Assistant Athletic Director

Job Title: Assistant Director of Athletics

Reports to

Director of Athletics

Job Code Number

Contract Length

232

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Department

Athletics

Last Updated

Reynoldsburg City Schools is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Primary Job Function

The Reynoldsburg City Schools Assistant Director of Athletics has the responsibility of assisting the Athletic Director in running an athletic program that develops and respects all participants, promotes the program as an integral part of the education process, and supports the mission and vision for the District’s Athletic program as well as building trusting relationships between staff, students, parents, and community members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three (3) years of increasingly responsible coaching or related experience working with scholastic athletic programs
• Able to work prolonged, irregular hours.
• Able to work on weekends and other various times during the day
  
  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Primary functions may include the following duties, responsibilities, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

Leadership

• Ensure that the athletes and coaches are displaying sportsmanship and representing their school and community well
• At the direction of the Athletic Director, all areas of the athletic department are being supervised, supported, and monitored
• May be responsible for assisting with the hiring, mentoring, and evaluating of coaches
• Responsible for ensuring football Fridays are supervised and supported to enable a safe environment for coaches and players. This includes but is not limited to:
• Home and away teams have equal playing fields
• Meeting needs of all game officials
• Preparing game scripts
• Ensuring everyone who needs to know of any changes in game day procedures
• Responsible for securing all game contracts between contest officials and the district.
• Responsible for assigning game officials
• Responsible for junior high athletics. This includes but is not limited to:
• Scheduling games and practices
• Transportation requests and shuttles
• Building/ Facility usage, District scheduling module
• Tryouts
• Coach contact information
• Dragonfly – entering schedules
• Changes/ Cancellations
• Attending Junior High AD meetings
• Post-season play
• Officials on game day
• Mediating disputes
• Participation fees
• Physicals & Final forms
• Hometown Ticketing
• Gear & Equipment
• Maintenance requests
• Eligibility and grade checks
• End-of-season awards
  

Communication and Support

• Responsible for supporting the RCS athletic program in whatever way the Director needs.
• Responsible for supporting the academic progress of all athletes through the monitoring of their progress toward obtaining their diploma
• Supports the following sports
• Girls’ tennis
• Boys’ and girls’ soccer
• Supervise JV and Freshman Saturday games
• Support the Athletic Booster Club
• Attend OCC AD and all executive meetings
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of athletics, athletic programs, and physical fitness
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding school district athletic programs, safety and health, and other areas (RCS, OHSAA, NCAA, NAIA)
• Knowledge of industry best practices
• Skilled at effective verbal and written communication
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Skilled in collaboration and decision-making, seeking consensus whenever possible
• Skilled in conflict resolution
• Ability to understand, apply, and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to “think outside the box”
• Ability to evaluate, develop, and implement athletic programs, activities, and events, and make effective recommendations related to those areas
• Ability to analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
• Ability to interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to promote positive staff morale
• Ability to organize multiple tasks and conflicting time constraints.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to leadership, performance, and professional growth
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with other
  
  

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Physical Demands – While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others. The employee is required to sit or stand and move around for extended periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to push, pull, lift, and carry over 25 pounds on occasion.
• Working Conditions – The employee in this position may experience occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue. The employee may also be required to interact with unruly children.
• Driving Requirement – This position may require driving.
  
  

The physical demands described here are a 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 in keeping with law.

This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the employee’s supervisor and or appointing authority.