Indianapolis Public Schools

Elementary and/or Middle School Athletic Coordinator

Job Description

Reports to: School Principal, District Athletics Department

Compensation: Seasonal Stipend

This position manages and oversees the school’s athletic programs. The athletic coordinator should be familiar with the school community and have a strong interest in having their school’s student participate in extracurricular activities. This position is critical to the success of IPS’s athletic programs as they will help students figure out which sports they are interested in participating in as they progress into middle school, high school, and potentially further.

Persons in this position should be prepared and expected to complete the following tasks:

• Serve as school’s primary point of contact for IPS district athletics department.
• Gauge student interest in sports offered by IPS district athletics department.

o Ensure school’s families are aware of opportunities the school will offer.

• Secure coaches for sports of interest.

o Ensure coached go through application process and are cleared through HR.

• Coordinate the collection and submission of rosters.
• Ensure transportation is coordinated for all school athletic events as needed.
• Coordinate gym use for practices and games.
• Secure game workers for home contests (gate worker, clock operators, scorekeepers, etc).
• Help enforce crowd control during home contest and escalate when necessary.
• Communicate with competing coordinators on game days.
• Coordinate with officials when hosting, including submitting officials pay forms.
• Make recommendations for improvement to the building principal and district administrator.
• Ensure adherence to district policies and league rules.
• Collect physical forms from participating student athletes as needed.
• Middle Schools Only – MS Coordinators may be required to schedule their own contests.
• Perform other duties as assigned by school principal and district athletics department.

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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but should be expected to increase in certain circumstances.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully preform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly to talk or listen. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move athletic equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have the ability to demonstrate the proper techniques and skills needed for athletic participation.