Athletic Coordinator

Job Description

This is a part-time, temporary, stipended position.

The Athletic Coordinator helps coordinate all athletics and enrichment programming for Grades K–12. The Athletic Coordinator supports, develops, and maintains our overall extracurricular and athletic program, and assists in managing all game and schedule logistics, ensuring OHSAA compliance, monitoring student eligibility, and coaching licensure for each specific activity.

The Athletic Coordinator will also support campus-wide wellness and enrichment programming during and after school. This includes coordinating health and wellness programming, after school programs, summer camps and extension activities, and community partnerships. The ideal Athletics Coordinator will be a strong communicator, be able to develop relationships with coaches, students, families, and external partners quickly, and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Athletics Program Support
  • Coordinates the athletic program in collaboration with coaches to ascertain programmatic needs on an annual basis, as well as prior to each season to ensure consistency of program.
  • Supports all coaches.
  • Schedules all athletic contests, issues contracts for the contest, and maintains the proper and necessary records for a specific school.
  • Supervises athletic contests and acts as the host to officials and visiting schools.
  • Oversees the supervision of contest employees and volunteers who work the athletic contest. Arranges for volunteers to supervise contests as needed.
  • Supports and develops clubs, camps, clinics, and programming opportunities for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade to engage in healthy lifestyles and gain exposure to extracurricular activities.
• Health and Wellness Programming
  • Coordinates and supports programming and experiences at the Athletics and Wellness complex.
  • Promotes campus-wide programs and campaigns around healthy living, nutrition, and habits.
• Budget Management and Development
  • Orders equipment as needed and maintains a current inventory of all athletic equipment.
  • Serves as liaison to athletic booster groups and coordinates, with the coaches, the support group for specific athletic programs.
• Compliance
  • Deeply understands all Board, OHSAA, league policies and federal laws.
  • Advises and ensures all coaches and support staff conform with Board, OHSAA, league policies and regulations and with state and federal laws.
  • Verifies all athletic eligibility lists for a specific school.
  • Ensures all coaches have successfully completed required in-service programs.
• General
  • Serves as a member of KIPP Columbus's staff, including accompanying students on field trips, and doing whatever it takes for our students and teachers to be successful.
  • Participates in staff meetings, professional development, as appropriate.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics and Extracurricular Activities or School Leader.

• Qualities
  • Integrity—Does not take shortcuts. Earns trust and maintains confidentiality. Speaks plainly and truthfully.
  • Follow through—Lives up to verbal and written agreements, regardless of personal cost.
  • Listening—Lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints.
  • Proactivity—Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to problems.
  • Efficiency—Able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.
• Required
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and implement programs
  • Experience working with underserved communities, families and/or students
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Friendly and able to work well with others in a fast‑paced environment
  • Minimum of three years of teaching/coaching experience
• Preferred
  • Prior administrative experience
  • Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Suite
  • Experience working with Arbiter and Arbiter Pay

KIPP Columbus offers a stipend for this position.

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission, employment, etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.