Assistant Coach - High School Boys Soccer - (2026-27)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Summary:

The Assistant Coach supports the Head Coach in all aspects of the athletic program, contributing to player development, team operations, and overall program excellence. This role models professional conduct, demonstrates strong coaching expertise, and actively participates in program leadership to uphold the mission and standards of Northwest Christian.

Job Description:

Professional Conduct

• Exhibits appropriate and professional conduct during games.
• Maintains appropriate and professional conduct during practices.
• Interacts respectfully and appropriately with game officials and opposing coaches and players.
• Maintains positive appearance, manners, behavior, and language at all times.
• Conducts personal life in a manner consistent with NWC values and expectations.
• Arrives on time and prepared for all practices and games.
• Maintains required WIAA certifications, including continuing education clock hours and current CPR/First Aid training.
• Attends school, league, district, and state meetings as required.
• Adheres to all school, league, and WIAA policies, procedures, and rules.

Coaching Expertise

• Develops a firm foundation for all aspects of the program through the implementation of Biblically based Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions intentionally communicated in regular devotions and affirmed in teachable moments.
• Helps foster unity of purpose between all program coaches.
• Helps foster high caliber and quality instruction.
• Develops a positive mentoring relationship with players.
• Maintains a positive relationship with parents.
• Provides locker room and bus supervision for their athletes.
• Ensures the safety of the athletes during practices and games.
• Handles injury situations in an appropriate manner.  
• Works with head coach on their specific roles on the team.

Program Leadership

• Supports the head coach in developing spiritual, athletic, and academic goals for the program.
• Provides positive communication with coaches, players, and parents.
• Helps the head coach track, maintain and store inventory and equipment.

Compensation: Stipend of $1,000 to $1,200 dependent on experience.

Minimum Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Prior coaching experience and proven ability to teach and motivate athletes.
• Possess a First Aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain.
• Model a life of personal commitment to Jesus Christ by exemplifying a lifestyle that honors God and actively participating in a local, Bible-believing church. Must be willing to affirm and abide by the Schools’ Statement of Faith.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with students, faculty, staff, and the community.
• Coaching expertise/knowledge of sport, motivation, strategies, and tactics and ability to supervise assistant coaches and volunteers.
• Organized and able to effectively monitor multiple student-athletes and activities simultaneously.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during practices, games, and events as well as demonstrate and model sport-specific skills, drills, and techniques as needed.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull equipment and supplies weighing up to 25–50 pounds.
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, and wind, depending on the sport and season.

Northwest Christian Schools is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to prefer employees who share its Christian faith and values. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status.

Organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.