Middle School Basketball Coach at Cambridge Lakes Charter School

October 2025 - December 2025

Cambridge Lakes Charter School  is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the role of Grade 5th/6th Head Basketball Coach with a strong knowledge of basketball and a focus on student achievement and growth in the classroom, as a person, and as an athlete. Must be organized, flexible, able to take direction from the Athletic Director, and able to work and communicate effectively with students, parents, and the school staff.

Qualifications

• Previous coaching experience preferred

• Previous basketball experience

• Must be certified school staff or IESA coaching certified

• Must hold, or willing to quickly obtain, all required certifications such as CPR, concussion awareness, background checks, mandated reporter, etc.

Responsibilities

• Enhance, improve, and maximize students’ athletic skills required to compete at a high level

• Organizes and oversees specific program levels or areas of responsibility

• Communicates with other coaches and/or Athletic Director to secure facilities to ensure a safe practice/competition environment for students

• Supports the philosophy, programmatic instruction of sequential fundamentals, and proper conditioning

• Communicates and plans practice sessions and competition strategies to ensure the health and physical well-being of the student participants

• Communicates practice and competition schedules in a timely manner with students, families, and the school

• Coordinates with the Athletic Director all in-season practices, post season and any out of season camps

• Assures that all student participants at his/her program level are in compliance with IESA & Cambridge Lakes requirements including current athletic physical, Code of Conduct, fees paid, and is academically eligible, prior to practice, tryout, and competition

• Models and instills the values of sportsmanship and fair play to all participants, and enforces consequences for breach of such standards

• Attends all student-athlete practices, and games, and monitors proper supervision at all practices, games, and on school-provided transportation

• Maintains and provides the Athletic Director with end-of-season individual and team records and statistics

• Participates in a mandatory preseason parent meeting

• Plans for the seasonal recognition program

• Assists in the orderly distribution and collection of uniforms and equipment

• Engages in personal professional development activities

• Other Duties as assigned by the Athletic Director and/or school administration