Assistant Football Coach

Assistant Football Coach – Benton Harbor Area Schools

Reports to:

Athletic Director and Head Football Coach

Location:

Benton Harbor High School

The BHAS athletic coaches promote an appreciation of physical fitness, teamwork, and sportsmanship. The Assistant Football Coach provides leadership and supervision for the team and works closely with the other coaching staff members and the administration of the school.

• High School Diploma
• Successful high‑school playing career
• Minimum 2 years of high‑school coaching experience as JV Head Coach, Varsity Offensive or Defensive Coordinator, or Top Assistant
• Ability to motivate students to work as a team
• Ability to coach in an urban school district

• College playing experience is a plus
• College degree
• Teaching credential, any subject

• Coach and supervise the program from middle school to varsity football
• Encourage multi‑sport athletes
• Provide training rules to all athletes
• Understand and follow MHSAA policies, rules, and guidelines at all times
• Be a positive role model and mentor to student‑athletes
• Evaluate all coaches in the program
• Attend all MHSAA, athletic department, and league meetings as needed
• Promote a program of teamwork and sportsmanship
• Design training and practice team programs
• Manage and submit all transportation trips for away events
• Coordinate all out-of-season team workouts
• Organize and supervise the auxiliary coaching staff to ensure proper program implementation
• Ensure all athletic activities conform to the BHAS Student Handbook and Athletic Handbook
• Communicate effectively with all members of the athletic department, school district, and community
• Work effectively with booster clubs and other community organizations, if applicable
• React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned
• Ensure student‑athletes adhere to training rules, grade policies, and behavior rules
• Supervise student‑athletes during games, conditioning, and in the locker/shower room
• Stay abreast of new information, innovative ideas, and techniques
• Support the value of an education
• Maintain and manage all athletic equipment, including purchasing, inventory, repair, and maintenance
• Communicate results of games, statistics, and season successes to local news agencies
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Athletic Director and Head Football Coach

Stipend position. This position is hired through a third‑party vendor, EDUStaff.

Performance will be evaluated by the Athletic Director and the Head Football Coach.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.

Additional duties may be assigned.

Benton Harbor Area Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.