Assistant Boys Basketball Coach - 7th Grade B Team - Sheridan County School Disctrict 2 - Sheridan, WY

Sheridan County School District 2 is seeking a positive, professional, and energetic Assistant Basketball Coach at Sheridan Junior High School.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Maintain current certification through the Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB)
• Maintain all appropriate certifications (CPR, First Aid) and immunizations.

REPORTS TO: Head Coach

JOB GOAL: To provide services to assist the head coach for their assigned position(s).

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The assistant coach helps the head coach in choosing players for the team and assigning them to a position. He/she will need to help with tryouts and separate the players into varsity and junior varsity teams (or A, B, and C teams as applicable) based on skill, teamwork, and potential.
• Upon observing the players in practice sessions, the coach should help determine who will be the starters, keeping an eye for improvement from other players.
• The coach must have a good knowledge of the sport he/she is coaching. Experience playing, coaching, or acting as a referee is valuable for the position of a head coach.
• In addition to knowing about the rules of the sport, the coach must be aware of other rules and regulations.
• The assistant coach may be asked to help with paperwork and must be knowledgeable about a number of regulations.
• Must have a good relationship with their team while still remaining the leader.
• Some coaches may need to encourage students working through injuries or in danger of losing their spot due to poor academic performance.

EQUIPMENT USED:

Athletic equipment for the assigned sport as well as the weight room and athletic training room as necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must be physically able to perform basic first aid skills.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy on Evaluation of Coaching Personnel.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Approximate duration of the assignment will be determined by position; salary and fringe benefits to be set by the Board of Trustees.

Job category: Extra Duty

Exemption Status: non-exempt

Days/year: Variable

Hours/day: Variable

Insurance Eligibility: not benefit eligible

Contract position: no

The closing date displayed is a guideline for candidates and hiring committees. All job postings shall be open for a minimum of five days before they are filled. Once five days have elapsed, committees may begin selecting, interviewing, and hiring qualified candidates. An application is not a guarantee for an interview. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply early, as job postings may close sooner than the listed close date.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act exemption status(exempt/non-exempt from overtime) is designated by position. Sheridan County School District No. 2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

Wyoming State Statute requires any employee initially hired by SCSD2 on or after July 1, 1996, to pass a criminal background check with DCI (Department of Criminal Investigation).