Rainier Beach High - Activity Coordinator & Athletic Director - 1.0 FTE

About the position

Candidate will serve as Activity and Athletic Director. Responsible for overseeing all Athletic events, evaluation of all coaches, and liaison to District Athletic Office and Metro League. This position is also responsible for working with student leaders who govern ASB funds and the coordination of all extracurricular clubs, activities, and school events. This is a stipend role where the position does not hold a classroom teaching assignment while serving as, and performing duties of, the activity coordinator. Responsibilities include functioning as athletic director, hiring coaches, ordering equipment and supplies, setting up and supervising athletic events and activities, supervising student government, coordinating advisors for clubs, and overseeing student activities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates student activities and athletics, schedules events; arranges for supervision and adult coverage of school sponsored events; assists in coordinating and planning use of fields and facilities; assists in scheduling officials.
• Promotes and fosters student participation in school activities; provides for student leadership programs; supervises student government activities.
• Oversees Associated Student Body (ASB) activities; ensures compliance with ASB rules, regulations and procedures.
• Oversees a wide variety of clubs, sports boosters, cheerleading, fundraising and other school activities; coordinates with club and class advisors and administrators; enforces rules and regulations; works with students on a wide variety of activities.
• Determines coaching needs in building; recruits for, interviews and recommends coaches for all sports as needed; assists coaches and activity supervisors in administration of sports; meets with coaches to discuss concerns and resolve problems; assists principal with orientation, instruction and observation of coaches and activity supervisors.
• Administers athletics and activities budgets; identifies and communicates budget needs; approves and tracks expenditures; accounts for purchase, use, storage and inventory of athletic and activity equipment.
• Assists coaches in determining equipment and supply needs; orders equipment and supplies; verifies receipt of and distributes materials and supplies; resolves problems with vendors as necessary.
• Monitors the care, cleaning, repairing, storing, inventory and destruction of all athletic and activity equipment supplies; monitors the return of school equipment; establishes and ensures adherence to procedures for return of equipment and supplies; maintains accurate equipment records.
• Supervises student eligibility requirements; supervises the preparation and publishing of student eligibility.
• Maintains liaison with other activity coordinators; maintains current knowledge of practices, trends, issues, directions, rules and regulations governing school athletics and activities; enforces league, District and WAA regulations.
• Facilitates the development of goals and objectives for activities and athletics, consistent with District-approved policy and procedures; assesses effectiveness; recommends and implements improvements and special projects; serves as member of building instruction council.
• Attends appropriate athletic meetings and activities; supervises school events as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and valid teacher's certification, and successful teaching experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in effective communication.
• Ability to coordinate events and activities.
• Knowledge of the laws, codes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing student athletics and activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student safety issues and instruction in sports.
• Ability to adapt and modify techniques for effectiveness.
• Ability to promote and encourage positive conduct.
• Ability to research, plan, develop and implement lessons.
• Ability to provide and maintain an effective learning environment.
• Ability to supervise and instruct student behavior.
• Skill in modeling effective behavior.
• Skill in organization and time management.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Knowledge of fundraising.
• Ability to administer budgets and order equipment and supplies.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work cooperatively and in teams.
• Ability to recruit, interview and recommend selection of staff.
• Ability to be fair and consistent when working with students.
• Effective crisis intervention and resolution skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, administrators, coaches, officials and the public.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree and administrative credentials.
• First aid and CPR certification.

Benefits

• Valid Washington State Teacher's Certificate.
• Valid Washington State driver's license.