REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience Desired: Previous work with Speech and Debate

Physical: This position requires constant hand-eye and mind-eye coordination, hearing; intermittent repetitive motions with the wrists, hands and fingers, sitting, walking, talking, and keyboarding.  The position requires frequent speaking, turning and grasping.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

1. Meets with students outside the regular school day to practice in categories of speech and debate and prepare for contests.
2. Encourages student participation in the activities program.
3. Enforces participation rules of SDHSAA, Field Trip and Student Travel Guidelines of the West Central School District, school policies and procedures to students and parents.
4. Schedules contests in accordance with the SDHSAA calendar.
5. Budgets, arranges transportation, secures hotel rooms, hires judges, submits entries, posts schedules, dismisses students following attendance procedures, and publicizes for interscholastic contests in accordance with District policy and procedures.
6. Hosts invitational contests and/ or assists with contests hosted at other schools.
7. Coordinates scheduling with speech and debate program.
8. Supervises, schedules for and communicates with assistant speech and debate coach.
9. Maintains safe environment at practices, contests and student travel.
10. Orders supplies, purchases resources, and maintains equipment.
11. Judges extra-curricular contests as needed.
12. Cooperates with media, parents, and interested spectators.
13. Meets with and communicates to Activities Director on all items of travel, budget, standards, calendar, and schedules.
14. Performs other duties as assigned.

A post-offer criminal background check is required.  

WORKING CONDITIONS

Both inside and outside. Possibly subjected to extremes of cold below 32 degrees and heat above 100 degrees. Occasionally subjected to extreme noise, odors, mists, dust and poor ventilation.

CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT

Some district classrooms and work areas are not climate controlled and are subject to extremes of temperature and humidity. 

DISCLAIMER: The preceding description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required.  These may be changed, added or deleted at any time with or without notice.  Personnel may be required to perform duties outside the scope of their normal responsibilities if needed.  The West Central School District reserves the right to revise this description at any time.

The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.