FIRST Robotics Competition Coach
$495,354,080–$544,724,960 year
On-siteWaterloo, Iowa, United States
Job Summary
Conduct FIRST Robotics Competition practices, scrimmages, and competitions while supervising student recruitment and team registration. Manage the team budget, apply for grants, direct supply purchases, and arrange CAD and programming training outside the build season. Organize outreach at middle and elementary school events, the My Waterloo Days parade, and the Iowa State Fair. Communicate with parents and sponsors, determine team structure, and promote the team at district events. Maintain gracious professionalism and exhibit commitment to the mission. Available for practice outside regular school hours during build and competition seasons.
Required Qualifications
- Attends/supervises/organizes FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) practices, scrimmages, and competitions
- Recruits and selects students for participation in FRC following district guidelines
- Registers team on FIRST website and directs student/parent registration
- Applies for FRC grants
- Manages team budget in cooperation with building secretary, district STEM Coach, and district Business Office
- Directs the purchase of team supplies
- Attends school and district events to promote FRC
- Communicates with team members, parents, and others regarding FRC news/information
- Exhibits gracious professionalism
- Organizes and participates in recruitment at middle and elementary school events, My Waterloo Days parade, Iowa State Fair and additional opportunities as they are presented and fit the requirements for the team mission
- Determining team structure and working through the mission and business statements to teach the team what it takes to be a successful team
- Arranges training for students in CAD and Programming so that does not have to happen during the build season
- Determining the outreach activities and building sponsor collaboration with current sponsor and soliciting new/future sponsors for the team
- Must be available for practice outside of regular school hours
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