JV Head Coach

Location : Eugene, OR
Job Type: Coaching
Job Number: 0
School/Department: Sheldon High School Athletics
Opening Date: 04/21/2025
Closing Date: 4/27/:59 PM Pacific

Position Summary

This position is for the 2025/2026 season.

Under direction, the role of the JV head coach is to assist in the planning, development, and implementation of the policies, regulations, guidelines, and procedures pertaining to an interscholastic sports program. Head junior varsity/secondary head coaches provide leadership and vision within the athletic program, organizing and supporting the oversight of all aspects of the program to help ensure it meets the needs of the school district and its participants.

Secondary Head Coach- naming for programs that do not have a designated Junior Varsity level.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This position has the following expectations and prerequisite abilities.

1. Knowledge and understanding of the basic and advanced aspects of the sport.
2. Has knowledge of and complies with state, conference, league and school training, rules and regulations.
3. Understanding of child growth, development and behavior with knowledge of assessment techniques and monitoring strategies to identify student/athlete's efforts, performance, strengths, and weaknesses.
4. Has thorough knowledge of and complies with all state, conference, league and school rules and regulations, and policies approved by Eugene School District 4J, OSAA and NFHS.
5. Knowledge of policies, regulations, and procedures pertaining to interscholastic athletics and activities.
6. Ability to provide training and coaching through motivational techniques and strategies to improve individuals and group performance.
7. Ability to supervise and provide support and vision for the individual sport program and all of the teams under their supervision.
8. Establish and maintain effective organization, community, and public relationships.
9. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse students, staff, and community populations.
10. Maintain a high level of confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, FERPA and adherence to the competent and ethical educator practices.
11. Maintain compliance with state and federal laws governing all aspects of our agency including ORS, OAR, IDEA, FOIA, and CIPA.
12. Ability to prioritize tasks, timely completion of work assignments, ability to take the initiative and work independently with minimal supervision.
13. Demonstrates respectful, flexible and effective teambuilding skills of cooperation, communication and active participation.
14. Present self and ESD4J in a professional manner including: in oral and written communication, professional disposition when working with others and maintaining professional dress standards.
15. Ability to understand and follow oral and written directives, find requested data and present in user-friendly formats for internal and public distribution.
16. Maintain regular attendance at work. Be punctual in meeting deadlines, attending meetings, and following schedules.
17. Utilize teleservice platform to provide services to educators, students and district staff as directed.
18. Ability to lift, carry at least 25 pounds.
19. Ability to sit for extended periods of time in a vehicle or work setting.
Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Certification:

Experience:

Preferred Qualifications:
There are a wide variety of benefits to eligible Eugene School District 4J employees. These benefits include health, dental, vision, life insurance, optional life and disability, flexible spending accounts, 403B, and an employee assistance program.

Positions at a minimum of four hours (0.5 FTE) are benefit eligible. Please contact the hiring administrator if you have questions about this position's benefit eligibility.

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