Job Title: Head Girls Flag Football Coach

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Salary Grade: Stipend - $1,500

Department: Department of Athletics   

Reports To: Director of Athletics              

FLSA Status:      non-exempt         

Date Prepared: January 2024                                     

PURPOSE OF JOB:  The Head Girls Flag Football Coach is responsible for all coaching related activities for the Girls Flag Football team(s), developing and sustaining a successful program with a strong emphasis in academic achievement, skill development, sportsmanship, teamwork, and character development with a high degree of discipline. Girls Flag Football is a new program, so expectations will be appropriate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follow and maintain knowledge of all KCPS, NFL and MSHAA supported rules regulation and guidelines governing the sport of Girls Flag Football
2. Plans, organizes, and conducts tryouts.
3. Monitors academic progress of participants and ensures they attend necessary study tables for academic success.
4. Oversee the upkeep & care of all inventories including wash and care for uniforms and equipment maintenance.
5. Creates a safe environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of student-athletes.
6. Ensures the rules and regulations of conduct and eligibility of student-athletes are effectively communicated and followed throughout the year.
7. Develops relationships with KCPS middle schools to ensure development in order to promote your high school program, Middle School Clinics.
8. Interacts thoughtfully and respectfully with students, parents, fellow coaches, school personnel, and officials and resolves conflicts in a professional manner.
9. Professionally represents the school, KCPS, and MHSAA in interactions with students, parents, the community, staff, and the media.
10. Attends at all KCPS and MHSAA Girls Flag Football coaches’ meetings and adherence meetings regarding rules and regulations of the sport of Girls Flag Football.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must be familiar with Missouri High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and National Federal of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules concerning the sport of Girls Flag Football.
2. Some sports coaching and/or playing experience.
3. MHSAA and NFHS Coaching Certification preferred (can be completed after the hire).
4. Preferred candidate will work in the school.
5. Keyboarding, written, and verbal skills needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The job requires that the employee be able to sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: Yearly

Benefits: Part-Time, no benefits provided.