Assistant Football Coach; Weir High School

Assistant Football Coach

Position Type: Athletics/Coach

Date Posted: 6/14/2026

Location: Weir High School

Date Available: TBD

Closing Date: 06/19/2026

County: Hancock County Schools

The person employed for this position must be able to teach the fundamentals of the sport and instill good sportsmanship behaviors in the participants. Additionally, adherence to WVSSAC rules and regulations as well as school and district policies is required.

• Communicate with educational personnel, parents, students, and others.
• Cooperates with building principal.
• Cooperates with athletic director.
• Develops rapport with coaching staff within the school.
• Adheres to the directives of the head coach.
• Develops positive relationships with participants, student body, faculty, parents, and community, game officials, news media, and opponents.
• Employs appropriate conduct during games and practices.
• Attends league, conference and WVSSAC meetings.
• Participates in activities that foster professional growth and development.
• Motivates staff and players toward desired goals.
• Commands respect by example in appearance, manners, behavior, and language. Understands and follows oral and written directions.
• Reads, interprets, applies and explains rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all types of people, establish and maintain a working relationship with students, coaches and other college administrators.
• Supervises assistant coaches in recruiting, practice implementation and game management.
• Organize and implement practice and game plans in coordination with coaching staff.
• Organizes strategies for teaching sport skills and sports management systems.
• Develops a high caliber and quality instruction.
• Teaches individual fundamental skills, team play, team strategy and rules and regulations of the game.
• Handles athletic injuries.
• Cares for equipment.
• Supervises participants and discipline team appropriately.
• Designs quality organization of practice sessions.
• Designs pre-season planning.
• Supervises managers and other support personnel.
• Manages budget.
• Follows purchasing procedures.
• Initiates game organization skills.
• Follows league, conference, and WVSSAC policies.
• Devotes time and energy to coaching duties.
• Follows end of season procedures.
• Other duties/responsibilities assigned by the principal/athletic director/principal's designee.
• Teach good sportsmanship and self-control.
• Check eligibility of participants, including insurance coverage and parent consent.
• Provides students with a proper role model, emotional support, patience, friendly attitude and general guidance.
• Conduct learning experiences, with small groups of student athletes.
• Recommend the purchase of equipment, supplies and uniforms as appropriate for the health, safety and welfare of student athletes.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Valid West Virginia teaching certificate licensing; or WVDE substitute permit; or high school diploma or GED.
• Must hold a valid CPR/AED certification.
• Coaches that are not professional teachers are required to complete the WVSSAC Training and Certification Program.

The information contained in the job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of duties performed by this position.

Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

As required by federal laws and regulation, the Hancock County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, handicap condition, or national origin in employment or in its educational programs and activities. Inquiries may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, Hancock County Board of Education; the Section 504 Coordinator, Hancock County Board of Education;

the State Elimination of Sex Discrimination Project Coordinator; or to the U.S. Department of Education's Director of the Office for Civil Rights.