Athletic & Activities Director
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Welcome to the Hatboro-Horsham School District!
At Hatboro-Horsham School District we are focused on continually examining our district practices and structures. We advance, promote, and advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion to enhance alignment with the tenets of the whole child. We are committed to creating and maintaining environments in which each student is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Hatboro-Horsham draws strength from the rich variety of perspectives and life experiences of our community. As an employee of the district, you can anticipate that your contributions will further our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Vision
Hatboro-Horsham School District is comprised of a cohesive, supportive group of dedicated staff, students, parents, and community members united in our commitment to pursue excellence in education. We intend to realize our highest potential as an educational community by setting clear, measurable goals, employing best practices, engaging in effective communication, and utilizing resources wisely. We will use our successes as a catalyst for future growth, change, and improvement.
Mission
The School District of Hatboro-Horsham will prepare and challenge all students to excel
academically and to develop social skills and creativity by providing exemplary and innovative educational programs through a supportive collaboration of educators, students, parents, and community stakeholders.
POSITION TITLE: Athletic & Activities Director
REPORTS TO AND EVALUATED BY: High School Principal
FLSA: Exempt TYPE: Act 93 Work Year: 12 months
POSITION GOAL: The Athletic & Activities Director is responsible for the functions related to the implementation, supervision, and evaluation of the high school athletic and activities programs. This individual works cooperatively with all school district personnel, community members and league officials in accordance with highest professional standards and ethics, to provide leadership in ensuring the athletic program contributes to the educational goals of the school.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The qualification requirements listed below represent minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skill, and/or ability necessary.
- Master’s degree and Supervisory certification preferred.
- Minimum three (3) years’ experience as an Athletic Director preferred.
- Successful experience as a Coach or Head Coach.
- Proficiency in use of technology for individual communication and research.
- Possess effective communication, planning and human relations skills.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain records, monitor program activities and prepare state reports.
- Knowledge of effective budget development and management.
- Knowledge of P.I.A.A. Rules.
SUPERVISES AND EVALUATES:
The Athletic & Activities Director supervises interscholastic coaches and activities/club sponsors and cooperatively evaluates all coaching and activities/club personnel at the end of each season. The Athletic & Activities Director also supervises the Assistant Director and the Athletic Department Equipment Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*:
- Develops and implements the athletic budget with the framework of the high school budgetary procedures.
- Manages the external contract through which we secure athletic training services
- Represents the high school at P.I.A.A., District One and league or local meetings. Serves as an Operating Committee and voting member of the Suburban One League.
- Interprets and implements policies and procedures.
- Schedules all interscholastic athletic activities for boys and girls in the high school, including possible cancellations of contests because of weather and other conditions.
- Participates in the recruitment, hiring and assignment of all coaching personnel.
- Supervises and evaluates all coaching personnel.
- Accurately accounts for tickets and ticket monies for all events.
- Coordinates the use of the athletic facilities (including swimming pool) with the Director of Operations.
- Coordinates the use of athletic facilities by internal school groups and external school related groups and by approved external non-school groups.
- Develops and implements practice schedules and facility utilization schedules.
- Assumes responsibility for such management function as preparation of fields and courts for games and supervision of payment of non-coaching faculty personnel who assist at games.
- Ensures proper supervision is provided when the pool facilities are used by outside groups or organizations.
- Supervises the management of all home varsity football games and all home night athletic contests.
- Develops and administers the athletic transportation schedule.
- Administers the P.I.A.A. and local eligibility policies that are related to scholastic requirements and physical examinations.
- Assumes responsibility for the issuing, storing, reconditioning, and inventorying of all athletic equipment.
- Develops and implements procedures for reporting all athletic injuries and for handling related problems that stem from such injuries in accordance with local policies and regulations.
- Provides materials and updates related to student athletics for use in public relations programs of the Hatboro Horsham School District.
- Attends school district meetings, when necessary, social affairs and athletic events.
- Coordinates and supervises all extracurricular activities, student organizations and clubs.
- Monitors and ensures Title IX compliance in collaboration with the District Title IX Coordinator.
- Attends local, state, regional and national conventions, when required.
- Oversees the District’s extracurricular and club activities, including identifying and evaluating club/activity sponsors.
- Oversees and approves fundraising initiatives and the approval of new non-sports related clubs/activities and advisers.
- Handles all aspects of extracurricular and coach contracts including interviewing coaches/sponsors, ensuring all necessary paperwork and clearances are obtained and awarding all proper extracurricular points.
- Orders and purchases all necessary equipment for team and use.
- Facilitates all payment for officials.
- Works in coordination with and evaluates training (medical) staff at the end of each season.
- Maintains proper training room supplies with the help of trainer.
* Every effort has been made to make this position description as complete as possible. This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and shows major duties and responsibilities and differentiates the position from others in the district. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the job if the work is similar, related, or is a logical assignment of the position.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
Work Year: July – June
Physical, Sensory, and Cognitive Demands: Position requires sitting, standing, walking, or moving throughout the building, often for extended periods of the workday. Must be able to hear (40 decibel loss maximum), verbally communicate, and have vision requirements of near acuity of 20 inches or less and far acuity of 20 feet or more with depth perception, accommodation, and field vision. Required to move (push, pull, lift, carry, slide) supplies weighing no more than 45 pounds. Requires use of either hand for fine manipulation, simple grasping and push/pull functions. Performs a variety of duties. Climbs stairs in and or around the building. May occasionally bend and reach to secure records/files from desk, shelves, and filing cabinets. Subject to environmental conditions.
REQUIREMENTS:
Reliable attendance is a bona fide requirement.
LICENSES/CLEARANCE(s) Act 34 - Criminal History Clearance
Act 151 - Child Abuse History Clearance
Act 114 - FBI Criminal Clearance
The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the HHSD Director of Personnel of any and all reasonable accommodation that will be required.
Hatboro-Horsham School District is an Equal Opportunity Employment, Educational, and Service Organization