What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 JV Football Coach position at Ingham Intermediate School District?
WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Position Announcement
Job Title:
JV Football Coach
Location:
Waverly High School
Start Date:
August 2025
Salary Range/ Level:
Based on the current WEA Schedule B Salary Structure
Terms of Employment
Season
Date Posted:
April 14, 2025
Application Deadline:
May 3, 2025 @ 4 pm
Application Process:
A completed online application is REQUIRED. (See application instructions at
JV Football Coach 2025
Resume and cover letter may be:
- Attached within the online application (preferred)
- Faxed: (517) 321-8577
- Mailed: Waverly Community Schools, 515 Snow Rd., Lansing, MI 48917
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include any of the following duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by employees in this position. Regular on time and in person attendance is an essential function of this job. Other essential functions may include, but are not limited to the following:
Developing and communicating clear and specific goals for the team and individual players throughout tryouts and the season.
- Maintaining open and honest communication with students, parents, other coaches, and Athletic Director.
- Developing and demonstrating a good knowledge base of best practices specific to their coaching arena.
- Supporting and collaborating with coaches in other athletic programs.
- Modeling and teaching skills necessary to succeed.
- Supporting student academic expectations, responsibilities, and achievements.
- Developing the knowledge and understanding of Waverly’s policies and procedures as it applies to athletics.
- Promoting and enforcing the student-athlete code of conduct.
- Connecting athletic experiences with life experiences.
- Providing an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration among coaches and players
- Modeling good sportsmanship always.
- Creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for student athletes.
- Understanding leadership style and its impact on student-athletes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Must be 18 years of age or older and clear a criminal background check.
- Minimum of 3 years of high school or college level coaching experience required.
- Proof of current First Aid and CPR certifications prior to the first day of coaching.
- Must provide certificate of completion for online concussion training course from either the Centers for Disease Control or the National Federation of State High School Associations prior to the first day of coaching.
This description describes the type and level of work performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required in the position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to demonstrate the character traits of respect, responsibility, honesty, and caring when interacting with staff, students, and community members.
ADA REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work is performed indoors and outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.
MENTAL FUNCTIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.
Notice of Non-discrimination
Non-Discrimination
The Waverly Community Schools will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.
Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations: Assistance with the application process may be requested through the Human Resources Department at (517) 319-3031) or msavage@waverlyk12.net.
