Job Description

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Envision Education seeks an Athletic Director to lead students to athletic and academic success in a diverse, compassionate school community at our public college-prep charter high school: Impact Academy of Arts and Technology.

The annual pay for this role is between $8,000-$12,000 .

About the school and athletics department:

Impact Academy is a 9-12 small charter high school with a soccer field and 1 outdoor basketball court. We participate primarily in the BACSAC League with the following sports, with a total annual budget of $35,000, not including salaries, and 1 head coach per sport, with an assistant coach if the team is larger.

• Boys & Girls basketball
• Boys & Girls volleyball
• Coed Flag Football 
• Coed Baseball
• Girls Cross Country 
• Boys & Girls soccer

Who We Are
Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their families to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplary network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in pro-Black and anti-racist frameworks. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

• Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
• Collectivism
• Critical Thinking
• Self Determination
• Criticality
• Leadership

Who You Are

• You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
• You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
• You are invested in our core values. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Principal, the Athletic Director will collaborate closely with Envision HR and School Site Administration Team to Administer the School Sports Program including hiring and management of coaches, managing athletic league requirements, scheduling and communication of all games and practices, and collaboration with teachers, staff, and parents.

Lead the Mission and Vision of Athletics Program

• Promote the development of School Athletics Program participants including athletic skills, sportsmanship, character, school core values, and Envision Competencies.
• Collaborate with the School Principal and/or Vice Principal to propose, update, and follow an annual Athletics Budget
• Communicate and collaborate regularly with the Principal and/or Vice Principal about the Athletics Program, and address challenges and issues as they arise.

Attendance and Supervision

• Attend and participate in all required League Athletic Director meetings during and/or after regular business hours and on weekends.
• Collaborate with other Athletic League Leaders, Athletic Directors, and Coaches in supervising Student Athletes during team try-outs, practices, games, and events, and during transportation to and from these events which may occur during and/or after regular business hours and on weekends.
• Regularly collaborate with School Administration to assess the eligibility of all Student Athletes and communicate proactively with Families, School Administrators, Teachers, and Staff.

Hiring & Onboarding of Coaches

• Collaborate with Envision HR to facilitate the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of all Athletic Coaches using Envision’s systems, procedures, and policies
• Collaborate with the HR department before the start of each athletic season to Prepare Coach Contracts using Envision’s Contract.
• Support HR with compliance of all Coaches to complete:
  • LiveScan fingerprinting clearance
  • Required Vector Trainings including but not limited to Concussion Training and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training
  • Current CPR and current TB Test on file

Management of Coaches 

• Manage the Training, Supervision, Compliance, and Development of all Athletic Coaches during the course of their Contract and Sports Season.
• Ensure that all Coaches abide by the rules and regulations of the Athletic League, School Code of Conduct, and Athletes Code of Conduct.
• Collaborate with Coaches to Ensure all Student Athletes have a completed Medical Release for each participating Student Athlete.

Scheduling of All Sports Related Activities

• Collaborate with School Administration, Athletic League Leaders, Athletic Directors, and Coaches to finalize and communicate the Season Schedule for all Sports including try-outs, team meetings, practices, and games.
• Communicate regularly with all Athletes, Families, and School Administration with all updates, changes, and additions to the practice and game schedule.

Community Involvement and Fundraising for Sports 

• Encourage participation and recruit players and volunteer coaches/chaperones to the sports program.
• Help the sports teams and parents to raise extra funds necessary to support the successful implementation of the program. 

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to the mission of Envision Education.
• Commitment to anti-racist and pro-Black leadership and practices in the workplace.
• High School Diploma Required. Preferred: Associates, Bachelors, or Masters Degree
• 5+ Years Coaching and/or Athletic Director at the middle, high school, or collegiate level
• Preferred: Registered or Certified Athletic Administrator
• Once hired, continuous current California residency.
• Demonstrated success working with parents and families, especially Black, African American, Latino/a/x, and immigrant families.

LOCATION
This position is onsite at Impact Academy as well as local practice and Bay Area game facilities. 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The annual pay for this role is between $8,000-$12,000 and is dependent upon years of aligned experience and certificates. 

This role is not eligible for Benefits.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe deeply in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Envision Education recruits, employs, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and the many other characteristics that make us diverse

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