File Code: 4.040
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HOLMDEL
TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHEDULE "B"
JOB DESCRIPTION:
ATHLETIC
COACH
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QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Possesses
New Jersey Teacher Certification or Certificate of Eligibility
with Advanced Standing or fulfills qualifications for
Substitute Teacher in the Holmdel Township Public
Schools.
2.
Has prior coaching experience or has
participated in the sport to be coached (preferred).
3.
Demonstrates organizational abilities,
communications skills and skills in interpersonal
relations.
4.
Successfully completes required criminal history check and
has proof of U.S.
citizenship or legal resident alien
status.
5.
Such other alternatives to the above
qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and
acceptable.
REPORTS
TO:
Athletic Director
JOB
GOAL:
To support each participating student/athlete in achieving a
higher level of skill, an enhanced appreciation for the
values of discipline, teamwork and sportsmanship, and an
increased level of self-esteem.
All coaches should be dedicated to developing
successful athletic teams, considering not only win/lose
records but, especially, the overall purpose of achieving
personal growth through athletic participation and
competition.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.
Instructional Leadership
a. Coaches
individual participants, small groups and the team, as
appropriate, in the skills necessary for
achievement in the sport.
b.
Knows and implements established rules and
policies including:
•
Specific rules governing the sport
involved;
•
General rules/policies of NJSIAA and Shore
Conference;
•
Guidelines contained in the Coaches'
Handbook;
•
General policy & procedures of the school;
and
•
Policy established by the Holmdel Township
Board of Education.
c. Works
closely with the athletic director in scheduling practices
and
interscholastic contests as
appropriate.
d. Provides
input to the athletic director concerning the safety
conditions of the
facility or area in which the assigned sport
is conducted.
e. Submits
budget needs (i.e., uniforms, equipment) annually to the
athletic
director in accordance with established
timelines and guidelines.
f.
At the conclusion of the season, provides to
the Athletic Director an
accounting of spending including, but not limited to, the
income and
outgo of monies from any fund raising
efforts.
2.
Student Management
a. Provides
supervision of all students/athletes involved in the coach's
particular activity at all times of
involvement and oversees penalties for violation of such
standards as stipulated by NJSIAA rules, Board policy,
school procedures and the Coaches'
Handbook.
b. Maintains
necessary attendance forms, eligibility records, team roster
and similar paperwork and provides information to the
athletic director as
requested.
3.
Professional Development
a. Keeps
informed about the latest equipment, rules and coaching
techniques in his/her field of sport.
b.
Participates as appropriate in continuous study and research,
and/or attends relevant conferences and/or workshops to
maintain and enhance
professional competence in accordance with district
guidelines and
budget allocations.
c. Provides
direction and support to assistant coaches, as appropriate,
in
developing their coaching skills and
activities.
4.
School and Community Relations
a. Cooperates
and shares professionally with other members of the staff
including, but not limited to other
coaches.
b. Strives to
establish cooperative relations and makes a reasonable
effort to communicate with parents/guardians
as appropriate.
c.
Promotes awareness of the athletic team by
providing information to the principal and other relevant
audiences about the team's activities.
d.
Assists those student-athletics desiring to
further their education and athletic career at the college
level by providing references as appropriate.
5.
Other Assigned Duties
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other
responsibilities as may be assigned by the athletic director
or designee.
TERMS OF
EMPLOYMENT:
Salary to be established within the Agreement
between the Holmdel Township Board of Education
and the Holmdel Township Education
Association.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in
accordance
with the Board's policy on the Evaluation of
Schedule "B" Staff and
the contractual agreement between the Holmdel Township Board
of Education and the Holmdel Township
Education Association.
SOURCE:
Regular Board Meeting
DATE:
March 22, 1995