High School Girls Volleyball Coach

Description

Job Title: High School Girls Volleyball Coach

Job Classification: Athletics

Reports to: Assistant Athletic Director

Work Schedule: Seasonal/Part-Time (evenings & weekends required)

General Description:

The High School Girls Volleyball Coach is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport, improve their academics, stimulate personal growth, and learn the game of volleyball.

Qualifications:

Experience as a volleyball coach or assistant coach at the high school or college level is preferred. Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills. Must possess a thorough knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques of the sport. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school administrators, parents, and students. Must be able to complete a criminal background check as well as an Indiana Department of Children's Services check.

Primary Responsibilities:

• •Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport.
• •Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions.
• •Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• •Works with the athletic director in scheduling facilities for practices and competitions.
• •Assigns duties to assistant coaches as necessary.
• •Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• •Observes players during competition and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• •Determines game strategy based on the team’s capabilities.
• •Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of athletes at all times.
• •Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met; and encourages student athletes to maintain a high academic standard.
• •Follows established procedures in the event of an athlete’s injury.
• •Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the athletic program.
• •Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.
• •Follows established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, and requisitioning of equipment, supplies, and uniforms.
• •Maintains eligibility forms, emergency data, participation records, equipment inventory, and other related records.
• •Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
• •Attends staff development meetings, clinics, and other professional activities to improve coaching performance.
• •Maintains/updates electronic websites required by school and/or state mandates in a timely basis.
• •Organizes and attends the fundraising dates that are available for the athletics program.
• •Performs any other related duties as assigned by the Principal & Athletic Director or other appropriate administrator.
• •Attends the Athlete Leadership Camp or equivalent event
• •Attends any required coaches meetings, HPC all conference voting, and IHSAA meetings necessary to fulfill their responsibilities.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Duties are normally performed in a school environment or outdoors. Duties may be performed away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The coach will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal & Athletic Director or appropriate administrator.

Career Academy Network of Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Must demonstrate foundational professionalism, including consistent attendance, punctuality, adherence to school policies and procedures, and strong employability skills. These are considered essential, non-negotiable expectations of the role.