About This Role
This role involves generally overseeing all aspects of the athletic program under the direction of the Executive Director. The Athletic Director is responsible for hiring coaches, scheduling, budget preparation, promotion, compliance, and facility management within the school's sports program.
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance and direction for the school’s sports program
- Prepare budgets and allocate spending on items such as coaches' salaries, team travel, equipment purchases, and facility rental
- Coordinate with coaches about the scheduling of games and practices
- Collaborate with conferences and leagues about scheduling issues
- Speak with league officials about subjects such as postseason play
- Determine the time allocated for a field, court, or weight room
- Work with coaches to plan trips
- Coordinate officials and umpires at games and budget for their pay
- File reports on the status of each team and its successes and shortcomings
- Mediate any disputes between athletes and coaches or between coaches
- Track and maintain a record of scholar eligibility and clearance
- Attend league meetings and trainings
- Oversee and supervise home games
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 3-5 years of experience as an athletic coach in an academic setting
- NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching and NFHS Concussion in Sports Certification
- Demonstrated ability to participate in physically demanding athletic activities
- Possess knowledge of effective behavior management methods
- Ability to exercise good judgment and work in a dynamic environment
- Professional and friendly disposition
- Fingerprint checked pursuant to A.R.S 15-512
Nice to have:
- Master’s degree
- Administrative experience
Important Details
- Equipment used: Athletic and weight training equipment
- Work environment: Standard athletic practice venue and event setting; noise level usually moderate but occasionally high; regularly exposed to hot outdoor weather conditions; may be exposed to bodily fluids and/or bloodborne pathogens
- Travel: Ability to travel to and from school events and activities; must be available to accompany the team to sporting events
Physical Demands
- Regularly required to talk or hear
- Frequently required to walk, run, jump, stretch, stand, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds
- May occasionally climb stairs, ropes, or ladders
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision
- Must have the ability to demonstrate proper techniques and skills needed for athletic participation
