Cheer Coach

Description Seeking a Part-Time Cheer Coach for Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy - Hourly rate for this position is $21.42.

ABOUT ASPIRE Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998-in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through-Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

JOB SUMMARY The Athletic Coach instructs student athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. S/he also instructs students to formulate moral values, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-confidence.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Organization and Communication

• Sends information/correspondence to players and parents
• Conducts orientation programs for parents, athletes, and assistant coaches
• Works with Principal or Principals designee to develop non-league schedule and confirm league schedule
• Develops procedures and establishes open communication with parents and athletes to address any issues or concerns related to the team

Administrative

• Works with Athletic Director to prepare budget for the sport being coached
• Manages the ordering, inventory, repair, and cleaning of all sport-specific equipment
• Works with Principal or Principals designee to secure officials for non-league home games
• Works with Principal or Principals designee to make transportation arrangements for away games
• Ensures completion of yearly physical exam and insurance coverage for each athlete
• Works with Athletic Director, Counselors, and Athletic Office to confirm both residential and academic eligibility of each athlete
• Distributes team rosters, contest schedules, and contest locations to all players and parents/guardians
• Monitors athlete class attendance, behavior, and academic progress
• Works with Athletic Director to establish set practice times and locations
• Supervises and directs activities of any assistant coaches
• Ensures quality, effectiveness, and validity of any oral or written correspondence with the media
• Works with Athletic Director to determine and procure any team awards

Training and Preparation of Athletes

• Holds fair and equitable tryouts
• Provides all team rules and regulations to team members
• Provides training on all rules and skills of the specific sport
• Provides training on physical conditioning and injury prevention
• Institutes, teaches, and monitors all drills
• Provides appropriate sport specific tactical training
• Provides positive motivation
• Disciplines players as necessary in accordance with team, SCIAA, TSSAA OR TMSSA
• Selects, directs, and monitors activities of any team managers
• Confers with medical personnel for proper approval prior to allowing any injured player to return to athletic activity

Additional:

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS Competencies:

• Knowledge of overall operation of an athletic program

Minimum educational level:

• College-level Child Psychology Course or previous work with youth

Experience required:

• Previous Coaching Experience or College level or higher playing experience in the sport being coached

Physical requirements:

• Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull.
• Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
• Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
• Demonstrate normal depth perception
• Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides

Work authorization requirements:

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment
• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments
• Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals
• Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment
• May be required to work outside of typical work days and office hours to meet operational deadlines