Girls Volleyball Assistant Coach

Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
750 Otts Chapel Road
Newark, DE 19713

 

POSITION TITLE: Girls Volleyball Assistant Coach
GRADES: Middle School
STATUS: Seasonal

 

School Mission:
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy (LAAA) was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.

 

Position Description:

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Develops & Implements practice plans.
• Helps maintain necessary attendance forms, insurance records, and similar paperwork.
• Helps oversee the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Helps establish performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in his/her sport in accordance with state and district standards.
• Enforces discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, and establishes and oversees penalties for breach of standards by individual students.
• Responsible for adherence to all DIAA rules and regulations as well as any policies and procedures adopted by ASPIRA HIGH School.
• Represents the school and the school district in an ethical and professional manner at all times.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

 

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED. Advance education above high school is preferred.
• Must be CPR/AED Certified (Head and Assistant Coaches)
• Demonstrates interest in the aptitude for performing coaching duties for a specific sport or sports.
• Clean Criminal Background Check, TB Test and Child Protection Registry clearance must be completed prior to start of employment.

 

Professional Attributes:

 

At ASPIRA, we believe every team member must possess the following professional attributes to be successful in our school:

 

• Commitment: A genuine passion for education and students with an inner drive to close the achievement gap and ensure that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
• Leadership: An ability to push yourself and motivate others to maximize individual potential to achieve the school vision and mission.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: An ability to deliver quality instruction based on student performance, and to be driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem Solving: The ability to see opportunity in challenges by taking the initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: To excel in constantly changing environments and to remain flexible by shifting responsibilities or priorities to meet the needs of the overall school community.
• Teamwork: To increase the effectiveness of the overall team through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others. To be sensitive to diversity in all its forms and committed to learning from others.