Athletic and Activities Director

Moravia Community School District

Job Description Job Title: Athletics and Activities Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Superintendent

Summary: Plans, organizes and directs comprehensive activities program for MCSD.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To provide administrative direction and oversight for all athletic and activity programs in the district. The director is responsible for ensuring compliance with all federal, state and district regulations, administering departmental funds and accounts in a fiscally responsible manner and sustaining a culture of sportsmanship, professionalism and respect at all levels.

Student Clubs and Organizations:

Provides for the identification of and supervision of club advisors.

Assist club advisors and members with the technical aspects of their obligations - budgets, constitutions, financial procedures, fundraising, and publicity.

Monitors all clubs, their budgets and activities.

Oversees school and club fund raising activities.

Ensure that all clubs/organizations abide by state and federal laws and district policies.

Assist new clubs with the development process; provide club advisor and offer training; coordinate planning and activities with advisors to student organizations.

Athletics:

Monitor strict observances of equality of opportunity in boys and girls athletics by keeping informed of legal requirements and consulting with staff regarding compliance with the law.

Supervise athletic staff including shared responsibility for hiring, disciplining or firing decisions, and full responsibility for training, mentoring, and evaluating coaches and athletics staff.

Supervise the control, issuance and maintenance of athletic equipment and facilities.

Prepare press releases and the arrangement of media coverage for athletic events, and insure the appropriate media is informed of the results of all athletic events.

Prepares a master calendar that includes conference and non-conference games/events.

Develop and manage department, team, and special events budgets; order equipment; and ensure departmental compliance with all district cash handling and management policies.

Reviews and approves requisitions drawn against the athletic budget.

Collect and analyze department statistics and data and prepare and distribute reports as appropriate.

Represent the district at all conference/state athletic meetings.

Collects all rosters prior to the first contest and performs eligibility checks per district policy.

Coordinates gym use for practices and games and give final clearance for the use of the gyms or the athletic fields.

Serves as liaison between coaches and custodial staff for the cleaning and maintenance of athletic facilities and area.

Contracts and makes payment arrangements for officials to work athletic events.

Secures game workers for athletic contests, ticket takers, announcers, clock operators, score keepers, line judges, etc.

Sets up and tears down athletic facilities for events.