JV Softball Coach

Job Summary:
The ECRCHS JV Softball Coach is responsible for managing the JV Softball program. This includes, but is not limited to, putting together coaching staff, assembling a team, scheduling practices, tournaments, and competitions. The coach must communicate effectively with fellow coaches, players, parents, the Athletic Director, and personnel as well as supervise assistant coaches. The JV coach is also involved with various fundraising endeavors and support organizations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Coaches shall carefully supervise all their respective student-athletes, including lower-level teams.
• Coach is responsible for informing their staff at all levels of the current rules and regulations related to their sport as well as ECRCHS rules and procedures.
• Coach will assist the Athletic Director in Scheduling, Transportation, CIF and league advisory meetings, care, maintenance, and preparation of athletic facilities for practice and games.
• Coach is responsible for equipment – inventory, issuance and receiving, submitting purchase order requests, and care and maintenance of equipment, care and prevention of injuries, team Banquet and Awards, development of non-league schedule and managing a program budget.
• Organize, oversee, and conduct all practice sessions. Cooperate with other coaches whenever facilities must be shared.
• Confirm the clearance of all athletes in their program.
• Ensure all players and team personnel have an appropriate way home after the team has returned to the school.
• Ensure all players understand training rules set up by the League, School, and team.
• Report all training rule violations to the Athletic Director or Administrative Director of Student Services.
• Develop, implement, and supervise procedures that ensure that the locker rooms are supervised and secured at all times.
• Ensure all injuries are cared for in a professional manner including the notification of the school nurse and player’s parents, as well as fill out an accident report within 24 hours
• Ensure the student athlete is properly cleared with the nurse after an illness or injury.
• Coordinate out-of-town trips with the Athletic Director.
• Keep team statistics as necessary for school records.
• Develop criteria for earning awards in his/her sport and notify players of these criteria.
• Complete and return any required forms to the Athletic Director.
• Attend all mandatory meetings.
• Follow all ECRCHS and CIF policies

Minimum Requirements:
Experience coaching softball at the high school and/or collegiate level. Successful completion of the on-line coaching fundamentals class and First Aid certified.

Work Environment:
The work environmental characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed primarily outside in seasonal climate and weather conditions.
• Must be available to attend meetings, program events and activities at various locations.
• May be required to work a varied schedule depending on scheduled events.
• Moderate to loud noise levels
• Regular contact with teachers, parents, students, staff, and community members

Physical Requirements:
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequent bending, squatting, stooping
• Safely lift, push, pull and carry items weighing up to fifty pounds.
• Stand and walk for extended periods of time.
•Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Right to Revise:
This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive, and additional duties and responsibilities ma