest ideals of character. Head coach will effectively communicate with student-athletes, parents, & administration.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-###-####/301-###-####. For special accommodations call 301-###-#### or TDD 1-800-###-#### two weeks prior to the event.
Terms of Employment: 12-month
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Temporary Position
Stipend
OVERVIEW
In accordance with education-based athletics, Head Coaches will develop an effective coaching program plan which includes skill development, practice planning, supervision of all levels of the sport, focusing on individual and team growth while instilling the highest ideals of character. Head coach will effectively communicate with student-athletes, parents, & administration.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
- Teachers or certificated professional educators employed by the local Board of Education.
- Persons certifiable as professional educators by the State Department of Education according to 13A.12.01.
- Credentialed coaches who meet the following requirement:
- Are eligible to hold a Maryland certificate under COMAR 13A.12.01.
- Possess a MPSSAA/MSDE Coaching Certification.
- Completed two years of successful coaching as an emergency coach.
- Spent the previous one year as a successful emergency coach at the school of hire in the position of hire.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Provides the athletic director all coaching certifications required by the MPSSAA and Charles County Public Schools.
- Completes forms as required by Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association and the Board of Education (eligibility roster, player address, accident report, etc.).
- Only permits student/athletes who have been cleared (eligible) by the athletic director to begin tryouts. Student/athletes who have been cleared shall present proper paperwork to the head coach or his or her designated staff. Equipment can be issued prior to a sport season, but only to athletes who have been cleared for tryouts by the athletic director.
- Conducts a mandatory pre-season meeting with students and parents to review written team responsibilities and expectations.
- Checks all equipment used in the sport. Makes any necessary repairs.
- Responsible to the principal, through the athletic director, for the entire program (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman).
- Holds pre-season meeting with students and discuss philosophy of program and inform them of responsibilities and regulations. Included should be guidelines related to tryouts and team selections.
- Checks practice area - lists any facility needs or improvements.
- Lists equipment needs including first aid supplies.
- Supervises assistant coaches and assigns their respective duties.
- Makes recommendations for improvements, new equipment, etc.
- Makes sure that all coaches (paid and volunteer) are approved and cleared by Human Resources before performing any coaching responsibilities.
- Reviews Superintendent Rule 1111 with staff - Communications with Students
- Collects and checks in all equipment. A complete inventory must be turned in to the athletic director/Principal.
- Makes a list of missing equipment, including the student responsible.
- Ensures that equipment is placed in proper storage area.
- Stores any equipment needing repair and provides a list of this equipment to the athletic director.
- Collects cost of lost equipment from players. Turns in money collected to athletic director.
- Makes a list of all players who qualify for letter awards, etc.
- Lists of special honors received by team members.
- Attends coaches' meetings, clinics, etc.
- Evaluates varsity assistant coaches, junior varsity head coaches, junior varsity assistant coaches, freshman head coaches and freshman assistant coaches.
- Completes list of school records for each sport including new records set for the season, etc.
- Budgets request for next season. Items should be listed in order of priority.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-###-####/301-###-####. For special accommodations call 301-###-#### or TDD 1-800-###-#### two weeks prior to the event.