Job Summary:

The Head Coach of Boys Soccer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of their athletic program. This role is essential in cultivating a positive and unified team culture among players, parents, and assistant coaches. The Head Coach ensures a successful and meaningful season through a strong commitment to professional conduct, coaching excellence, and program leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

Coaching Expertise

• Develops a firm foundation for all aspects of the program through the implementation of Biblically based Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions intentionally communicated in regular devotions and affirmed in teachable moments.
• Develop unity of purpose between all program coaches.
• Develops a high caliber and quality instruction.
• Written scope and sequence for the overall season includes crucial elements such as conditioning, tactical progressions, team building, and skill development.
• Written lesson plans for every practice that enacts the scope and sequence.
• Competition plan and post-competition analysis.
• Develops a positive mentoring relationship with players.
• Maintains a positive relationship with parents.
• Disciplines players appropriately.
• Develops appropriate summer and off-season activities that fit within the overall goals of the program.
• Provides locker room and bus supervision for their athletes.
• Ensures the safety of the athletes during practices and games.
• Handles injury situations in an appropriate manner.

Program Leadership

• Work with the Athletic Director to develop financial, spiritual, athletic, and academic goals for your program.
• Attend Mandatory Preseason All Coaches Meeting
• Scheduled Preseason Meetings with AD- Define individual program and personal goals as well as discuss individual program logistics and needs
• Scheduled Post Season Meeting with AD- End of Season Business, season evaluation, and future needs of the program
• Weekly logistical communication with AD (Crusader Sports Weekly Information)
• Weekly communication with the AD regarding player, parent, or team progress or issues.
• Ad hoc meetings with the AD as necessary
• Assisting with the hiring of all paid and volunteer assistant coaches and their coaching eligibility.
• Orders, disperses, maintains, inventories, and stores all program equipment and uniforms.
• Turns in all rosters, worksheets, and inventories into the Athletic Office in a timely manner, including:
• Team Attendance Sheet
• Regular-Season Roster
• Post-Season Roster
• Season Awards Worksheet
• Preseason Inventory
• Post Season Inventory
• Follow NWCS procedures regarding budgetary purchasing and ordering.
• For all budgeted equipment purchases, have the store or business send an invoice to the AD. The AD will fill out the necessary paperwork and make the official order.
• Works with the AD and the Business Office to maintain a Team Fund account that is set up to serve as a depository for all team fundraising activities.
• Plan, schedules, and facilitates the preseason parent meeting, Senior night activities, and award nights in conjunction with the Athletic Department.
• Creates a facility set up and maintenance plan in conjunction with the Athletic Department.
• Know and enforce Athletic Department policies and procedures regarding athlete eligibility.
• Facilitate Post-season travel plans and logistics in conjunction with the Athletic Department.
• Works with athletic director on youth, JH, and HS summer camps/opportunities.

Professional Conduct

• Displays appropriate conduct during games and practices.
• Displays appropriate behavior towards officials, opposing coaches and players.
• Displays positive appearance, manners, behavior, and language.
• Maintains a private life consistent with NWC values.
• Is prompt for all practices and games.
• Maintains professional certification with WIAA including continuing education clock hours and CPR/1st Aid.
• Attends school, league, district, and state meetings when necessary.
• Follows school, league, and WIAA policies and rules.

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior head coaching experience (Preferred).
• Demonstrated personal relationship with Jesus Christ, exemplifying a lifestyle that honors God, actively participating in an evangelical Bible-believing church, and approaching this role with a servant’s heart that reflects its importance as a ministry of NWCS.
• Proven interpersonal communication skills with students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Ability to supervise assistant coaches.
• Proven ability to teach and motivate athletes.
• Coaching expertise/knowledge of sport, motivation, strategies, and tactics
• Organized and the ability to multi-task.
• Maintain a First Aid/CPR certification.
• Must be able to fulfill the physical requirements of coaching this sport.

Northwest Christian Schools is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to prefer employees who share its Christian faith and values where it is appropriate and legally permitted. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.

Organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.