ASSISTANT TRACK AND FIELD COACH

Description

Belmont Charter Network is a family of 5 community schools centered on the central mission to promote the academic, social and emotional well-being of each child. Our schools are supported by a non-profit partner to provide holistic services to the school including out-of-school time, our social work project and Head start. How do we do this? We do it by ensuring our students have access to complete support both in and out of the classroom through a talented team of teachers, leaders, social workers, and partners.

We believe that schools and learning should be joyful!

You can find more about our core values and vision here. We believe that education is the single biggest way we can disrupt the systemic racism that impacts Philadelphia and by extension our country. We are a mission centered organization that has grown since its founding over 20 years ago to be the organization that serves Philadelphia today. Learn more about our partners who support this vision by creating a full scope of community support for our students and families. Our approach is grounded in trauma informed practice which you can read more about here.

The role of our track coaches is to condition our team, model and teach required skills, conditioning, and calisthenics for students to experience growth and progress in the sport. Coaches will be punctual daily to supervise and run practice, help hold students accountable with grades, practice, attendance, behavior, and maintain an environment and culture for teamwork. They will work closely with the Athletic Director and OST Director to plan meets and cover logistics for the season. If teams qualify, track coaches will be expected to travel with the team for the Penn Relays (one day), which will be a day that begins as early as 7:30am, concluding their event around 12pm.

The individual in this role must have a working knowledge for athletics and be extremely organized. The assistant coach for track is expected to work as long as 12:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Game Days and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on practice days. Additional OST roles may be available between seasons. This is a seasonal role from mid February through the first week of June in the 23-24 School Year and will be paid out biweekly.

Responsibilities

• Run day to day practices

• Supervise students throughout program time

• Coach during performances and competitions

• Maintain uniforms and control distribution and return

• Set up and maintain equipment

• Communicate with AD and Director for needs or issues

• Travel with team to meets

• Monitor student athlete attendance and academics

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must familiarize themselves with school’s athletic policy for afterschool

• All employees must be able to provide Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check Clearance (Act 34), Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151), Federal Bureau of Investigation Record Check Clearance (Act 114), and Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Clearance (Act 168) before starting work on campus

• Strong written and communication skills;

• Displays initiative and ability to follow-through with vision and goals;

• Detail Oriented

• Enthusiasm for athletics

• Ability to work evenings until 6PM/end of meets

Qualifications

Minimum Training and Experience

• A minimum of two years coaching experience and/or multiple years competing in track

• Experience working with middle school students preferred