Cheerleading Coach

Position Summary

The Cheerleader Coach works to prepare cheerleaders physically and mentally, while teaching them proper techniques, teamwork, and safety methods. While acting as the official chaperone and providing supervision as the team travels, the Cheerleader Coach serves as a positive role model to the cheerleaders. The Cheerleader Coach is responsible for preparing the team for all performances, teaching game etiquette, cheers, and dances.

Reporting Authority: Athletic Director

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential job functions listed are not comprehensive and duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

• Good organizational and communication skills;
• Positive and outgoing attitude;
• Ability to work effectively with college students, athletic staff, college personnel, and alumni;
• Ability to work during the non-traditional work week, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays;
• Ability to travel off campus;
• Ability to travel out of town;
• Willingness to raise funds;
• Knowledge of first aid;
• Knowledge of collegiate cheerleading rules and regulations;
• Knowledge of budgeting, recruiting, scheduling, and planning;
• Willingness to establish relationships with key personnel in area high schools.
• Work with cheerleaders during practices and meets.
• Hold organizational meetings for team prospects and encourage students to participate.
• Assess skills and assign team positions.
• Develop a regular practice schedule and organize practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Work with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Coach and instruct cheerleaders, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observe cheerleaders, during events and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Establishandmaintainstandardsofpupilbehaviorandprovidepropersupervisionofstudentsatall times.
• Monitor the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.
• Follow established procedures in the event of an injury.
• Follow state, regional, and district regulations governing the program.
• Model sports-like behavior and maintain appropriate conduct towards cheerleaders, officials, and spectators.
• Actasateamrepresentativeandpromotethecheerleadingteambycommunicatingwiththenewsmedia, booster clubs, service clubs, and other organizations.
• Follow established procedures for supplies and uniforms.
• Work with the AthleticDirectortodevelopapolicyforawardsandsubmitalistofawardwinnersattheend of the season.
• Maintain eligibility forms, emergency data cards, insurance records, equipment inventory, and other related records.
• Maintainfiscalresponsibilityasitrelatestotheawardingofscholarshipsandtheuseoffundsfor uniforms, travel, etc.
• Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
• Assume other work-related responsibilities as assigned by the Division Chair, appropriate Dean, the President or his designee.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Athletic Director, Dean of Students, and/or President.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accreditedinstitution.
• Minimum of two (2) years of successful coaching experience at the collegiate or high school level.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

Application Procedure:
Position announcements and employment applications are available at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs/bishopstate? Applications currently on file must be resubmitted for this position. Delinquent and/or unsigned application packets and/or documents will not be accepted.
Only complete application packets will be given consideration for employment.
A completed application packet consists of:
Completed Bishop State Community College employment application
Current resume
Applicable Transcript with conferred date (While an unofficial transcript may be submitted as part of the application packet, an official transcript must be received before the date of hire.)

Physical Demands & Work Environment:
Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Learned physical skill is required for keyboarding. Frequent walking, standing, or sitting may be required. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.

Other Job Description information I:
More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization, and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.

Salary: Bishop State Community College’s Local Salary Schedule-$2,000 monthly
This is a contracted part-time position

Part-Time position not eligible for benefits.