Cannon County High School Athletic Director

JOB SUMMARY: To oversee the athletic program for the high school.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Hold a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education Sports Management or related field.
2. A minimum of three (3) years of coaching experience or evidence of experience with high
school athletics.
3. Teaching experience preferred.
4. Organizational skills.
5. Communication skills.
6. Proficient in the use of technology.

REPORTS TO: High School Principal and Director of Schools
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
Exempt: Employees primarily performing work that is not subject to overtime provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime pay is not required by FLSA for exempt employees;

SEE: GOAL: The Athletic Director plans coordinates implements supervises and evaluates

all aspects of the high school athletic program.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
In conjunction with the school principal the school athletic director will be responsible for:
1. Help with hiring and oversight of all coaches.
2. Insuring coaches are properly registered and compliant with required certifications and
training.

3. Oversee the Non-Faculty Staff application process.
4. Ensure player eligibility.
5. Ensure that all student participants have completed and submitted the required forms for
participation.
6. Ensure that all students meet eligibility requirements and schedule tutoring and/or
Instructional Focus time.
7. Oversee the process that allows Home School student participation.
8. Assist coaches in scheduling and managing facilities.
9. Assign extracurricular supplements.
that each activity has an Emergency Action Plan in place for practice and
games.
all game management.
coaches in acquiring and maintaining necessary equipment.
as liaison between school and booster clubs.
facilities for safety compliance.
inform coaches of rules and regulations set forth by the TSSAA/TMSAA
CCS and state law.
coaches in securing game officials.
conjunction with the school bookkeeper oversee coaches in matters concerning
funding including fundraising building maintenance facilities usage fees individual
sport player fees
familiar with the CCHS Athletic Handbook and TSSAA Athletic Guidelines and
guide coaches to compliance with all included in those documents.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits):
1. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a
different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
2. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction control or planning of an activity.
3. Adaptability to dealing with people.
4. Adaptability to construct generalizations evaluations or decisions based on sensory or
judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform
adequately a task or job duty.
Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability
to reason and make judgments.
Verbal: The ability to understand the meanings of words and the ideas associated with
them.
Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.

Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the
forms of graphs charts or tables.
Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane
and solid objects.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects
with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in
colors or shades or other values of the same color.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 200 Days
SALARY: Athletic Directors Supplement Annual; General Purpose School Budget line:
71100-116.
EVALUATION: High School Principal
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This job may require lifting or carrying objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds with frequent
lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical
demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling stooping and/or kneeling
reaching and/or handling talking hearing seeing and climbing.
WORK CONDITIONS: Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The above statements are intended to describe the general
nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. They are not
intended to be a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so
assigned. The Cannon County High School Athletic Director is in daily contact with coaches
assistant coaches teachers students administration the general public and other work-related
personnel. The ability to handle complaints express a service-oriented attitude communicate
effectively with others and work with limited supervision is vital.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Cannon County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age race color
gender national origin disability religion genetics creed or veteran status in the provision of
services programs or activities or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Cannon
County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free
Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact
Human Resources for assistance.

PRIMARY LOCATION: Cannon County High School and other Athletic venues throughout
Middle Tennessee.

SHIFT TYPE: Part-Time

Required Experience:

Director