PT Girls Basketball Athletics Coach 9-12

This is a Part Time position.

ABOUT ASPIRE

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998-in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through-Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

JOB SUMMARY

The Athletic Coach instructs student athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training

necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. S/he also instructs students to formulate moral values, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-

confidence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions

Organization and Communication

• Sends information/correspondence to players and parents

• Conducts orientation programs for parents, athletes, and assistant coaches

• Works with Principal or Principal's designee to develop non-league schedule and confirm league schedule

• Develops procedures and establishes open communication with parents and athletes to address any issues or concerns related to the team

Administrative

• Works with Athletic Director to prepare budget for the sport being coached

• Manages the ordering, inventory, repair, and cleaning of all sport-specific equipment

• Works with Principal or Principal's designee to secure officials for non-league home games

• Works with Principal or Principal's designee to make transportation arrangements for away games

• Ensures completion of yearly physical exam and insurance coverage for each athlete

• Works with Athletic Director, Counselors, and Athletic Office to confirm both residential and academic eligibility of each athlete

• Distributes team rosters, contest schedules, and contest locations to all players and parents/guardians

• Monitors athlete class attendance, behavior, and academic progress

• Works with Athletic Director to establish set practice times and locations

• Supervises and directs activities of any assistant coaches

• Ensures quality, effectiveness, and validity of any oral or written correspondence with the media

• Works with Athletic Director to determine and procure any team awards

Training and Preparation of Athletes

• Holds fair and equitable tryouts

• Provides all team rules and regulations to team members

• Provides training on all rules and skills of the specific sport

• Provides training on physical conditioning and injury prevention

• Institutes, teaches, and monitors all drills

• Provides appropriate sport specific tactical training

• Provides positive motivation

• Disciplines players as necessary in accordance with team, SCIAA, TSSAA OR TMSSA

• Selects, directs, and monitors activities of any team managers

• Confers with medical personnel for proper approval prior to allowing any injured player to return to athletic activity

Additional:

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior

• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Competencies:

• Knowledge of overall operation of an athletic program

• Minimum educational level:

• College-level Child Psychology Course or previous work with youth

• Experience required:

• Previous Coaching Experience or College level or higher playing experience in the sport being coached

• Physical requirements:

• Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height

• Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)

• Demonstrate normal depth perception

• Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone

• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids

• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides

• Work authorization requirements:

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening

• Authorized to work in the United States

The rate for this position is $21hr.