Summary

Specific Duties, Responsibilities and Job Requirements

• Establish, manage, and promote TSSAA Unified Sports coach education and program availability for all TSSAA member schools to grow the Unified Champion Schools program statewide.
• Promote all three components of the Unified Champion Schools program (Unified Sports, Inclusive Leadership, Whole-School Engagement).
• Establish and manage seasonal league schedules for participating schools.
• Ensure that TSSAA Unified Sports participation opportunities are inclusive and promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, community support, and mirror the goals of Special Olympics Tennessee and TSSAA.
• Develop relationships with school athletic directors to establish Unified Sports programming.
• Collect and synthesize ongoing feedback from Unified schools, coaches, coordinators, athletes, and unified partners.
• Organize participation in all TSSAA Unified Sports District and State events.
• Work with Special Olympics Tennessee’s Unified Sports staff to recruit and train new and existing coaches, mentors, and athletic directors.
• Track and maintain a database of high schools participating in TSSAA Unified Sports to include contact information and number of participants per sport.
• Prepare quarterly reporting on measurable outcomes.
• Work with SOTN and TSSAA to develop marketing materials for administrators’ meetings, social media promotions, and TSSAA online rules meetings.
• Increase participation in sectional qualifying events for Unified Track & Field, Unified Bowling, and other Unified Sports.
• Conduct research for TSSAA on new sports and events for the Board or Council to consider.
• Work directly with TSSAA Assistant Executive Director for all state championships.
• Willingness to travel and to work evenings and weekends to meet job requirements.
• Participation in all SOTN staff meetings and planning meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience of a qualifying nature with a sports background developed through coaching and/or administration of competition (i.e., league, intramural) in a sports program.
• Ability to work with school administrators, athletic directors, teachers, coaches, and volunteers,
• Paid or volunteer experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities preferred.
• Paid or volunteer experience working within a high school athletic department preferred.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and communication skills.

Education

Skills and/or Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking.
• Ability to multi-task effectively
• Responsible for developing new sports opportunities for Special Olympics Tennessee athletes and partners.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with diverse personalities and in stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and manage volunteers.
• Ability to build effective relationships with a variety of organizations.
• Proficient in relevant technology, including Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and database systems.
• Must have a valid Tennessee driver’s license and meet Tennessee vehicle insurance requirements.
• Must pass a criminal background screening and submit to random drug testing.

Work Environment

Benefits