Defensive Coordinator Football​/Teaching TBD

Defensive Coordinator Football/Teaching TBD

Prairie Grove School District – Prairie Grove, Arkansas.

• Job : 5551445
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Feb 23, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Job Title: Defensive Coordinator

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Athletic Director

Pay Grade: Salary Schedule

Location: Assigned Campus

Date Revised: 02/03/2025

Assist in the development of the football program under the leadership of the Head Football Coach. Help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self‑esteem. Provides students an opportunity to participate in an extracurricular athletic activity that will foster physical skills, a sense of worth and competence, a knowledge and understanding of the pleasure of sports and the principle of fair play.

• Education/Certification:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid Arkansas teaching license
• Clear and valid Arkansas commercial driver’s license with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements or ability to achieve within 6 months
• Current first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defibrillator (AED) certificate
• Special Knowledge/
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Knowledge of coaching techniques and procedures
• Ability to instruct and supervise coaches and student athletes
• Ability to pass U.S. Department of Transportation alcohol and drug tests and annual physical
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Confer with head coach on defenses and adjustments to be used in coming season
• Present notebook changes to staff at summer meeting(s)
• Supervise defenses in the junior high program with cooperation of head coach
• Formulate goals for the season

• Study film and scouting reports to formulate the defensive game plan through cooperation with head coach.
• Take charge of defensive practices and the defensive team. Instill pride, morale and intensity in the defenses.
• Take charge of the defensive team on game nights with preparation, adjustments and substitutions in coordination with the head coach.
• Make and keep records of defensive stats.
• Create a written, organized and specific practice plan for every practice, including individual and team sessions.

• Evaluate through film and charts the season with respect to goals.
• Submit ideas or suggestions for next year in written form.

Other:
Perform other duties as assigned.

• Mental Demands: Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; frequent prolonged and irregular hours.
• Physical Demands: Prolonged standing; kneeling, squatting, bending, and stooping; frequent driving; moderate grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and reaching; frequent walking and physical movements associated with sport(s) assigned; frequently light lifting (less than 15 pounds); occasional moderate lifting or carrying (15‑44 pounds).
• Environmental Demands: Work outside (exposure to the sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather) and inside; frequent exposure to noise; frequent district wide and statewide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours; moderate exposure to vehicle fumes and work around moving vehicles. Use of athletic equipment, standard office equipment including computer and peripherals, and other instructional equipment; automated external defibrillator (AED); operate a school bus.

The Prairie Grove School District does not discriminate based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex in the educational programs or activities that it operates and is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full‑time

Job Categories: Athletics & Activities >
Coaching

• At least 3 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Mitch Cameron, Principal High School
• 500 Cole
• Prairie Grove, Arkansas 72753
• Phone:
• Email: mitch.cameron