HOKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HEAD BASEBALL COACH
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Job Title: Head Baseball CoachReports To: Athletic Director and PrincipalSalary: Quarterly Stipend $1,512.00 - $2,106.00Location: Hoke County High SchoolJob Goal:To instructathletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical trainingnecessary to realize individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must instruct and demonstrate behaviors that lead to socially acceptable character development, self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride in accomplishment in the student-athletes. To upgrade his/her knowledge and skills through coaching clinics, observations, consultation, etc.Supervises:In several instances, the head coach must advise, coordinate, and support a staff of high school assistant coaches and middle school coaches in conjunction with the athletic director and respective principal.Qualifications:

Has the ability to organize and supervise a total sports program.

Has previous successful coaching experience in assigned sport. (Major sports)

The head coach must have substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport and, at the same time, must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.

The head coach must, through his/her instructions and actions, serve as an appropriate role model for student-athletes.

Must be a full-time employee of Hoke County Schools.

Preferred Certified Teacher with coaching experience.

Must hold a valid NC Driver's License; Preferred Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Has a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by the Hoke County Schools' Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation by the entire staff of the sports program.

Has knowledge of existing system, state and league regulations; implements same consistently and interprets them for staff.

Understands the proper administrative line of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels.

Is aware of all public/staff/departmental meetings that require attendance.

Staff Responsibilities:

Established the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff. Design conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.

Trains and informs staff and encourages professional growth by encouraging clinic attendance according to local clinic policy.

Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation, and analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants at the end of the season.

Maintains discipline, adjusts grievances, and works to increase morale and cooperation.

Performs other duties that may be assigned by the athletic director/principal.

Administrative Duties:

Assists the athletic director in scheduling, providing transportation and requirements for tournament and special sport events.

Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times.

Coordinates program with maintenance and school employees.

Provides documentation to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examinations, parental consent and eligibility.

Provides proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.

Advises the athletic director and recommends policy, method, or procedural changes.

Student Responsibilities:

Serves as a mentor to each athlete to promote the development and demonstration in student athletes the character traits of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Gives constant attention to a student athlete's grades and conduct.

By his/her presence at all practices games and while traveling, provides assistance, guidance and safeguards for each participant.

Provides training rules and any other unique sports regulations to each athlete considered a participant.

Initiates programs and policies concerning injuries, medical attention and emergencies.

Completes paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to athletic office within 24 hours.

Directs student managers, assistants and statisticians.

Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary and contracts parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.

Assists athletes in their college or advanced educational selection.

Public Relations:

Organizes parents, coaches, players and guests for preseason meetings.

Promotes the sport within the school through recruiting athletes who are not in another sports program and promotes the sport outside the school through news media, little league programs, or in any other feasible manner.

Responsible for the quality, effectiveness and validity of any oral or written release to local media.

Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, booster club, parents, officials, volunteers and fans.

Presents information to news media concerning schedules, tournaments and results.