Gary, IN – Athletic Director

PURPOSE STATEMENT
To help each participating student achieve a high level of skill, an appreciation for the values of discipline and sportsmanship, and an increased level of self-esteem.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by this position.

• Coordinate scheduling and management of athletic team contest, official practices, and facilities utilization.
• Develop, manage and evaluate department policies and procedures
• Hire supervise, and evaluate athletics department personnel, including all coaches
• Prepare, execute, and monitor department budgets
• Approve and oversee the purchase and payment of supplies and equipment
• Manage and lead the athletics eligibility process through record keeping, certification, and awards
• Responsibility for the coordination of team transportation to offsite competitions and engagements
• Responsibility for the coordination of athletic training programs
• Provide leadership for academic student athlete success programs
• Facilitate tournaments and sports related events and provide necessary information and assistance to visiting teams and fans
• Coordinate athletic camps, clinics, and sports-related events including intra-murals
• Create and maintain a team-oriented organizational climate
• Maximize the building facilities to strike an appropriate balance for use by students, and staff

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Middle School and High School Coaches

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of:

• All aspects of the sports medicine program and of emergency health and injury policies.

Skill in:

• Enforcing discipline and sportsmanlike behavior at all times, establishing and overseeing penalties for breach of such standards by individual students.

Ability to:

• Oversee the safety conditions of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times when students are present.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree.  Minimum of 5 years of athletic administration experience in a middle school/high school environment. Must have the ability to communicate using good command of oral and written communication skills and work well with students, parents, staff, and community.

CERTIFICATION
Coaches should, whenever possible, be regularly certified to teach in Indiana schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.  Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Testing                                        

Clearances