Middle Level Activities Director

Qualifications

• Idaho Teaching Certification
• Minimum experience in organizing and administering an athletic program as determined
  
  

by the Board

• Strong background in coaching and athletic rules
• Works well with students, staff, and the public
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Models fair play and respect
• Able to maintain a positive environment and high standards of conduct for athletes
• Treats all athletes fairly and equally
• Able to work under pressures and deadlines
• Maintain confidentiality of staff and students
  
  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO: Sage Valley Administration

Job Summary

To provide leadership and coordination among the various teams and extracurricular groups to

facilitate programs that provide young people with a variety of programs for personal recreation,

knowledge of such activities, physical training, and development of values including a sense of

fair play.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

Managing Extracurricular Events

• Oversee all extracurricular events and activities or, if unable to attend an event, find a
  
  

substitute to oversee the activity

• Prepare and distribute an activity and special events calendar
• Prepare programs for all appropriate extracurricular events
• Arrange for team and club pictures for league, district, and state tournaments
• Arrange with the building principal for the cancellation or postponement of home events
  
  

due to adverse weather conditions

• Plan and supervise all awards and banquets and assume general coordination of those
  
  

events

• Coordinate all school assemblies and performances by outside groups for the student body
• Arrange field and gym practice schedules, and schedule all athletic events
• Assume responsibility for providing officials, ticket takers, and other personnel necessary
  
  

for all home games and other extracurricular activities

• Arrange all details of visiting teams' and officials’ needs, including gymnasium services, security, and field assistance, as appropriate.
• Prepare facilities for athletic events such as setting up score tables, bleachers, ticket taker
  
  

tables, and locker rooms

• Oversee facility clean-up such as in the school gym, locker rooms, hospitality
  
  

rooms, and outdoor fields and facilities

• Arrange transportation for all extracurricular events, and communicate with
  
  

the transportation supervisor regarding busing needs for off-campus events

• Schedule all departure times for athletic events after meeting with administrators,
  
  

coaches, and club advisors

• Be responsible for compliance with Board-adopted emergency medical procedures for all
  
  

practice sessions and competitive events

• Coordinate use of Sage Valley facilities by groups outside the school in
  
  

conjunction with the building principal

Supervisory Duties

• Assist in screening and hiring of all athletic personnel
• Conduct a coaches meeting at the beginning of each year to communicate federal and
  
  

state law, administrative rules, Board policy, and IHSAA and Inter-Valley rules

• Work as a liaison between the administration and the extracurricular activities staff
• Supervise coaches, observing them sufficiently to make recommendations to the Building
  
  

Principal regarding coaching assignments

• Develop and implement appropriate rules governing the conduct of athletic activities
• Be responsible for administering all interscholastic policies and procedures in accordance
  
  

with the rules of the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) and Inter-Valley League

• Interpret Board policy to the extent necessary to provide guidance the athletic program
• Resolve any conflicts within the athletic department or among extracurricular activities
• Provide formal written evaluation of all coaching positions in collaboration with Building
  
  

Principal

Records & Finances

• Monitor each student’s eligibility to participate in athletic activities according to
  
  

rules and relevant federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy

• Establish physical and academic requirements for eligibility to participate in each sport,
  
  

and verify each student’s eligibility

• Obtain written parent permission for students to participate as required
• Ensure each sport has an up to date team roster and that it is sent to all participating
  
  

schools

• Prepare and administer the extracurricular program budget
• Supervise all ticket sales and fundraising events of the extracurricular program
• Administer and coordinate membership requirements and financial activities of all
  
  

school-sponsored clubs

Other

• Arrange for any applicable physical examinations of athletes
• Assume responsibility for the purchase and dissemination of all first aid and other
  
  

medical supplies used in athletic programs

• Assume responsibility for public relations with the community
• Represent the school in all extracurricular meetings
• Supervise the care, maintenance, and storage of all athletic equipment and supplies
  
  

Coordinate with coaches and the principal to determine uniform and equipment needs,

ordering when necessary

• Require coaches to check in uniforms and equipment at the end of each sport season,
  
  

keeping an accurate inventory

• Constantly evaluate the extracurricular program and seek ways to improve it
• Keep the building principal informed of activities and any issues that may arise
• Assume responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development
  
  

through such efforts as attendance at professional meetings, and by reading professional

publications

• Adhere to The Code of Ethics of the Idaho Teaching Profession adopted by the
  
  

Professional Standards Commission and the State Board of Education

• Seek assistance should emergencies arise
• Represent the school district in a positive manner
• Know and follow school district policy and chain of command
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

EVALUATION

Performance of this position will be evaluated periodically by the building principal in

conformance with district policy and IDAPA 08.02.02.120.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

By contract as determined by the Board of Trustees in accordance with federal and state law,

administrative rules, and Board policy.

NOTE

All certificated and non-certificated employees and other individuals are required to undergo a

criminal history check and submit to fingerprinting. Any applicant convicted of any of the felony

crimes enumerated in Section 33-1208, Idaho Code may not be hired, and any applicant

convicted of any felony offense listed in Section 33-1208(2), Idaho Code shall not be hired.

Legal Reference: I.C.

• 33-512 Governance of Schools I.C.
• 33-513 Professional Personnel