KUNA JT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Job Status: All Applicants
Job Title: Freshman Defensive Line Coach
Location: Kuna High School
Reports: Principal and Athletic Director
Hours: Part Time
Job Title: Freshman Defensive Line Coach
Location: Kuna High School
Reports: Principal and Athletic Director
Hours: Part Time
Salary: Stipend
Benefits: None
Job Summary:
Job Summary:
The Freshman Defensive Line Coach is responsible for the technical development and mentorship of entry-level student-athletes. This role focuses on teaching the fundamentals of defensive line play—including stance, start, and gap integrity—while reinforcing the defensive schemes used by the Varsity program. You serve as both a technician and a motivator, ensuring players develop the physical skills and discipline necessary to progress through the program.
Qualifications:
- Must have substantial knowledge of the technical aspects of a program
- Cleared background investigation
- Demonstrated ability to accomplish the major duties listed below
- Positive public relations skills
- Strongly encouraged to complete a coaching principles courses
- Complete a First Aid Course with CPR component
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate total development and promotion of the program
- Promotes all athletes to participate in sports and activities throughout the school year
- Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions
- Adjust coaching techniques, based on the ability of athletes
- Arrange and conduct program-specific activities, such as summer training, skills-improvement sessions, and pre-season try-outs
- Instruct athletes in rules, game strategies, and performance principles
- Provide training, encouragement, and motivation to prepare athletes for competition
- Hire, supervise, and train assistant coaches
- Develop and arrange competition schedules and programs with the approval of the Athletic Director
- Generate additional funds for support of the program through approved fundraisers
- Inventory and issue Athletic Equipment
- Professionally communicate with the media
- Carefully operate under state/league/school rules and regulations.
- Understand rules and regulations and comply with High school activities (See link:http://www.idhsaa.org/manage/articlefiles/11-Football.pdf Discipline, adjusts grievances and works to increase morale and cooperation.
- Provide all documentation to the Athletic Director to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examination, parental consent, and eligibility.
- Effectively manage a budget
- Manage and coordinate Athletic facilities
- Ability to evaluate assistant coaches
- Deal with students, parents, staff, and others in a positive, encouraging manner.
- Act ethically and confidentially in all aspects of employment.
- Adhere to the KMS academic standards
- Maintain a school website for communication purposes
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A completed application from the www.kunaschools.org website. Internal applicants, please submit an internal application.