The Assistant Coach must demonstrate leadership in player and staff development, integrity, sportsmanship, and character development. Qualified candidates should possess strong communication and organizational skills and must demonstrate exceptional skills and strategies of their sport as it pertains to the policies of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in implementing a written team rules which includes a philosophy statement and discusses acceptable player behavior, practice procedures, substance abuse policies, and other guidelines that relate to program management. Conduct a pre-season meeting with parents and players to share these policies and procedures.
• Have a thorough knowledge of all District and the NMAA Policies and be responsible for their implementation.
• Continue professional growth by attending classes, clinics, workshops, and affiliations with professional organizations.
• Conduct oneself as a positive role model.
• Assist the head coach in implementing all team rules.
• Turn in team rosters as directed to the head coach.
• Report all rule violations or suspected violations to the head coach.
• Consult with the Head Coach, or his/her designee, in matters of purchasing equipment, scheduling, and coaching assignments.
• Work to develop a positive athlete-teacher relationship.
• Ensure all athletes participating in their sport are academically eligible. This includes checking grades before and during the season. Every student athlete must remain eligible according to NMAA policies.
• Implement a sport-specific safety plan, ensuring a hazard-free practice environment. Report and fix issues immediately.
• Collect equipment and resolve athletic fines by the end of the season.
• Prepare travel rosters and itineraries 24 hours before departure.
• Remain at practice or contest until all athletes have left the athletic area.
• Inspect the locker room with the visiting coach before and after the contest.
• Ride the team bus to and from practices or contests.
• Supervise students on road trips to ensure appropriate behavior.
• Promote and encourage fair play, good sportsmanship, and ethical standards of conduct both on and off the field.
• Forewarn all participants that involvement in physical confrontation could result in removal from the game and/or suspension from subsequent games.
• Maintain a yearly inventory of all new and used equipment.
• Comply with all Board of Education policies, administrative regulations, Public Education Department guidelines, local/state/federal laws, and the NMAA.
• Upload athlete rosters into the NMAA-approved database.
• Perform additional job responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
• Provide assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant by being present at all practices, games, and while traveling.
• Initiate programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention, and emergencies.
• Complete reports of all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submit them to the athletic office within 24 hours.
• Direct student managers, assistants, and statisticians.
• Determine discipline, delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary, and contact parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
• Assist athletes in their college or advanced educational selection.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid state coach certification.
• Previous high school coaching experience preferred.
• Current first aid/ CPR certification.
• Satisfactory background check (non-refundable fee for non-District employees).
• Valid Driver’s License.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Dine language, culture, and history preferred.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Understand and follow the proper administrative line of command and refer all requests or grievances through proper channels.
• Ability to assist in the organization and supervision of the total sports program.
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and willingness to continue learning and examining new ideas pertinent to the assigned sport.

Physical/Job Requirements:

• Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying up to 50 pounds, climbing, bending, reaching, kneeling, driving a vehicle, traveling long distances, writing, typing, word processing, reading, researching information, and effective communication skills.

Safety and Health:

• Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions.
• Refer athletes with possible infections to a healthcare provider such as a team physician, athletic trainer, school nurse, or primary care doctor.
• Instruct athletes with a potential or confirmed infection or open wound to avoid using whirlpools or therapy pools not cleaned between athletes and other common-use water facilities like swimming pools until infections and wounds are healed.
• Review and implement cleaning and disinfecting guidelines recommended by CDC: Environmental Cleaning & Disinfecting for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
• Educate athletes about ways to prevent spreading infections.

Equipment/Material Handled:

• Multimedia equipment, including current technology.
• Equipment/materials relevant to job responsibilities.
• Valid driver license and insurable by district if necessary.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality.
• Work interruptions.
• Flexibility.
• Must be self-motivated and able to complete job assignments without direct supervision.
• Must complete applications and assignments within the timeframes allowed.
• Extended work hours, on occasion.

Term of Employment:

This is an at-will supplemental position.