JUNIOR-HIGH BASKETBALL COACH

Seeking a head coach for the Junior High Basketball program for the 2024-2025 school year at Liberty Common School in Fort Collins, Colorado – a Poudre School District charter school. LCS is Northern Colorado's clearest path to college delivering a college-preparatory, classically-oriented, liberal-arts curriculum in a small-school environment. The school currently enrolls approximately 1450 students in grades K-12, and competes as a member of the NPMLA League.

The Basketball coach reports directly to the athletic director and has the primary responsibility for planning, training, and coordination for junior-high student-athletes, in cooperation with the coaching staff. Applicants should be dedicated to providing the best student-athlete experience. The successful candidate will be committed to the mission and goals of Liberty Common School and follow all NPMLA procedures and policies.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Stipend, Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular, Part-time

WORK HOURS: Varies

PAY RANGE: $2,054

REPORTS TO: Athletic Director

REVISION DATE: December 2024

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma; associates degree or greater is preferred.
• Experience working with K-12 students preferred.

Job Duties:

• Working with student-athletes to develop skills, knowledge, and virtues in Basketball.
• Communicating with parents, officials, athletes, and coaches.
• Working with coaching staff to implement training and game plans.

Job Requirements:

• Technically knowledgeable of Basketball and experience working with student-athletes.
• Experience scheduling, planning, and coordinating activities for a wide range of constituents.
• A proven, verifiable record of placing appropriate emphasis on academic excellence, good sportsmanship, and character development.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with student-athletes, parents, coaches, and administration.
• Full background check required for hire.
• CPR and first aid certified or able to obtain upon hire.

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to move safely in athletic workspaces;
• The ability to lift 30 pounds or more when needed.

Compensation:

• Stipends follow Poudre School District coaching pay schedule – starting at $2,054.00 (possibly higher based on background, experience, and/or institutional alignment).
• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

EEO STATEMENT
Liberty Common School is an EEO employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, or other characteristics protected by law.

Studies indicate women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform all job descriptions identified in the job-vacancy announcement. Liberty Common School prioritizes identifying the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less-traditional background. Liberty Common School may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and lived experiences to meet minimum qualifications.

Liberty Common School is located in the City of Fort Collins in Northern Colorado. Northern Colorado is an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar-beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state’s land-grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city’s major high-tech and manufacturing companies and high performing charter-public schools attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community’s overall social diversity continues to grow.

Liberty Common School is an EEO employer.

At-Will Employment:

All employment with Liberty Common School is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or Liberty Common School at-will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. There is no guarantee, in any manner, Liberty Common School will continue employment for any set period of time. This applies to all aspects of employment at Liberty Common School including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, placement, discipline, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and access to benefits and training.

Additional Duties:

Please note that this job description is not a comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice with direction from Liberty Common School.

For more information about Liberty Common School, see www.libertycommon.org.

A complete application includes no less than the following:

1. Letter of application

2. Resume (including three references)

3. Statement of coaching philosophy

This job posting will remain open until positions are filled.

Apply to:

Mr. Frank Russel, LCHS Athletic Director

Liberty Common High School

2745 Minnesota Drive

Fort Collins, CO 80525

Email: frussel@libertycommon.org