Athletic Director

POSITION PURPOSE

To provide each enrolled student 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 sport, the principles of play, and satisfaction of being part of a team.

• Organizes and administers the overall program of extracurricular athletics, both intramural and interscholastic for the assigned school.
• Provides leadership in the selection, assignment, and evaluation of athletic coaches and staff members.
• Fosters good school-community relations by keeping the community aware of and responsive to the athletic program.
• Promotes student athletes with post-secondary educational institutions.
• Assists student athletes with obtaining appropriate post-secondary educational opportunities.
• Assumes responsibility for the organization and scheduling of all interscholastic athletic events.
• Hires officials, team physicians, and security, as required, and assumes general responsibility for the proper supervision of home games.
• Arranges transportation for athletic contest participants.
• Develops and places into operation appropriate rules and regulations governing the conduct of athletic activities.
• Verifies each athlete's eligibility according to established physical and academic requirements of eligibility for participation in each sport.
• Prepares and administers the athletic program budget.
• Supervises all ticket sales and fund-raising events of the athletic program and assumes responsibility for proper handling of funds.
• Meets and/or assists with the needs of visiting teams, such as lodging, meals, towels, gymnasium services, and field assistance, as appropriate.
• Makes arrangements for non-school use of playing fields and facilities, within district guidelines.
• Arranges field and gym practice schedules.
• Provides for physical examination of all athletes prior to the beginning of each season.
• Administers the insurance program covering school athletes and assumes responsibility for all processing of reports and claims.
• Plans and supervises an annual recognition program for school athletes.
• Regularly attends and represents the school at district and state meetings regarding athletics.
• Assists the administration in the implementation and supervision of the district's policies regarding student, extra-curricular participation.
• Collects data and reports on student extra-curricular participation and requirements of Title IX.
• Helps to maintain physical facilities and communicates needs of the school's athletic program to school and district administration.

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal, Superintendent or other district office administrator as designated by the Superintendent.

• Must hold a South Carolina teaching and/or administrative certification.
• Preference will be given to individuals with national certification in Athletic/Sports Administration.
• Valid driver's license.

• A minimum of five years of experience in coaching team sports, preferably at the high school level.
• At least five years of teaching experience preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:

• Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job.
• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, technology equipment, computers, and/or…