High School Assistant Football Coach

Albany County School District 1•Laramie, WY

16h

About The Position

The High School Assistant Football Coach is responsible for providing instruction and coaching to students as a means of developing football skills and contributing to all student athlete success in the classroom and on the field. The Assistant Football Coach is further responsible for ensuring and encouraging sportsmanlike conduct amongst all students and staff. This position is posted for the 2026/2027 school year .

Requirements

Candidate must hold, or be eligible to hold, a Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) endorsement as a Head Coach- Football, Assistant Coach – Football, or a Head Coach endorsement in another sport.
Ability to use effective communication skills
Robust knowledge of the sport of football including strategy, rules, and coaching
Ability to use time effectively
Good organizational skills
Ability to maintain a positive relationship with other staff by collaborating and working cooperatively with them (including supervisors)
Knowledge of physiological, psychological, emotional and educational behavioral development of children and/or adolescents
Ability to help coaches achieve consensus

Nice To Haves

1+ years of experience as a high school football coach.
Valid Wyoming teaching certification
Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

Uses a variety of instructional techniques and methods along with media to meet the needs of student athletes and the football program as a means of improving the abilities of student athletes in the assigned sport.
Assists with the supervision all high school football activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, discipline, respect, and good sportsmanship.
Works with other members of school staff to plan and put in place instructional goals and objectives to ensure overall educational development of student athletes.
Follows performance criteria for competition and evaluates student athletic abilities on an initial and regular basis.
Helps to ensures all necessary precautions and safeguards are in place to protect student athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Helps to monitors and enforces student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation.
Assists in the development and coordination of a continuing system of evaluations of all coaches within the football program and makes changes based on findings and the ongoing needs of the football program.
Accompanies and supervises student athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports when traveling to compete.
Instructs and advises student athletes on NCAA regulations specific to academic requirements for scholarships and recruiting purposes.
Helps maintains a regular system of files containing all material relevant to the football program including eligibility forms, transfer forms, grade reports, and ensures that all ACSD#1 District policies are followed.
Applies and enforces student discipline during athletic contests, practice sessions, and while on trips of school property in accordance with ACSD#1 policies and the student handbook.
Encourages sportsmanlike conduct in all phases of athletic participation.
Assists in the maintenance and inventory of all fixed assets of the football program.
Assists in the process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all program athletic equipment.
Annually establishes and meets performance goals.
Other duties as assigned.