Athletic Coach - 7/8 Basketball Coach MS (SY24-25) Internal Candidates Only Job at Veritas Prep, Springfield, MA

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  • Veritas Prep
  • Springfield, MA

Job Description

What You’ll Do

As a coach at Veritas Prep you’ll help continue to build a strong sports program, developing student athletes in the areas of knowledge, physical skill, teamwork, leadership, and social and emotional growth.

You’ll also:

  • Help student athletes develop positive attitudes while promoting and teaching fair play and good sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork.

  • Develop a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by Veritas Prep Middle School, including state and league regulations.

  • Attend public/staff/departmental meetings when required.

  • Maintain discipline and work to increase morale and cooperation within the school sports program.

  • Assist in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sport events or practices and adhere to scheduled facility times.

  • Coordinate with maintenance and school employees and provide proper safeguards for maintenance and protection of assigned equipment and facilities.

  • Monitor student athletes' grades and conduct.

  • Be present at all practices and games, and while traveling, provide assistance and guidance to and safeguards for each participant.

  • Complete and submit paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms.

  • Determine discipline and delineate procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary.

  • Monitor use and return of equipment, submitting an annual inventory

  • Submit team records to Athletic Director, including awards lists, all signature forms, and all scores of each competition, including post-season play.

  • Arrive early enough before practice, contests, and meetings to adequately prepare and remain long enough afterward to help players with problems or to become involved in staff discussions.

  • Perform such other duties that are consistent with the nature of the position and that may be requested by the Principal/Athletic Director.

Requirements

What You’ll Need

  • Previous basketball coaching experience (preferred)
  • Knowledge and background in basketball.
  • An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things.
  • A dedication to fighting racism in our educational institutions and in daily life and knowledge of the history of race and racism, as well as the systems of oppression our students face.
  • Current authorization to work in the United States – a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment

FALL SEASON: Begins mid December 2024, and ends in March 2025.

Benefits

COMPENSATION: Intramural athletic coaching stipends are dependent on length of season, practice schedule, etc.

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public, tuition-free school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete, achieve, and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every student’s path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our wall-to-wall early-college high school.

At Veritas Prep, we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and is one of the top middle schools in Springfield. Our scholars are supported by skilled, dedicated, and diverse teachers and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally, setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our early-college high school program, in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University, prepares students to earn high-impact college degrees, saving students up to two years’ time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free, and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support, an exceptional learning environment, a diverse staff of high-quality educators, a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development, and an inclusive, anti-racist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.

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