High School Head Boys Track Coach

Crete Public Schools is seeking applications for a High School Head Boys Track Coach to begin with the 2026-2027 sports season at Crete High School. This position follows the extra-duty salary schedule and terms found in the negotiated agreement. This position is open until filled.

Essential Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• First Aid and CPR training required (may be obtained on the job and must be kept current).
• Must possess a motor vehicle operator's license with a certificate to operate a school vehicle.
• Coaching experience preferred.
• Ability to react well under pressure, handle and balance multiple demands at one time, work with frequent interruptions, and perform duties and tasks at expected levels of professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish trust and rapport with teachers and administrators.
• Successful completion of background check.

Required Job Tasks

• Oversee and manage the assigned team.
• Use good judgment to determine athlete participation during practices and games, including squad level and playing time.
• Positively promote the athletic program within the schools and the community.
• Assist in the selection and evaluation of assistant coaches.
• Coordinate with the Activities Director in planning and scheduling practices, announcements, competitions, and the like.
• Supervises locker rooms and playing areas during and following periods of team participation.
• Remains with students and supervises them when traveling to away events.
• Oversees and tends to injured athletes.
• Cares for and maintains equipment and annual inventories.
• Works closely with custodians in control at facilities.
• Serve as a role model to all students.
• Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District's reputation or image in the community.
• Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
• Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
• Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
• Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
• Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

At-Will Position:

This position is an "at-will" position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time in the sole discretion of the Superintendent or Superintendent's designee.

Other Responsibilities:

Perform other tasks or duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Principal.

FLSA Status: Exempt.

Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions of the Coach position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

Physical Requirements - CoachE = EssentialNE = Non-Essential - Item is not a requirement of the job - Occasional - up to 33% of time - Occasional - up to 33% of time, absolutely essential to the job - Frequent - between 34%-66% of time - Continuous - over 66% of time

NE - NE - E - E - E

Stamina

Sitting - X

Walking - X

Standing - X

Sprinting/Running - X

Flexibility

Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person - X

Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person - X

Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling - X

Reaching above the head - X

Reaching forward - X

Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.) - X

Activities

Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.) - X

Hand/grip strength - X

Driving on the job - X

Typing non-stop - X

Use of Arms and Hands

Manual dexterity (screwing a lid on a jar) - X

Finger dexterity (typing) - X

Lifting Requirements

Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist - X

Waist to shoulder - X

Shoulder to overhead - X

Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist - X

Waist to shoulder - X

Shoulder to overhead - X

Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist - X

Waist to shoulder - X

Shoulder to overhead - X

Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist - X

Waist to shoulder - X

Shoulder to overhead - X

Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist - X

Waist to shoulder - X

Shoulder to overhead - X

Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads? - X

Pushing/Pulling

25 to 50 pounds - X

51 to 75 pounds - X

76 to 90 pounds - X

Over 90 pounds - X

Carrying

10 to 25 pounds - X

26 to 50 pounds - X

51 to 75 pounds - X

76 to 90 pounds - X

Over 90 pounds - X