Activity Director
Clear Creek Amana Community School District, Palmdale, CA, United States
CLEAR CREEK AMANA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Job Description
TITLE: Activity Director
QUALIFICATIONS: Requires a valid teaching certificate, coaching endorsement, evaluator approval and three years experience teaching and coaching or equivalent qualifications.
REPORTS TO: High School Principal or designee
SUPERVISES: Supervises Assistant Activity Director, coaches and sponsors, including fine arts and athletics.
JOB SUMMARY: To provide each Clear Creek Amana student an opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities through efficient and effective leadership and coordination of the athletic/activities programs.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Terms and conditions as established by the Board of Education
QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed with the Iowa BOEE, administrative license with evaluator required
Job Responsibilities
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide leadership and support to all extracurricular programs for the district.
- Develop a vision with all the head coaches for their particular sport and sponsors for their club and/or activity..
- Collaborate with building administration to coordinate adequate supervision of students, including road events.
- Use a district approved evaluation tool to evaluate coaches or sponsors.
- Create alignment between high school and middle school programs.
- Delegate administrative and maintenance procedures and duties.
- Create academic supports for athletes.
- Ongoing collaboration with the communication department to provide updates on activity news using district approved platforms
- Create consistent and equitable award ceremonies for each sport
- Develop acceptable behavior policies for athletes and enforcement of the code of conduct
- Ensure all head coaches and club/activity sponsors receive financial training
- Responsible for making sure the athletic website is up to date
- Ensure all coaches follow district guidelines
- Evaluation of certified staff in physical education and/or fine arts departments
- Develop an extra duty schedule for high school staff to take tickets at events.
- Administer and manage the activity program in a manner that is within Board policy and consistent with established district procedures, conference and state rules and regulations.
- Keep the high school and middle school administration informed of important accomplishments, needs and problems in all areas of the operation of the athletic activities.
- Coordinate and assist in the recruiting, interviewing, screening and recommending of qualified persons to fill openings on the high school athletics coaching staff.
- Submit personnel recommendations to the district concerning appointment, retention, promotion, and evaluation and assignment of middle and high school coaching staff.
- Evaluate head coaches annually at the high school level.
- Contract officials, athletic trainer, police, and ambulance services as required, assume general responsibility for the proper supervision of home games.
- Fosters good school-community relations.
- Foster a climate between athletic programs in which students can develop good citizenship through self-discipline, self-direction and cooperative participation.
- Hold parent/athlete meetings and coaches' meetings.
- Develops, places into operation, and enforces appropriate rules and regulations governing the conduct of extra-curricular activities.
- Attend state and conference meetings for athletic directors.
- Coordination of events and membership in the state and conference.
- Represent the district as a designee at local, state or national meetings as required.
- Enforces the state and district academic requirements of eligibility for participation in each high school activity and verifies each student's eligibility.
- Work with district personnel to ensure that student-athletes are participating in their legal place of attendance/residency.
- Ensure middle school and high school coaches are certified and meet district requirements.
- Provide professional development opportunities for middle school and high school coaches.
- Establish and adhere to a regular schedule of inspection of all district athletic education facilities and installations to maintain and improve their safety.
- Play a key role in developing, promoting, and modeling principles of good sportsmanship.
- Coordinate with the director of buildings & grounds for the installation of new and additional equipment at the high school and middle school programs.
- Develop athletic schedules for the middle school and high school that will provide for the maximum effective, efficient, and equitable use of equipment and facilities.
- Maintain current rosters of all students participating in the high school and middle school athletic programs.
- Schedule all games and practice athletic events for the high school.
- Arrange transportation to away games and events for all high school athletic activities.
- Oversees the keeping of all necessary administrative records related to high school athletic activities.
- Prepare and administer the high school athletic program building budget.
- Actively promote continuing participation of athletes from the middle school and work toward development of skill sequences in the middle school leading to high school participation.
- Assist with insurance claims involving school athletes and work with district central office personnel for all processing of reports.
- Supervise all ticket sales and fundraising events of the high school athletic program and assumes responsibility for proper handling of funds.
- Develops and maintains a recognition program for high school and middle school athletes/activities.
- Assume other responsibilities and perform other such duties as may be assigned by district, high school, and middle school administration.
- Provide supervision and support for all athletic and intramural programs at the local high school and middle school level.
- Develop policies and procedures to organize intramural and interscholastic athletic programs.
- Ensure local schools are aware of state and local board policies, state standards
- Approve and monitor individual school athletic budgets. Review and approve expenditures and travel.
- Create individual budgets for each athletic and activity program
- Inspect, review, and supervise the use of athletic facilities and the process for maintenance, repair, and service of equipment.
- Review the Athletic and Coach/Sponsor Handbook annually.
- Attend functions and activities including athletic contests, school board meetings, and WAMAC meetings.
- Serve as liaison representative with Johnson County and Iowa County Parks and Recreation.
- Review a required inventory report with each head coach in order to plan for and prioritize future purchases.
- Coordinate professional learning opportunities for coaches.
- Ensure world-class customer service is provided by the Activities Office, which includes speaking to parents, staff, students and others in the community.
- Work with Asst. Activity Director to confirm training and scheduling of PAC events.
- Direct the continuous improvement efforts for all processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Excellent human relations (Ability to effectively supervise students and adults while maintaining a professional relationship; flexibility in working with staff, students, and parents; capable of representing the school in a professional manner )
- Demonstrated leadership skills and willingness to assume responsibility
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to produce results through previous assignments
- Continuous speaking, hearing, and visual effort.
- Frequent sitting, standing and reaching
- Occasional climbing, kneeling, walking, and transporting up to 50 lbs
- Close mental and visual attention.
- Work involves repetitive and varied tasks
- Work is primarily performed in a normal office setting and at extracurricular event
- Frequently exposed to dust and noise
- Stress associated with work pace and pressure
- Work, involves irregular hours and days
- Some travel required.
- Exposed to hazards of the road when driving