Summary: 

The Colville School District is seeking a Track & Field Event Coach for the 2025-2026 season. This position involves teaching and coaching basic and advanced skills to Track & Field athletes and coaches in both school district and community programs. The ideal candidate will foster a positive and inclusive environment for all students while ensuring compliance with the WIAA Interscholastic Rules and Regulations. If you are passionate about Track & Field and have experience coaching and mentoring athletes of all levels, we encourage you to apply. Be a part of our dedicated team and help our student-athletes reach their full potential in the sport. Apply now and make a difference in our Track & Field program! Please note that all extracurricular positions are for one year only. 

Essential Duties: 

• Work as a positive and collaborative member of the Colville School District Athletic staff to foster the primary goals of the athletics program, Colville High School, and the Colville School District.
• Incorporate and promote a positive environment for all student athletes that nurtures self-esteem, high values, and lifelong learning while teaching and coaching the track and field team members in grades 9-12.
• Be a positive role model for young people to emulate. Model high standards of morality, integrity, character, and sportsmanship.  Be principled and beyond reproach ethically.
• Be positive, enthusiastic, and patient with player growth during each athlete’s experience.
• Prepare program goals and objectives plus philosophical guidelines to Athletic Director, feeder coaches, parents, and community.
• Communicate with the Head Coach in regard to drills, techniques, and handling of discipline in order to build continuity and consistency in the program.
• Attend a pre-season meeting with the coaching staff.
• Complete the annual online WIAA Rules clinic.
• Be responsible for summer camps, summer programs (weightlifting, open gym, etc.), and supervision of off-season programs at the head coach’s discretion.
• Seek growth as a coach by attending camps, clinics, and pursuing other opportunities to learn current trends and teaching techniques.
• Run a vigorous and well-organized practice with a specific practice schedule that includes specific objectives and goals for each day’s practice.
• Supervise locker room prior to, during, and after all practices and games. No student-athletes are allowed in the locker room without an adult supervisor.
• Coordinate with the Athletic Director on all transportation needs and requests. School bus pick-up and drop-off will be at the rear of the school.
• Maintain discipline on all bus trips and athletic events.
• Ensure that all student-athletes have transportation home after practices or games. Once the last student has left the campus, lock and secure all doors.
• Use Final Forms to check eligibility of athletes and maintain records.
• Maintain a current First-Aid/CPR certification and ensure a copy is on file with the Athletic Director.
• Have a current favorable reporting of a state and national fingerprinting background check on file with the Colville School District.
• Carry with you, at all times, medical information/waiver forms and a medical first aid kit.
• Supervise the cleanliness of all facilities.
• Check out and check in all equipment and uniforms to student-athletes. Maintain records of pre-season and post-season inventory and turn in a copy to the Athletic Director on the specified date.
• Coordinate with the Athletic Director to ensure games crew, field/court setup, and officials are in place for each home contest.
• Check out keys from high school office secretary and check in keys within two weeks of the conclusion of the season.
• Fill out and turn in an accident report form for all accidents within 24 hours to the High School Office.
• Represent Colville High School and the Colville School District in a positive manner that reflects the best in sportsmanship.
• Support all Colville School District extracurricular activities through actions and words of support.
• Perform 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.
• Use of technology, i.e., keyboarding, when applicable.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in outside weather conditions.

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 related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• A favorable reporting of a state and national background check is required.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts as needed.
• 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.
• Teaching certificate and/or appropriate endorsements for the job assignment preferred.
• Valid First Aid/CPR certification on file with the Athletic Director, and attend a 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.

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.