Summary:

Colville Junior High School is seeking applicants for a Head Cheerleader Advisor for the winter season. This position is responsible for supervising and providing instructional leadership to the cheerleading team, including the development and oversight of routines and skill-building activities. The advisor will coach both basic and advanced cheerleading techniques while fostering a positive, inclusive environment for all students. All activities must align with WIAA Interscholastic Rules and Regulations. This is a seasonal, extracurricular role beginning in January 2026 and continuing through the fall sports season. Extra-curricular positions are for one year only.

Essential Duties: 

• Instruct and coach cheerleading team members in both basic and advanced skills, with a consistent emphasis on safety. Foster a positive and inclusive environment for all students while, ensuring full compliance with WIAA Interscholastic Rules and Regulations.
• Collaborate positively with the Activity and Athletic Program team to support and advance the core goals of Colville Junior High School and its extracurricular activities.
• Supervise assignments for athletic events.
• Help monitor spirit signs and make sure they are appropriate in content. Be responsible for the placement and removal of the signs.
• Approve all cheers and ensure they are positive in nature.
• Seek growth as a coach by attending camps, clinics, and pursuing other opportunities to learn current trends and teaching techniques in cheerleading.
• Run a vigorous and well-organized practice with a specific practice schedule, which includes specific objectives and goals for each day’s practice.
• Have a current first aid card with a copy on file with Athletic Director.
• Utilize Final Forms to ensure athletic eligibility and daily practice attendance. Carry with you, at all times, medical information/waiver forms and medical first aid kit.
• Supervise cleanliness of all facilities.
• Fill out and turn in an accident report form for all accidents within 24 hours to the Junior High School Office.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Noise level is moderate to loud.
• The employee will be required to work in both indoor and outdoor conditions while preforming the duties of this position.
• This job is performed under conditions with exposure to the risk of injury and/or ordinary infectious diseases carried by students.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Two to four years of related experience and/or training or an equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts as needed.
• Use of technology, i.e., keyboarding, when applicable
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Valid first aid/CPR card on file with the Athletic Director, and attend an HIV/hepatitis B seminar on a yearly basis and have it recorded on file with the Colville School District office.
• Current documentation on file that is required for the coaches standards and education program.
• A favorable reporting of a state and national background fingerprint check is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator who fully and actively supports equal access for all people, regardless of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, and the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, and equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint, or otherwise oppose discrimination. The following positions have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator – Exec. Director of Business & Operations, Section 504 Coordinator – Exec. Director of Student Services, Title IX Coordinator – Exec. Director of Student Services. Contact: 217 S. Hofstetter Street, Colville WA 99114 services@colsd.org 509-684-7850. The Colville School District is a drug free/tobacco free workplace. This organization requires a successful applicant to provide eligibility and verification of legal right to work in the United States in compliance with Immigration Reform and Control Act. Notice: The candidate selected will be hired on a temporary basis subject to favorable reporting of a state and national fingerprinting background. An Equal Opportunity Employer.