Middle School Cross Coach- Prep Gulfton Secondary

Job Description

POSITION:
Coach

REPORTS TO:

Athletic Director

LOCATION:

Campus
COMPENSATION: $20.00 per hour (25-26 Academic Year)

SCHEDULE:

4-5 hours/week for 6-8 weeks

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact.

Some Quick Stats About Us

• 19,500+ Students
• 2,200+ Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

• Organizing practices and games
• Monitoring the academic progress of student athletes throughout the school year
• Include issuing and collecting uniforms
• Providing an orientation of a sound program to all student athlete participants
• Communicating with coaches and athletic director on the progression of the student athletes and the team
• Realizing the athlete is a student first; academics have priority over athletics.
• Being on time to all scheduled athletic events.
• Practicing with a plan and purpose.
• Training each student-athlete to become in the best physical condition as possible.
• Putting the team first, and the individual second.
• Staying with the team, at all times, until the last student-athlete and their parents/guardians.
• Collecting athlete documentation such as physicals and other important paperwork in a designated Athletics Binder in order to remain in compliance with State and YES Prep policies.
• Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON

We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility.

THE MUST HAVES

• 0-3 years of coaching experience
• Strong knowledge of specific sport including rules, terminology, etc.
• Must hold a valid certification for both CPR and AED use from a nationally recognized organization, or attend a district required training to become certified within a given time frame

THE NICE TO HAVES

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• Continued Education in specific sport
• Coached specific sport
• Experience working with kids

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.