Varsity Girls Cross Country Head Coach

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3-5 years coaching experience at the high school or collegiate level (preferred).
• Completion of CPR and First Aid training or enrollment in current CPR and First Aid training.
• Completion of VHSL Coaches Education requirements.
• Proficiency in public speaking and written communication to express and/or exchange ideas.
• Emotionally mature, objective, and sensitive to people and their concerns. Able to handle responsibility, work independently, and maintain collaborative working relationships with students, families, administration, co-workers and community agencies.

Essential Functions:

• Complies and supports the rules, regulations, and policies of the school and division, the Virginia High School League, and district and regional councils.
• Assumes responsibility for and participates in staff development (professional growth) and training to keep materials, supplies, and skills up-to-date.
• To assist in maintaining high academic and behavioral standards for all student athletes.
• To monitor academic performance of athletes and ensures academic assistance and follow-up is provided for athletes that need it.
• To supervise, direct and coordinate and monitor student athletes.
• To assist the Director of Student Activities (DSA) and principal in the hiring and/or retention of assistant coaches.
• To assist students in communication with prospective college coaches and provide letters of recommendation as requested.
• To direct, supervise, and evaluate regularly the performance of all assistant coaches of the respective sport.
• To develop high moral and cohesiveness within the athletic staff.
• To work cooperatively with the athletic director to assure proper insurance coverage for all athletes.
• To work cooperatively with other head athletic coaches in order to operate a well-balanced activities program.

The Harrisonburg City School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment.