Temporary Athletic Coach: Elementary (K-8)

Sports Coach Under general direction, incumbent(s) coaches sports activities to students, including creating game plans, observing practice drills, and explaining safety, rules, and history of the sport. Incumbent(s) schedules activities and tournaments, prepares area of use, and sets up appropriate staff needed to carry out practices and games. Essential duties include: Creates game plans. Creates practice drills to implement game plan during competition. Observes students during practice to detect and correct mistakes. Oversees students during competition and tournaments. Schedules buses, staff, referees, custodial, and cafeteria that are needed to carry out practices and games. Ensures students are picked up by appropriate person(s). Prepares area of use (i.e. gym, field, etc.). Communicates expectations, status, schedules, and rules of the athletic program to the school administration, staff, parents, and students. Holds parent-athlete meetings. Explains and enforces safety rules and regulations. Lectures on history and purposes of sport. Explains method of keeping score. Explains and demonstrates use of apparatus and equipment. Utilizes health service protocols to ensure safety for students. Explains and demonstrates principles, techniques, and methods of regulating movement of body to achieve proficiency in activity. Ensures athletes meet grade and school behavior requirements. Demonstrates good sportsmanship. Announces and posts tryout information. Passes out and collects permission slips. Selects and posts members of the team. Attends meetings with other coaches in the District. Organizes competition and tournaments. Purchases, maintains, and repairs equipment and uniforms. Keeps inventory and records on all equipment and uniform purchases. Holds sports recognition events. Distributes awards and recognition. Performs other duties as required. Required qualifications include: High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired. Preferred qualifications include: Bachelor's degree in Education One year of teaching experience Valid Arizona Department of Education Teacher Certificate Skills required include: Understanding early, middle, and adolescent childhood Supervising children including safety and health issues Developing age-appropriate lessons for children Instructing children Identifying safety hazards to children Understanding rules of the sport Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information Physical requirements include: Talk or hear Stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel Walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus Working environment includes: Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions Noise level is usually moderate