Volunteer Coach

Position: 2026-2027 Volunteer Coach (Job ID # 3667)
CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

School Year

POSITION: Volunteer Coach (Job # 3667)

LOCATION: TBD

POSITION SUMMARY: Volunteers Coaches assist Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) employees and supplement student services and learning opportunities. Volunteer coaches are not paid staff members; however, they are expected to always follow CCPS policies, rules, and procedures. The CCPS Volunteer Handbook will provide pertinent information on the volunteer application, what training you need, CCPS guidelines and responsibilities, safety procedures and other helpful resources for volunteers.

REPORTS TO: Principal or designee

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS: At the time of application, the candidate must have:

Demonstrated professionalism and dependability

Experience working with children, preferred

Ability to keep all information obtained through volunteering with CCPS confidential

Ability to exercise good judgment and appropriate decision making

Exceptional ability to understand and communicate with both verbal and written skills

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Demonstrate ethical conduct at all times.

Make every effort to perform volunteer duties in the presence of a CCPS employee, avoiding unsupervised, one-on-one student contact.

Report immediately to the school principal any expression or behavior that suggests an individual may intend to harm themselves, another person or commit an act of violence

Observe all CCPS policies, procedures, regulations, and school rules.

Maintain communication with your volunteer coordinator.

Perform clerical duties as required to maintain appropriate records

Conduct yourself with the highest standards of behavior and professionalism.

Ensures that all activities conform to school system guidelines

Thinks, concentrates, and positively interacts with others

OTHER DUTIES: Performs related work as required or assigned by the Principal and/or Activities Director.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position may require significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS: None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Unpaid, volunteer position. A volunteer coach must be at least twenty-one years of age unless he/she is the parent of a child in school.

FLSA STATUS: Not applicable.

EVALUATION: Not applicable.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF POSITION: On or after July 1, 2026

This position remains open until it is filled. References must be directly related to work experience and must include immediate supervisor.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement

Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention all applicants are required to report all former employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related.

Applicants should also include contact information for organizations in which you have volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise have direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

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