REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Athletics & Scholar Engagement and Head Coach

HOURS: Dependent upon practice and game schedule as designed by Senior Director of Athletics & Scholar Engagement

TERM: Stipend: $1500

EXEMPT STATUS: Non Exempt

CAMPUS: High School

Summary

The High School Varsity Assistant Coach supports the Head Coach in operating a safe, organized, scholar-athlete-centered program for the assigned varsity sport. The Assistant Coach helps teach sport-specific skills, prepare practices and competitions, supervise athletes, reinforce team culture, and complete assigned operational responsibilities. Success is measured by reliability, athlete development, communication, safety, compliance, record keeping, and contribution to program progress - not wins and losses alone.

Requirements

In order to be considered for a High School Varsity Assistant Coach position at Foundation Academies, candidates must:

Embrace Foundation Academies' college- and career-readiness mission and core values.
Support a disciplined, joyful, and inclusive culture grounded in accountability, sportsmanship, effort, service, and equitable access.
Teach assigned skills through organized instruction, clear progressions, useful feedback, and age-appropriate development.
Communicate professionally, accept direction, use sound judgment, protect confidentiality, maintain appropriate adult-student boundaries, and work effectively with students, staff, families, and the community.

Certification

Appointment and approval by the local educational agency and a valid New Jersey teaching certificate or instructional substitute credential; the substitute credential currently requires at least 30 semester-hour college credits.
Current adult CPR/AED and Basic First Aid certification through an approved provider, including an in-person skills component when required.
NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching completed before first employment as a coach, unless an applicable NJSIAA exemption applies.
Annual NFHS Concussion in Sports and Heat Illness Prevention training.
One-time NFHS Implicit Bias and NJSIAA BeNice training, plus all school-required safety, medication-response, mandated-reporting, and emergency training.
Completion of criminal-history and employment-authorization requirements and the ability to maintain credentials throughout the assignment.

Responsibilities

Program Support & Team Organization

Support the Head Coach's program vision and complete assigned duties for practices, contests, meetings, supervision, travel, and season operations.
Use established program terminology, fundamentals, standards, and priorities and contribute ideas through the Head Coach.
Support transparent tryouts and fair evaluation and provide input when requested. The Head Coach makes final roster, role, strategy, and playing-time decisions.
Promote participation and multisport involvement and never promise roster placement, playing time, awards, or recruiting outcomes.

Practice & Athlete Development

Prepare for and carry out assigned portions of practice plans, including skill instruction, team concepts, conditioning, situational preparation, recovery, and safe workload progression.
Inspect assigned areas before use and report facility, equipment, weather, security, or medical-readiness concerns promptly.
Teach current rules, techniques, and strategies and use observation, film, statistics, and Head Coach feedback to improve instruction and competition preparation.
Provide honest, age-appropriate feedback that develops fundamentals, decision-making, confidence, leadership, and team-oriented habits while protecting student dignity.

Academic & Behavioral Expectations

Reinforce academic eligibility, attendance, punctuality, preparation, communication, and respectful behavior.
When assigned follow-up for a flagged scholar-athlete, complete a brief check-in and referral to existing support within three school days; no independent tutoring or team GPA guarantee is required.
Apply team and school standards consistently, document significant concerns, and coordinate discipline or family follow-up through the Head Coach and school leadership.