Middle School Assistant Football Coach

Overview

The BMS Assistant Football Coach supports the BMS Head Coach to develop and maintain a high-quality football program that promotes excellence, discipline, and sportsmanship. The coach assists each participating student and head coach in achieving a higher level of skill, an enhanced appreciation for teamwork, and an increased level of confidence. The assistant coach supports a program organized around fundamentals, rules, strategies, and physical training in a safe environment.

The coach must be professional, organized and dedicated. The coach is responsible for conducting practice times after academic classes and supervising the team at school activities.

Job Title: BMS Assistant Football Coach

Work Year: Fall Sports July-October

Department: Athletics

Reports to: BMS Athletic Director

Salary: $2,160/season

Overview

The BMS Assistant Football Coach supports the BMS Head Coach to develop and maintain a high-quality football program that promotes excellence, discipline, and sportsmanship. The coach assists each participating student and head coach in achieving a higher level of skill, an enhanced appreciation for the values of teamwork, and an increased level of confidence. The assistant coach assists the head coach who organizes, coordinates, and promotes a comprehensive program of sport instruction designed around fundamentals, rules, strategies, and physical training in a safe environment.

The coach must be professional, organized and dedicated. The coach is responsible for conducting practice times after academic classes and supervising the team at school activities.

Bayfield School District is located in the mountains of Southwest Colorado and is a short drive to Purgatory Resort, Wolf Creek Ski Area, and historic Durango. La Plata County offers outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking, biking, rivers, lakes, and winter ski opportunities. The Bayfield School District has partnerships with Fort Lewis College and a Pueblo Community College campus on district property, supporting lifelong learning.

Bayfield District is dedicated to attracting and retaining high-quality educators and leaders. You will be welcomed into the Bayfield Family, with opportunities to learn and grow, as you share our vision: Each Student, Each Day:
Wolverine Way.

Bayfield School District is committed to providing a challenging and engaging educational experience for students.

• Maintain a valid Colorado driver’s license.
• Submit fingerprints for a criminal background check.
• Completed and submitted BSD online application.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintain an active and effective sports program that promotes good sportsmanship and student development through participation in practices, activities, and competitions.
• Develop a practice schedule and organize practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Assess strengths and decide athletic levels.
• Supervise athletes during practices, activities, and competitions to determine needs for individual and team improvement.
• Participate in special activities including games, pep assemblies, banquets, and award nights.
• Assist in the process of cleaning, repairing, inventorying, storing, and replacing all equipment.

• Implement, communicate, manage, and enforce the BMS Athletic Agreement and Sport/Coaches Agreement for every student-athlete.
• Follow established procedures in the event of injury.
• Develop and maintain open lines of communication by conducting parent meetings and holding conferences.

• Implement policies established by federal and state law, CDE regulations, local board policy, and league guidelines.
• Model and utilize nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.