Athletic Coordinator Assistant

Description

Organization Overview

Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) Schools is comprised of a non-profit network of public charter schools designed to significantly increase high school graduation rates, college entrance, and college graduation rates for underserved students in North-East Los Angeles, and the North-East San Fernando Valley.

Our mission at PUC Schools is to develop and manage high-quality charter schools in densely populated urban communities with overcrowded and low-achieving schools. We create school programs and cultures that promote college graduation for all students. We uplift and revitalize communities through the success of our students and through inspiring them to uplift our communities now and forever and through the development of educational and other supportive partnerships.

The Team Member we are searching for

The ideal Athletic Coordinator Assistant believes in and is passionate about the mission and commitments of PUC Schools and exhibits this through their leadership, reflection, execution of school culture, and collaboration to ensure student success. Under the direct supervision of the Athletic Coordinator, serves all middle schools throughout the organization and will work in partnership with site principals and site-based afterschool coordinators to ensure a strong athletic program for each middle school.

What you will need to accomplish:

Mission & Vision

• Represent the mission and vision of PUC Schools through daily actions in support of all stakeholders
• Ensure professional adherence to all policies, procedures, and practices established by PUC Schools
• Employ a growth mindset related to personal professional growth and the development of others
• Embody resourcefulness, knowledge, experience, and proven sports coaching and/or programming in support of students
• Work with a sense of purpose, urgency, responsiveness, openness to feedback, and professionalism
• Understand that this role is in service of all middle school sports offerings across all schools, through working with afterschool program, grant funding, and school operating budgets

Athletic Program Compliance

• Support the Athletic Coordinator to understand all compliance (i.e., league structure, afterschool grant funding, onboarding of coaches, finance compliance, and health & safety compliance)
• Assist in coordinating seasonal athletic offerings at each site to ensure that each middle school has a well-rounded program that is in alignment with our vision and mission
• Assist with sports equipment needs for each school including sizing, ordering, and collection in alignment with finance policies and school budgets determined by site principals
• Support the creation and distribution of release and liability forms, physical forms, and player dues for each middle school
• Support distribution of all PUC/After School Program rules and regulations paperwork: eligibility reports, coaching assignments, and school information sheets
• Work collaboratively with site-based afterschool coordinators and campus operations managers to collect and store uniforms and reusable game day equipment
• Attend games, support coaches, fill in as needed, and immediately reporting any incident (i.e., parent-coach, coach-student, student-student, coach-facility, etc.) to the Athletic Coordinator in support of communication and school response

Athletic Program Culture

• Coordinate, model, and embody the vision and mission of PUC Schools as it relates to expectations for student-athletes across all schools
• Assist the Athletic Coordinator and work with coaches to ensure that student-athletes are being developed to have strong sportsmanship, academic eligibility, and commitment
• Implement student-athlete alert slips and correspondence for students and parents
• Assist the Athletic Coordinator with developing coaches to ensure they are supporting expected Student-Athlete Behavior at practice, games, school, and any other school-sponsored event
• Report coach behavior issues immediately to the site principal for school response
• Assist with coordinating athletic celebrations, tied to school spirit activities, at each school site to celebrate student-athletes per season, semester, and/or school year
• Collect or take athletic photos per sport per school site, in partnership with the coaches and site principals, to share photos with the site for site use (i.e., social media, promotion, school website, etc.)
• Coordinate strong parent communication and partnership and is available to parents, if they should want to reach out about a coach, to support questions, comments, concerns, and/or needs. Responsible for connecting the parent concern back to the site principal for school site response.
• Coordinate strong parent participation at games and help redirect parents, if an issue presents itself, in support of the mission and vision of PUC Schools
• Responsible for connecting parent issues to the site principal for school site response
• Be present at games to support with permits, coaches, or any other issues that occur

Athletic Program Structure

• Assist with coordinating a strong structure for all middle school athletic offerings per school
• Assist with ensuring annual league participation for all middle schools across the organization
• Assist school sites and organization program coordination and adjustment based on data and needs
• Assist with coordinating and responsible for afterschool athletic offerings for all PUC middle schools
• Perform other duties as assigned 

Qualifications

What do we require from you?

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or currently in progress preferred

Experience:

• 1-3 years of professional experience assisting a sports program through coaching, managing, coordinating, and/or assisting preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Must hold a Valid Driver’s License and drive between both regions daily (i.e., PUC San Fernando Valley & PUC Los Angeles)
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Alignment with core characteristics required of every PUC employee: the pursuit of excellence, innovation, community, tenacity, and authenticity
• Must be flexible and team-oriented
• Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work cooperatively with supervisors, principals, coordinators, coaches, and all other staff personnel
• Able to establish good relations with students, parents, and community partners
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred
• Strong work ethic, accountability, and ownership of work
• Ability to organize sporting events or leagues
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented needed
• Regular attendance, dependability, and punctuality in conformance with the standards are essential to the successful performance of this position

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Occasionally required to kneel, climb, and reach with hands and arms above shoulder level, lift up to 30 pounds. To bend, sit, stand, squat, stoop, walk, push, pull, and reach with hands and arms at shoulder level or below. Always required to wear the appropriate safety equipment for the task, which may include gloves, goggles, aprons, belts, etc.

Compensation & Benefits:

• This is a part-time, hourly position
• Our benefits include:
  • Eligible for California Sick Time
  • Ongoing Professional Development

DISCLAIMER: This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of an incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of an incumbent. An incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Institution and its employees.

PUC Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Salary : $22 - $30