Head Cheer Coach FY2526_16

Title:                       Head Cheer Coach FY2526_16
                              2 Seasons – Fall and Winter

Reports to:              Activities Director

Seasons:                 Fall Season August 16, 2025- November 2025
                              Winter Season November 2025-March 2026

Purpose

Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in competitive Cheerleader techniques to prepare

them for events or competition.

Essential Job Duties

• Works with cheerleaders during practices and meets.
• Assesses skills and assigns team positions.
• Assists in developing a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Works with the Athletics Director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Coaches and instructs cheerleaders, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observes cheerleaders, during events and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of students at all times.
• Follows established procedures in the event of an injury.
• Conferences with parents/guardians, as necessary, regarding the performance of their student.
• Follows state, regional, and district regulations governing the program.
• Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards cheerleaders, officials, and spectators.
• Follows established procedures for supplies and uniforms.
• As requested, participates in special activities to include parent’s night, banquets, award nights, and pep assemblies.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques of the sport.

• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge to analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions.

• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Ability to be flexible to work with others in a wide variety of circumstances. 
• Ability to work with a diversity of individuals and/or groups and utilize specific, job-related equipment.

• Ability to problem solve to analyze issue.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, the public, and staff members.
• Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Ability to manage time and responsibilities, adapt to changing work priorities, communicate with diverse groups, maintaining confidentiality, meet deadlines and schedules.
• Ability to set priorities, work as part of a team and work with and manage frequent interruptions.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student matters.
• Ability to effectively communicate with students, parents, and staff.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all District requirements and Board policies.

• Skill in adhering to safety practices.

Qualifications

1. Any combination of training, education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.
2. Experience as a competitive Cheerleader coach at the high school level is preferred.
3. Must possess effective coaching techniques and skills.

Necessary special requirements:

• Montana Driver’s license or the ability to obtain license within three months of hire date.
• Must be able to travel with the team as needed/requested for sporting events.

Physical and Mental Demands and Work Hazards

• Must have the ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Regularly works inside with minimal temperature variations.
• May work outside to attend sporting events, which may cause exposure to varying temperature extremes.
• Ability to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Regularly required to sit and regularly walks and stands.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels, outdoors and on the telephone and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
• Required to be able to hear conversations in loud environments and sporting events.
• May be required to lift or carry up to 25 pounds on a frequent basis with or without an accommodation.
• Guidance and reinforcement are usually available.
• Frequently involved in interactions which require oral and written communications.
• Exercises flexibility and the ability to shift from one task to another.
• Occasional travel/mobiility between schools, or between schools and the Administration office, may be required.
• Work area is generally a hazard free environment.
• Demonstrates regular attendance performing duties as described.
• Reports to work fit for duty with characteristics inherent to the position.

The duties, physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this vacancy announcement are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with compliance with the American with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Salary : $6,396