Job Title:

• Varsity Athletic Coach

Reports To:

• Athletic Director

Supervises:

• Athletes

About the Position:

• Schaumburg Christian School (SCS) is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader that can help maintain and grow our athletic programs. This position will help cultivate a school community that empowers students to become, through Christ, lifelong servants and leaders. This role will oversee, develop, and help schedule their team’s athletic program.

Athletic Mission:

• To raise the banner of Christ by using the platform of sports to communicate to others, strive to get better, and elevate the Conqueror Program through purpose and positivity!

Roles & Responsibilities

• Works with school administration to implement the athletic policies and programs of the school
• Supervise and enforce the various policies of the Student and Athletic Handbooks.
• Creates and maintains a high-impact, competitive athletic environment.
• Spiritually-short devotional during practices and prayer before/after practices and games.
• Willingness to develop an individual's character through building strong relationships
• Communicate often with families and athletes
• In-Season:
• Organize and plan preseason workouts
• Maintaining a practice schedule that allows for student growth
• Be present at all games and practices.
• Games and practices are consistently scheduled on M,T,TH,F
• Off-Season Training
• Provide opportunities for athletes to work on individual and team growth
• Potential summer league games
• Facilitate summer camps for lower, elementary and middle school.
• Facilitate year round growth through school leagues.
• Team Development
• Team building activities/Community service
• Hold our coaches to same or higher standard of expectations than our players
• Oversee JV team (we plan to have a JV coach/assistant V coach)
• Lead the program from HS down to elementary teams
• When possible, attend Middle School and Elementary games and practices.

Qualifications:

• Ability to teach in the classroom (preferred).
• Prior coaching experience (preferred).
• Prior athletic experience.

Spiritual Qualifications:

• Must be a confessing and practicing Christian in a church of like-faith
• Must be exemplary Christian role model
• Must uphold SCS’s spiritual and academic mission and philosophy of education
• Willing to speak or lead chapels

Skills & Attributes

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be a visionary leader with a strong work ethic
• Connect SCS athletic programs to the community at large.
• Ability to schedule events
• Ability to assist or create good marketing campaigns
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to schedule changes
• Excellent judgment and discernment
• Good record keeping skills
• Ability to work with and lead others