Athletic Director

SUMMARY:

Maintains, organizes, and administers the overall program of interscholastic athletics, including intramural activities.

• Assists in selecting, assigning, supervising, and evaluating all coaching personnel.
• Assumes leadership role in the orientation and in service training of coaching personnel.
• Maintains a current understanding of all IHSAA rules, procedures, and requirements, and monitors the athletic program in accordance with such rules.
• Represents the Corporation in matters of interscholastic athletics with the IHSAA.
• Represents the Corporation in matters of interscholastic athletics with each secondary league of affiliation.
• Is responsible for the organization and scheduling of athletic events.
• Contracts officials for all home contests.
• Arranges transportation for away contests.
• Develops and continues to evaluate appropriate rules, procedures, and policies governing the conduct of athletic activities.
• Fosters good school-parent relations by maintaining communications relative to rules and regulations concerning athletics.
• Establishes and enforces the physical, academic, and training requirements of eligibility for participation.
• Coordinates interscholastic athletic programs.
• Recommends, develops, and administers athletic schedules.
• Consults, meets, and works with coaches to keep them informed on athletic program matters.
• Supervises athletic facilities; schedules practice use schedules events use; and recommends maintenance and repairs for improvement.
• Coordinates athletic events transportation and works with the director of transportation on schedule implementation.
• Makes necessary arrangements for non-school facilities needed in the athletic program.
• Responsible for coordinating overall supervision of athletic home events.
• Coordinates with appropriate personnel starting and stopping times for pre-game and halftime programs.
• Gathers necessary information needed to prepare and distribute event programs.
• Coordinates and determines the need, in the establishment of a schedule of specific assignments for all athletic events.
• Makes necessary arrangements for medical and security personnel at home events.
• Develops schedule posters, pocket schedules, and other media necessary to publicize athletic programs.
• Attends all meetings required of an athletic director.
• Arranges for dressing facilities and paying of officials at home events.
• Works with coaches in preparing budgets, securing bids, and purchasing equipment
• Oversees distribution, collection, cleaning, storage, and inventory of materials, uniforms, and equipment.
• Supervises eligibility certification of all athletes.
• Completes proper accident reports.
• Encourages continued professional development of all coaches.
• Keeps accurate updated records of team and individual sports.
• Responsible for preparation of athletic areas and facilities.
• Evaluates all coaches.
• Assists in recruiting top quality personnel when the need arises.
• Coordinates all Pep Sessions.
• Ensures that Title IX mandates are met within the athletic program.
• Maintains appropriate appearance.
• Ensures own regular and prompt attendance.
• Effectively completes regular and other job performance criteria as assigned.
• Promotes good public relations for the school district and community.
• Remains free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

• Manages subordinate head coaches who supervise assistant and JV coaches in the Athletic Department.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the corporation's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.

• Bachelors or Masters degree, teaching and/or administrative experience preferred.
• Varsity Coaching Experience required.

• Four-year degree and ability to obtain license

• Ability to apply knowledge or current research and theory in a specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all corporation requirements and Board of Education policies.