# Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach - High School at Foundation Academies

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## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Foundation Academies](https://alderhq.app/companies/foundation-academies)
- Location text: Foundation Academy; High School
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Location unclear (evidence: "Location: Foundation Academy; High School")
- Posted: 2026-10-13 (28 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/foundationacademies/jobs/8886016002

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted

## Description (the employer's text)

REPORTS TO: Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Senior Athletic Director or designee

HOURS: Dependent upon practice and game schedule as designed by Athletic Director

ASSIGNMENT: SY 26-27

STIPEND: $1,500

EXEMPT STATUS: Non Exempt

CAMPUS: High School

### Summary

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

### Requirements

In order to be considered for the Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach position at Foundation Academies, candidates must:

- Embrace Foundation Academies' college- and career-readiness mission and core values.
- Support a disciplined, joyful, inclusive, and scholar-athlete-centered culture grounded in accountability, sportsmanship, effort, service, and equitable access.
- Teach basketball through organized instruction, clear progressions, useful feedback, and age-appropriate development.
- Accept direction from the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, use sound judgment, maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality, and communicate effectively with scholar-athletes, 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 & Pipeline Alignment

- Support the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach's program vision and complete assigned duties for practices, contests, meetings, supervision, travel, and season operations.
- Use the varsity program's established basketball terminology, fundamentals, offensive and defensive principles, behavioral standards, and development priorities.
- Support grade 6-12 pipeline-building activities when assigned and help reinforce a consistent transition into the Foundation Academies high school girls basketball program.
- Contribute ideas through the Head Coach, support transparent player evaluation, and respect that the Head Coach makes final roster, role, strategy, and playing-time decisions.
Practice Design & Player Development

- Prepare for and carry out assigned portions of practice plans, including ball handling, passing, shooting, finishing, footwork, rebounding, defense, spacing, transition play, conditioning, and situational preparation.
- Use progressive drills, small-sided games, film, statistics, observation, and Head Coach feedback to improve instruction and competition preparation.
- Provide honest, age-appropriate feedback that develops basketball IQ, decision-making, confidence, leadership, resilience, and team-oriented habits while protecting scholar dignity.
- Support safe workload progression, recovery, injury-prevention habits, and meaningful development across the roster.
Academic, Behavioral & Family Expectations

- Reinforce academic eligibility, attendance, punctuality, preparation, respectful behavior, and healthy team habits.
- 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 target is required.

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