WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
JOB OPENING: HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH
NAME OF POSITION: HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH
PRIMARY FUNCTION: To serve as the Head Varsity Volleyball Coach & Volleyball Program Director, grades 7-12.
THIS POSITION IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO: West Valley High School Athletic Director and Principal
TIME AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Date Activity Starts and Finishes (approximate): Late May-Mid November (Fall Sports Season)
Weeks per season/year: approx.13 Total number of days required with students: 65-78
Number of hours per week with students: 15-25 Number of students under your supervision: 48
Equipment Procurement: Yes Equipment Care, Maintenance and Inventory: Yes
Duties:
- Utilize strength & conditioning program to enhance performance of each athlete.
- Emphasize safety precautions, and be aware of the best training and injury procedures.
- Teach appropriate technique and skills
- Follow and abide by all WVSD and WIAA policies and procedures and assist in articulating and enforcing for the athletes
- Complete all required administrative tasks in a timely manner
- Properly care for all uniforms, equipment and facilities usage.
- Demonstrate knowledge of game preparation and contest strategy/adjustments
- Promote the program through media outlets and conduct an end of season celebration to recognize athletes
- Use appropriate strategies to motivate athletes both intrinsically and extrinsically
- Use verbal encouragement, past successes, and peer modeling to help ALL athletes believe in themselves inside and outside of sports
- Employ strategies to successfully create a team culture of excitement and enjoyment
- Create appropriate relationships with individuals and builds unity within the team
- Focus on process goals to obtain the desired outcome and performance goals
- Verbalize transformational purpose statement and demonstrate how it serves him/her in decision making process
- Verbalize highest core values and communicate how they are represented in purpose statement
- Coach can articulate who they are in and out of sports, in and beyond their role as a coach while helping athletes to do the same
- Use strategies to teach both moral character and performance character
- Demonstrate an understanding of when to prioritize the programs purpose over the programs performance and outcome goals
- Create an environment where every athlete knows their role and worth to the team’s cause and relationships
- Attend all coaches’ meetings, practice session, matches as scheduled.
- Provide input to Athletic Director for scheduling of non-league matches/tournaments.
- Evaluate the sub-varsity coaches and be a mentor to those coaches.
- Keep accurate statistics and disseminate to appropriate coaches/league/media sources.
- Teach and model the highest standards of conduct and sportsmanship during practices and contests.
- Develop a budget for basic equipment (ASB Budget) and for capital needs (Levy/General Budget).
- Promote the entire interscholastic program of the school and direct the program in harmony with the total school program.
- Be thoroughly acquainted with the contest rules and ensure that your athletes are aware of them as well.
- Maintain WIAA coaching standards
- Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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- Credentials: Washington State Teaching Credentials Required. Current First Aid/CPR card required,
- a good driving record that allows you to drive a school vehicle required.
- Education: 4-year degree required
- Playing Experience: Previous volleyball playing experience at the high school level required, college level highly preferred.
- Coaching Experience: Previous successful head volleyball coaching experience in secondary school or community programs preferred.
- Volleyball coaching certification preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in Gold Medal Squared Volleyball preferred.
- Bilingual Preferred
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Personal Qualities: The ability to work with student/athletes and their parents in a professional manner. The successful candidate will work to instill the highest desirable ideals of character and ensure that the welfare of each student/athlete is always held in the highest regard. The candidate should have the ability to be an independent, critical thinker as well as a team player. The ability to plan practices, events, and organize all the necessary materials and persons to carry out the sport/activity is highly valued. Must be able to consistently meet scheduled responsibilities for practice, coaching preparation, competition, and related activities.
SALARY
Current salary - DOE. Additional stipend for post-season play.