Assistant Girls Water Polo Coach - High School

COMMENTS:
Positions are pending student enrollment number’sThis is a stipend position, no release time available.

Belonging is a core value in the South Kitsap School District. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable learning environment for all students and staff. We actively seek to understand the complex and rich identities of self and others and lean into and engage in courageous conversations. We know the educational environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with unique ideas come together to learn and grow.

South Kitsap Employees Will:

• Maintain and enhance a sense of belonging and success for traditionally marginalized populations.
• Cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationship with students, families, staff and community members.
• Demonstrate understanding of our unique cultures and celebrate differences.
• Embrace and actively promote an inclusive and equitable learning environment.

This position instructs school student-athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success in their program. The employee must understand and abide by all building, South Kitsap School District, South Puget Sound League (SPSL) and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) policies, regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Supervises student-athletes to promote effective student learning through participation in athletic activities.
• Supports the head coach’s vision on how to plan, develop and implement an effective program for the particular sport to prepare student-athletes both physically and mentally to participate with confidence and self-assurance in athletic contests; supports head coach’s behavioral objectives for the coming sport season; emphasizes safety precautions; supports opportunities for each participant to achieve some success; acts as a liaison between parents/guardians and head coach.
• Executes the head coach’s practice sessions that are conducted on a regular daily basis with the idea of developing the athlete’s greatest potential; teaches fundamental skills of the sport; prepares daily practice activities and keeps records on file in Final Forms; emphasizes and promotes good sportsmanship in the conduct of team members and coaches; abides by WIAA, SPSL, SKHS and SKSD regulations.
• Actively engaged in all phases of the program involving coordination of facility use in conjunction with building athletic director; follows building and district procedures for budgeting and purchase of equipment through ASB; follows district procedures for handling injuries; maintains injury records in conjunction with athletic trainer; prearranges transportation with the building athletic director.
• Informs student-athletes and parents/guardians of the proper procedures of eligibility and special rules for the sport; posts rules and issues them to each participant.
• Establishes an effective system for issuing equipment and maintaining records including dates and times of issuance; assures the systematic return of all equipment, the cleaning and storing of equipment; performs weekly safety check for all equipment; holds student-athletes responsible for lost equipment; completes inventory lists and inputs all equipment information into Final Forms.
• Issues letters and awards in accordance with previously established written regulations on file with the building athletic director; makes written recommendations to building athletic director, regarding program, facilities, and transportation problems; assists the building athletic director and district athletic director in achieving the objectives of the school’s athletic program.

• Attends all district and building athletic meetings as called by building athletic director and/or district athletic director.
• Updates knowledge by attending clinics, workshops, and maintaining familiarity with current athletic programs; keeps current regarding rule changes as adopted by WIAA, South Puget Sound League, South Kitsap High School and South Kitsap School District.
• Performs related…