Athletic Director

Are you interested in being the Athletic Director for Rio Vista High School.

Please read the information below in its entirety.

COACHES STIPEND

Athletic Director Stipend $10,932.02

REQUIREMENTS FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

To be hired and cleared as an Athletic Director applicants must be able complete training certificates for the following courses (Some coursework requires fees, these are the responsibility of the coach to pay). Courses will be assigned in our District training system:

• Sexual Harassment training

• General Coaching Course
• Concussions in sports training

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest training

• Heat Acclimatization training

• Bloodborne Pathogens training

• Youth Suicide Prevention training

• Title IX Protecting Students training

• Asthma Awareness training

• Social media for Sports training

• Homeless Education training

• Sportsmanship training

• Bullying, Hazing training

Required but not completed in district training system:

• Negative TB Test

• First Aid/CPR Certificate

• Valid Drivers License

• State of California Mandated Reporting

The Board of Trustees desires to employ highly qualified coaches for the district's sports and interscholastic athletic programs in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, motivation, and safety of student athletes.

The coach of an athletic team is primarily responsible for the compliance of his/her squad members to the rules, regulations, and policies governing athletics at his/her assigned school. Compliance is enhanced when athletes are informed of and understand the policies. All coaches are directly responsible to the Athletic Director and Administrator at his/her school for the application of these rules and regulations.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

DEFINITION
To assist the Principal in all areas of responsibility involving athletics including budget, transportation, personnel activities related to coaches, preseason and regular scheduling, league section activities; to assist in coordinating relevant activities with the District Office; and to provide highly responsible and complex support to the Principal.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from the Principal.
Exercises direct supervision over coaching staff.
DUTIES
1. Work with coaches in scheduling and rescheduling as necessary preseason and regular season contests in all sports offered at the school, and work with coaches to coordinate all sports, practices and other facilities use.
2. Work with coaches to arrange transportation for all away contests. Ensure that parent drivers are satisfactorily documented. Provide athletic schedules to carriers. Monitor billing to insure a match between billing and service.
3. Coordinate statisticians and timekeepers for home contests, monitor payment of referees, and work with school custodial staff to insure proper setups for all contests.
4. Manage the athletic budget for all sports, including allocation and expenditures.
5. Annually update the coaches’ handbook. Meet with coaches prior to each session of sport to review the handbook, procedures and policies and CIF guidelines.
6. Coordinate all personnel functions related to coaching including completion of PAFs, interviewing, checklist and form completion. Evaluate coaches in writing and conferences with them at the end of each season of sport, and forward evaluations to the Principal.
7. Attend league playoff, seeding, section and realignment meetings, and regularly represent the school at athletic-related events.
8. Attend and report at Booster Club meetings.
9. Coordinate or assist with special events such as athletic desserts or award ceremonies.
10. Assist in the development and implementation of special programs at the site such as fields and facilities upgrades, athletic contracts, quarterly student eligibility, and any other programs which the site may determine are appropriate to support athletics at the school.
Marginal Functions:
1. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Boys and girls’ athletics at the high school level.
Coaching techniques and strategies.
Principles and practices of program development and administration.
Principles and practices of budget development and management.
Principles of supervision, training and evaluation.
Pertinent CIF, section and league laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to:
Work with all members of the school community to support athletics positively.
Supervise and direct students in an authoritative and consistent manner
Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
Administer and allocate budgets.
Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
Research, analyze and evaluate new coaching methods and techniques.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain good relations with those contacted in the course of work.
Maintain mental capacity required to make sound decisions and demonstrate good judgement.
Give equitable treatment to all athletes regardless of level, gender or expertise in sport.
Experience and Training Guidelines
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
A minimum of two years successful coaching experience at either a junior varsity or varsity level.
Training:
First Aid/CPR
High School Sports
License or Certificate:
Current First Aid/CPR Certification
Valid California Driver’s License

 ABOUT THE DISTRICT

River Delta is a K-12 district with an enrollment of 1,880. The District has 8 small schools: (4) K-6 elementary schools; (2) middle schools; and (2) high schools serving the communities of Clarksburg, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, Ryde, Locke, Isleton, Rio Vista, Birds Landing, and Collinsville.

The River Delta Unied School District sits in three counties – Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo. Although it is a tri-county district, it is served by the Sacramento County Office of Education.
River Delta Unifed School District is committed to providing a quality education for all students and has high standards and expectations for students' success in school. We are committed to ensuring that our students meet these standards and that our clients' expectations for educational excellence are not compromised. The District continually improves and expands its curriculum by implementing new programs and broadening the instructional strategies used in the classroom.

Staff development opportunities are provided, encouraged, and promoted. Strategic Schooling is ongoing in all our school sites and Common Core training and coaching is the top priority for the district currently. In addition, the District provides opportunities for staff to participate in on-going in-services in all curriculum areas. The district encourages advancement on the salary schedule for advanced classes taken to improve instruction in areas agreed upon by the teacher, principal, and Superintendent.