Head Cheer Coach

EXPIRED

Summary

The Head Cheer Coach is responsible for coaching student athletes in competitive Cheerleader techniques to prepare them for home sporting events or competition. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Works with the cheerleaders during practices and meets
• Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages students to participate
• Accesses skills and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Coaches and instructs cheerleaders, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observes cheerleaders, during events and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of students at all times.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.

Summary

The Head Cheer Coach is responsible for coaching student athletes in competitive Cheerleader techniques to prepare them for home sporting events or competition. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

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• Works with the cheerleaders during practices and meets
• Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages students to participate
• Accesses skills and assigns team positions.
• Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition.
• Coaches and instructs cheerleaders, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Observes cheerleaders, during events and practice to determine the needs for individual or team improvement.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior and provides proper supervision of students at all times.
• Monitors the academic performance of team members to ensure that eligibility requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• Coaching experience required (preferably at collegiate level)
• Collegiate cheering experience is preferred and candidate must have excellent communication skills.

Additional Expectations

We inspire success by working together to provide meaningful, personalized service in a spirit of excellence. SXU seeks candidates that deliver value-added services in a responsive, collaborative, effective, and respectful manner.

The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.

Saint Xavier University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors protected by law. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant.