About this role
KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Job Description
Job Title: Elementary Basketball Coach
Job Title Code: 02316
Salary Grade: $1000/season
Department: Athletics
Reports To: Board of Education
FLSA Status: non-exempt
PURPOSE OF JOB
Provide leadership for the school's athletic program through the continuous development, implementation, and enhancement of the sport(s) assigned, while promoting student-athlete growth, program excellence, and alignment with district goals and expectations.
What You'll Be Doing
(Responsibilities)
- Assist with practices by placing emphasis on the importance of teamwork, skill development, learning rules and strategies, and student-athlete improvement.
- Assist with engaging in academic monitoring with teachers, counselors, and other academic support staff.
- Help supervise student-athletes before, during, and after practices and contests, including in locker rooms, on busses and at all other times. The assistant coach will be at all practices and games on time and not leave until all student-athletes have left.
- Help assume responsibility for constant care of equipment and inventory being used.
- Follow through on all required paperwork including, rosters, physicals, insurance forms, and parent consent forms.
- Help provide information for transportation, facilities, officials and game management.
- Conduct team and self in an ethical manner during practices and contests, always exemplifying the highest standards of sportsmanship.
- Assist in the coordination of the program.
- Promote student athlete's accomplishments academically and athletically.
- Continue professional growth through clinics and professional publications.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Student-athletes
To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Qualifications)
- Knowledge of particular sport (philosophy & coaching)
- Must successfully complete the MSHSAA /NFHS Coaching Principles Course and Sports First Aid Courses.
- A strong commitment to the student-athlete concept and working knowledge of all collegiate eligibility center regulations.
In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)
- Be a full or part-time employee in the District.
- Employed in the school as a teacher or administrator in which the candidate applies for a position.
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. This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least 25 pounds.
Terms of Employment
Length of work year: seasonal
Why Join Kansas City Public Schools?
Be a Changemaker. Collaborate with Passionate Colleagues. #LevelUp the Future