Head Coach - Junior High Softball

Description

Why Northwest Christian?

At Northwest Christian Schools, you're more than an employee. You're part of a community united by faith, purpose, and a shared commitment to students, staff, and families. We believe meaningful relationships, grace, and excellence go hand in hand. Our team encourages one another, celebrates growth, and extends grace while working together to provide a gospel-centered education every day for every student. Here, your work matters, your relationships matter, and you have the opportunity to make a lasting difference. 

Job Summary:

The Head Coach is responsible for overseeing all aspects of their athletic program. This role is essential in cultivating a positive and unified team culture among players, parents, and assistant coaches. The Head Coach ensures a successful and meaningful season through a strong commitment to professional conduct, coaching excellence, and program leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

Coaching Expertise

• Develops a firm foundation for all aspects of the program through the implementation of Biblically based Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions intentionally communicated in regular devotions and affirmed in teachable moments.
• Develop unity of purpose between all program coaches. 
• Provides high-quality coaching instruction by creating a written seasonal scope and sequence, preparing practice plans aligned to that framework, and implementing competition plans with post-competition analysis.
• Develops a positive mentoring relationship with players.
• Maintains a positive relationship with parents.
• Disciplines players appropriately.
• Develops appropriate summer and off-season activities that fit within the overall goals of the program.
• Provides locker room and bus supervision for their athletes.
• Ensures the safety of the athletes during practices and games.
• Handles injury situations in an appropriate manner.  

Program Leadership

• Work with the Athletic Director to develop financial, spiritual, athletic, and academic goals for your program.
• Attends required preseason and postseason meetings with the Athletic Director to review program goals, logistics, evaluations, and future needs.
• Maintains consistent weekly communication with the Athletic Director regarding program logistics, team progress, and any player or parent concerns.
• Participates in mandatory all-coaches meetings and meets with the Athletic Director on an ad hoc basis as needed.
• Order, disperse, maintain, inventory, and store all program equipment and uniforms. 
• Turns in all rosters, worksheets, and inventories into the Athletic Office in a timely manner.
• Follow NWCS procedures regarding budgetary purchasing and ordering. 
• Plan and facilitates the preseason parent meeting.
• Understand and enforce policies and procedures regarding athlete eligibility.

Professional Conduct

• Displays appropriate conduct during games and practices. 
• Displays appropriate behavior towards officials, opposing coaches and players. 
• Displays positive appearance, manners, behavior, and language.
• Maintains a private life consistent with NWC values.
• Arrives on time for all practices and games.
• Maintains professional certification with WIAA including continuing education clock hours and CPR/1st Aid.
• Follows school, league, and WIAA policies and rules.

Compensation:  $750 seasonal stipend

For questions regarding this opportunity, please email [email protected]. 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Prior coaching experience and proven ability to teach and motivate athletes.
• Possess a First Aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain.
• Model a life of personal commitment to Jesus Christ by exemplifying a lifestyle that honors God and actively participating in a local, Bible-believing church. Must be willing to affirm and abide by the Schools’ Statement of Faith.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Coaching expertise/knowledge of sport, motivation, strategies, and tactics and ability to supervise assistant coaches and volunteers.
• Organized and able to effectively monitor multiple student-athletes and activities simultaneously.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during practices, games, and events as well as demonstrate and model sport-specific skills, drills, and techniques as needed.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull equipment and supplies weighing up to 25–50 pounds.
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and wind, depending on the sport and season.

Northwest Christian Schools is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to prefer employees who share its Christian faith and values where it is appropriate and legally permitted. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.

Organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.