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St. Mark’s Track & Field Coach is a crucial position for the students, families, and faculty at St. Mark’s Episcopal School. While this position encompasses many different duties, its primary function is to provide students an opportunity to participate in a competitive setting that will foster physical skills, teamwork, a sense of worth and competence, knowledge, and understanding of the pleasures associated with the sport and the principles of fair play. Competitive athletic programs positively foster school spirit.
A St. Mark’s Track & Field Coach will: (Demeanor)

• Receive students and all members of the school community in a friendly, courteous manner, and be sensitive to how their demeanor reflects the School.
• Adapt accordingly to circumstances that arise.
• Communicate issues, questions, and circumstances to the Athletic Director promptly and professionally.

Essential Duties:

• Instruct athletes on the fundamentals, the rules of the sport, proper training techniques, and safety procedures.
• Design and supervise all practices and competitions.
• Function as Track & Field Coach managing the program, including junior varsity and varsity programs.
• Promote good human relations within the student body, parents, faculty, and community.
• Promote a high academic standard and assist with educational support for student-athletes.
• Help plan pre and post-season conditioning programs with other coaches.
• Take a leadership role in promoting sportsmanship, appropriate behavior, and a healthy lifestyle while serving as a positive role model.
• Uphold the discipline policies and academic requirements regarding student activities set forth by the school.
• Develop each team member to their skill potential.
• Promote effective and positive communication with student-athletes, parents, and administration.
• Promote a team concept and vision while emphasizing positive sportsmanship.
• Ability to relate/communicate positively to the student-athlete.
• Willingness to commit time in the off-season and regular season to improve the program and individual athletes.
• Acceptance and execution of all specified duties, on and off the field of play, as assigned by the Athletic Director.
• Adhere to guidelines/procedures by GHAC/NFHS/UCAL or any other governing body in which the team competes.
• Maintain continued contact with the administration/athletic office.
• Monitor and maintain a safe and secure athletic facility.
• Demonstrate responsible care for inventory and the issuing of equipment.
• Create and maintain records/statics on team and individual team members.
• Implement all school policies, including the season calendar, discipline, attendance, and eligibility.
• Develop goals before the season and submit them for approval to the Director of Athletics and Student Programs.
• Submit season summaries following each season to the Director of Athletics and Student Programs.
• Any other duties assigned by the Director of Athletics.

Physical Requirement/Work Environment:

• Ability to sit, talk, and hear for extended periods.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and move quickly when necessary to promote student learning and safety.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds; to bend, stoop, and reach overhead.
• Ability to push items of 50 lbs. such as pushing children in a wheelchair or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold

About St. Mark’s Episcopal School
The community of St. Mark's Episcopal School celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We are stewards of our students' intellectual curiosity, faith, and passion for discovery. We cultivate joy, playfulness, and growth in a child-centered environment. Located in the West University Place neighborhood of Houston, St. Mark’s serves 450 students from two-year-olds through 8th grade. St. Mark's is an engaging community of learners where the school partners with its families in preparing each student for the path that lies ahead through a stimulating, whole-child school experience. Through athletics, performing and visual arts, technology, Spanish, and a robust curriculum, St. Mark's prepares its graduates for the many high school options Houston offers and successfully places its students in high schools that best fit each.
St. Mark's is an Episcopal school, and as part of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church parish, it is known as a community environment and second home to over 350 families. The school is committed to its positive relationship with families, believing firmly in the power of a fully engaged dynamic between school and home. As a place where children are known, teachers understand what it means to meet children where they are, which plays a crucial role in fostering each child's spirit.

Location: 3816 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77025, Houston, TX 77025

Job Type: Full-time

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