Athletic Director

Athletic Director JobID: 2105

Position Type:

Administration

Date Posted:

6/12/2024

Location:

Piedra Vista High School

Date Available:

07/01/2024

Closing Date:

06/18/2024

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Position: Athletics & Activities Director

Supervisor: Executive Director of Athletics

General Job Description: The Athletics & Activities Director will assist the principal in promoting leadership direction, supervision, and coordination for the athletic and activities program (grades 9-12). The Principal will follow the competencies and indicators found in the Handbook for Highly Objective Uniform Statewide Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for Principals and Assistant Principals in the State of New Mexico.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Principal promotes the success of all students by maintaining a culture that supports student achievement, high quality instruction, and professional development to meet the diverse learning needs of the school community.

• The Assistant Principal uses communication and relationship-building skills to engage the larger community in the knowledge of an advocacy for equity in meeting the diverse needs of the school community.

• The Assistant Principal organizes and coordinates ongoing professional learning opportunities that are aligned with the New Mexico Professional Development Framework and supports the diverse learning needs of the school community.

• The Assistant Principal manages the school campus, budget, and daily operations to equitably meet the diverse learning need of the school community.

• The middle school and high school Assistant Principal develops, supports, encourages and supervises programs that lead to increased student attendance, achievement, and graduation rates resulting in college readiness and work skills to meet the diverse needs of the community.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan for and manage the resources for which he/she is responsible, including personnel, finances, facilities, programs and time

• Communicate accurately and effectively

• Comply with all School Board policies and administrative regulations.

• Direct the interscholastic athletic program to conform to district and state philosophy, goals, policy, regulations, and guidelines

• Gain input and feedback from coaches, sponsors, administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents and patrons relative to the activity/athletic program and recommend or initiate improvements/changes in these programs when appropriate

• Work with game officials and commissioners to ensure good scheduling and communication and mediates concern/complaints

• Arranges for and supervises all workers at home events and ensures their compensation (tickets, bench officials, public address, custodial, and security services)

• Maintains current files on rules and regulations established by each coach/sponsor and on organizational by-laws/constitutions.

• Coordinates transportation for extra-curricular events

• Makes necessary reports within the district, conference, and state association; ensures coaches complete necessary reports

• Coordinates shared (district-owned) facilities; serves as liaison with city, county, and community programs. Coordinates usage by outside school groups and collect fees, payments, and insurance as needed

• Ensures participants have required health examinations, keeps records of accident/injuries; promotes drug, alcohol, tobacco and steroid-free programs

• Arranges for insurance and provides forms for coaches/sponsors to distribute to student participants

• Coordinates printing of schedules and tickets

• Ensures proper hospitality for visiting teams, coaches, fans and officials

• Promote cooperative and supportive relationships among all curricular, coo-curricular, interscholastic relations with the schools and the personnel against who we compete; promotes positive public relations for the athletic/activity programs within the school district and local community; markets the program; serves as a spokesperson and advocate

• Stresses involvement by encouraging maximum student membership in the activities and athletic program

• Emphasizes and represents the philosophy and purpose of the interscholastic athletic program, including sportsmanship, pride in achievement, appreciation of team effort, hard work, fair play, respect for the rules/officials, the game, and abilities of others

• Works cooperatively with principals and central office personnel in the identification of coaching assignments, recruitment, selection, and reemployment of coaching personnel; evaluation of coaches via attendance at practices and games. Organize and administer inservice training and development for coaching personnel, ensuring compliance with District, NMAA, and State Board of Education requirements

• Assists in the development of the annual athletic/activities budget and monitors revenue and expenditures throughout the year; advocates appropriate and competitive compensation for coaching and activity sponsorship

• Evaluates athletic facilities; coordinates with principals, maintenance and custodial staff, and the Asst. Superintendent of Support Services for the improvement and maintenance of such facilities

• Ensures supplies, equipment, and uniform needs are met; compiles and prioritizes requests; manages procurement process; ensures good inventory management and that the equipment receives proper distribution care storage and repair

• Interprets the NMAA, district and school athletics/activities rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Coordinates with coachers, sponsors, and the registrar the checking of eligibility for each participant; severs as NMAA liaison and official voter for HS

• Schedules all athletic events in consultation with coaches; executes contracts for all contests; provides notice of changes

• Periodically review and updates the Athletics/Activities Handbook that outlines procedures, expectations, philosophy, and goals of the program

• Coordinates co-curricular and extra-curricular clubs, organizations, and activities such as student government, vocational organizations, music, student publications, cheerleaders, drill team, pep squad, and others

• Maintains professional competence through inservice education, activities, and/or self-selected professional activities

• Investigates complaints and reports of infractions of the rules, regulations, and procedures and resolves complaints and /or corrects violations

• Investigates policy complaints and makes recommendations to immediate supervisor regarding possible actions

• Oversees the HS concessions

• Follow district and school procedures

• Accept other responsibilities and duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications: Master's degree and valid NM administrative license as required by the State of New Mexico. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

Physical Requirements: Ability to perform the job and access the environment for which you are hired. The following may be required: Sitting, standing, lifting, moving about the room or school, carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, kneeling, prolonged typing, physical ability to type on a keyboard terminal, and moving light furniture.

Equipment/Technology Handled: Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate all multimedia equipment including current technology.

Work Environment: Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Interruptions of work are routine. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignment without direct supervision. After hour work may be required.

Terms of Employment: Salary and work calendar established yearly by the district.