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Athletic Director (2026-2027 SY), Union Grove High
Henry County SchoolsUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Apr 2026
About the role
Position Title: Athletic Director - High School
Division: Leadership Services and High School
Reports To: Principal
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Schedule: Teacher; $4,500 supplement
Work Days: 210
The Athletic Director will not coach; they will only serve in the role of Athletic Director.
Essential Duties:
Qualifications:
The Athletic Director will not coach; they will only serve in the role of Athletic Director.
Essential Duties:
- Assist Principal in the interviewing and selection of coaches for the various sports within the school and provide corrective guidance to coaches as needed.
- Ensure that all coaches are CPR/AED, sudden cardiac arrest, and concussion certified.
- Create an evaluation process for school coaching staff.
- Conduct coaches' meetings regularly and attend athletic booster club meetings and monthly Athletic Director meetings.
- Address and respond to parent concerns as they arise throughout the school year.
- Ensure that supplements are processed on time for all coaches, including community coaches.
- Ensure that all coaches complete required on-line rules clinics and any other required courses for coaches.
- Inspect facilities on a consistent basis and contact Facilities & Maintenance Department to coordinate a schedule for cutting athletic fields.
- Oversee maintenance of scoreboards.
- Create emergency action plans and keep them updated for all venues.
- Coordinate fundraising projects and complete fundraising forms for the school's athletic department.
- Complete overnight/out of state athletic trip submissions via the online portal.
- Determine, along with District Athletics Director or Coordinator, when to postpone or cancel practices and/or athletic events.
- Organize indoor alternative practice schedules for teams during periods of inclement weather and serve as the building contact for head officials during inclement weather.
- Maintain, in an organized fashion, all paperwork for physicals, insurance forms, heat forms, concussion forms, sudden cardiac arrest forms, NCAA forms, GHSA eligibility and OCR-Title IX.
- Ensure that GHSA deadlines are met for each sport.
- Work with bookkeeper or leave entry person to ensure that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements are met.
- Approve all purchase orders for athletics.
- Update coaching roster on GHSA.net. (high school level only)
- Serve as game administrator along with the administrative team.
- Organize security and gate workers for athletic events as needed.
- Ensure that check requests for referees and invoices for the Athletic Department are submitted in a timely fashion.
- Coordinate repairs for machines or equipment in the indoor and outdoor concessions areas as needed.
- Ensure that athletic information and for each sport is updated regularly on the school website.
- Coordinate the planning for athletic banquets, including the ordering of letters, pins and certificates, and the printing of awards and certificates.
- Ensure that athletic teams/coaches follow all guidelines and BOE policies and procedures.
- Facilitate a school level student athlete advisory council in collaboration with the district SAAC.
- Facilitate an athletic academy to promote academic progress for all athletes.
- Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Hold or be eligible for a minimum of a Georgia Educator Certificate.
- Must have head coaching experience.
- Must join the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA) and work towards Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA) certification and attend the state conference.
- Must complete the NIAAA certification for athletic administrators.
- Ability to work well with students, parents, staff, and the community. Must be able to respond to inquiries or complaints.
- Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
- Must have a proven track record of being highly organized with the ability to multi-task and problem solve.
- Must abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
- Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
- Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting.
- Must perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students, particularly during emergency situations.
- Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.
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