POSITION TITLE: Head Football Coach & Campus Athletic Coordinator

FLSA: Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS: Must meet AR licensure requirements.

Head Coaching experience preferred.

CDL or willing to obtain CDL within 30 days.

LOCATION: Northside High School

REPORTS TO: Principal & Director of Athletics and Activities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: A full contract for this position is 240 days, with benefits as specified in employee contract. Contract will be prorated based on the actual start date.

BEGINNING: January, 2025

DISTRICT VALUES

• We will always put student needs first.
• We believe relationships matter.
• We expect accountability.
• We operate with transparency.
• We prioritize student and staff safety.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Head High School Football Coach and Campus Athletic Coordinator.
• Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student, to the extent feasible.
• Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the overall safety of students.
• Maintains control of storage and use of school-owned property.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Performs other duties as many, from time to time be assigned by the supervisor
• Implement a variety of effective instructional strategies consistent with lesson objectives.
• Diagnose and evaluate student abilities and progress in a timely and consistent manner.
• Monitor student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
• Effectively implement district initiatives.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Acts as Booster Club Liaison.
• Keeps Activity/Athletic Center Master Schedule.
• Provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student, to the extent feasible.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive environment. Evaluates each student’s growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution in team sports.
• Maintains professional competence through professional development activities provided by the district, and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines.
• Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor

These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

• Maintains prompt and regular attendance and demonstrates the ability to maintain positive professional working relationships with others
• Maintain emotional control under stress
• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally
• May be required to physically move students or equipment weighing up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, and squatting
• Abide by state statutes, school board policies, and regulations

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