What are the responsibilities and job description for the Athletic Director position at Merrillville Community School Corporation?
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Schedule athletic events, officials, and transportation for all athletic events.
- Schedule athletic facilities along with the Assistant Principal in charge of the building use.
- Supervise and/or schedule supervision for all home athletic events with the help of the Administrative staff.
- Work closely with the athletic secretary in overseeing and monitoring financial reports for ticket sales, officials and workers pay, inventory, and sale of merchandise.
- Follow all bookkeeping procedures as outlined by the Assistant Superintendent of Business.
- Hire all workers for home athletic events (ticket sellers, concession workers, scorers, timers, scoreboard operators, announcers, etc.).
- Use computer skills to work with the athletic scheduler and the officials software program.
- Work closely with the high school athletic directors to implement similar rules and regulations in order to make the transition from middle school to high school sports more positive.
- Communicate with high school coaches on their expectations of the middle school coaching staff.
- Supervise and mentor coaching staff. Provide coaching staff with a handbook on responsibilities, rules, regulations, and procedures. Conduct an annual review of the handbook.
- Provide input to the Building Administrator in charge of evaluating coaches. Be present during coaching evaluations with the Assistant Principal.
- Organize concessions for athletic events. Hire workers, order products, and be accountable for the cash boxes and receipts of all monies collected from concessions.
- Perform other duties as required by the Building Principal.
- Candidate must have a successful interview with the Building Principal.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- State of Indiana Teaching license
- Successful High School or Middle School coaching experience preferred.
- Technology skills to use athletic scheduling software and analyze financial spreadsheets.
- Reliability, good organizational and communication skills, and ability to work well with students, parents and staff.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 2025-26 School Year
ASSIGNMENT: Full Time - Regular Contract
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the MCSC’s policy on certified staff evaluation.
