Assistant Football, Assistant Track, and PE Teacher

Assistant Football, Assistant Track, and PE Teacher

Hamburg School District Hamburg Middle - Hamburg, Arkansas Open in Google Maps

Job : 5577588
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Mar 10, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

• In addition to meeting the responsibilities of a teacher, the assistant coach shall provide instruction and coach students to develop skills and ability to excel in the sport assigned. Contribute to the education program as a whole and the growth of students involved in athletics.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Arkansas teaching license or enrolled in an approved Arkansas program for adding licensure
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required
• Coaching license from ADE or coaching credentials from AAA
• Possess a CDL with proper bus driver certifications or MUST obtain a bus driving CDL within the first year of employment
• An understanding of teaching and the duties of a teacher as an educational leader

• Head Coach
• Athletic Director
• Building Principal
• Superintendent

• Demonstrate relentless commitment to the academic achievement of all students.
• Foster collegiality and team building among staff; encourage their active involvement in the decision‑making process.
• Communicate and promote expectations for high‑level performance from students; hold students accountable for high performance; recognize excellence and achievement.
• Articulate a clear direction for all students and staff; articulate a positive image of the school district and school district personnel.
• Use various instructional techniques and media to meet the needs and improve student‑athletes’ abilities in the sport assigned.
• Manage and supervise athletic activities, contests, and practice sessions to promote individual growth in athletic skills, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.
• Work with other school staff members to plan and implement instructional goals and objectives to ensure student‑athletes’ overall educational development.
• Establish performance criteria for competition and evaluate students’ athletic abilities initially and regularly.
• Take all necessary precautions to protect student‑athletes, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Keep informed of and ensure compliance with all AAA rules.
• Monitor and enforce student eligibility criteria for extracurricular participation.
• Work with the athletic director to schedule competitions and coordinate arrangements.
• Develop and coordinate a continuing evaluation of the coaching program and make changes based on findings.
• Accompany and supervise student‑athletes during athletic competitions in assigned sports, including out‑of‑town trips.
• Instruct and advise students on NCAA regulations about academic scholarship requirements and recruiting practices.
• Apply and enforce student discipline during athletic contests, practice sessions, and trips off school property, following the athletic and student handbook.
• Encourage, by example and through instruction, sportsmanlike conduct in all phases of athletic participation.
• Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, and teachers.
• Assist in the selection of equipment and instructional materials.
• Compile, maintain, and file all required physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents.
• To administer in a professional manner the classroom and its program.
• Maintain a current inventory of all fixed assets/inventory within the program.
• Oversee the process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all campus athletic equipment.
• Other duties assigned by the principal or athletic director.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of rules.
• Ability to instruct and supervise student‑athletes.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Attend all athletic events in assigned sport(s) and show interest and support for other athletic and academic events.

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Frequent district wide and statewide travel.
• Frequent prolonged and irregular hours.
• Outdoor exposure to sun and heat.

Position Type: Full‑Time

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required