Volunteer Coach - Middle School​/High School; sy

Volunteer Coach - Middle School/High School (2025-26 sy)

Dexter Consolidated Schools Dexter High School - Dexter, New Mexico

Job : 4954022

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: May 06, 2025 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

DEXTER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: HEAD COACH - All Dexter High School Sports

SUPERVISOR:
Athletic Director

GENERAL

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Head Coach will establish and maintain an athletic program of the highest caliber in the sport(s) to which they are assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline, teamwork, and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self‑esteem.
• Assist with screening, employment, supervising and assignment of assistant coaches in his/her major sport.
• Responsible for the scouting program of assigned sport.
• Responsible for monitoring, representing, and having a working relationship with radio, television, print media, and booster clubs.
• Responsible for helping represent the district in his/her major sport.
• Responsible for a coordinated program, in cooperation with the Athletic Director, in grades 7-12 in his/her major sport.
• Responsible for monitoring effective working relationship with middle school coaches in his/her major sport.
• Supervise the overall program to which the head coach is assigned in cooperation with the Athletic Director and the Principal.
• Coach individual participants in the skills necessary for excellent achievement in the activity involved.
• Plan and schedule a regular program of practice in season.
• Work closely with the Athletic Director in scheduling interscholastic contests.
• Monitor the response to all rules and regulations in all activities to which they are assigned responsibilities.
• Recommend purchase of equipment, supplies, and uniforms as is appropriate.
• Maintain necessary attendance forms, proof of insurance records, physical records, code of ethics, parent permission forms, and similar paper work.
• Oversee the safety condition of the facility or area in which assigned sport and/or activity is conducted at all times that students are present.
• Establish additional performance criteria for eligibility in interscholastic competition in his/her sport and or activity.
• Enforce discipline, sportsmanship and positive behavior at all times, and establish and oversee penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.
• Attend to the academic classroom work which may be assigned using acceptable methodology and techniques of teaching.
• Prepare and submit to the athletic office:

  A. A list of all athletes participating in your program at least two weeks before the first contest (for eligibility purposes).

  B. A list of lettermen in your program at the end of the season. (Requirements for lettering are determined by each head coach in their particular sport).

  C. A complete inventory of equipment at the end of the season.

• Compile and distribute to all faculty members, principals, and attendance office, a list of athletes that are to be excused from school on each road trip.
• On all road trips, submit request for transportation in advance to confirm the date and time of your scheduled departure.
• Provide a safe keeping for valuables during practice and game time.
• See that all athletes under his/her jurisdiction are well informed as to all athletic eligibility rules and regulations.
• Limit the time athletes will be out of school to a minimum.
• See that no student in his/her program participates in more than the maximum number of games/contests that is permitted.
• Be knowledgeable of rules and regulations regarding his/her sport as presented in the NMAA handbook.
• When serving in the capacity as a representative of the Dexter School System, conduct him/herself in a manner that will not cause any embarrassment to the team, school or community.
• Demand the same expectation of all his/her assistant coaches.

NOTE: While many of the aforementioned responsibilities may be delegated to an assistant coach, it remains the head coach’s responsibility to see that his/her program is in total compliance.