High School Cheerleading Coach

Positions Report to: High School Director of Athletics

Start Date: October 26, 2026

End Date: March 14, 2026 (approximate)

Hours: 3:30 - 5:00pm weekly + additional hours necessary for games

Compensation: Stipend amount up to $6,500 

Who We Are

East Harlem Scholars Academies are community-based Pre-K to 12 public charter schools operated by  East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP). EHTP began in 1958 as a children's reading group and has since grown into a multi-site after-school program for traditional public school students and a network of public charter schools focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem. 

At EHTP we also aim to serve as an agent of change and thoughtfully contribute to the national fight for racial equity. Through our organization-wide commitment to anti-racism work, we prepare our scholars to effect change, challenge the status quo, and thrive in the world around them. As staff members, we face our own racial identities and conscious and unconscious biases. With this in mind, all of our professional development, curriculum, organizational materials, and processes are designed with a goal of racial justice. 

We ground all of our work in racial equity, in our core values (Service, Courage, Humility, Originality, Leadership, Achievement, and Reflection), and in our five guiding principles: 1) all children can and will succeed when provided a great education; 2) the best learning occurs when children engage in higher-order, critical thinking; 3) a nurturing and supportive environment supports students' love of learning and of themselves; 4) self-awareness promotes dynamic leadership and global understanding; 5) active community engagement richly enhances educational opportunities. These principles inform and are reflected in our current four key strategic priorities: to increase high-impact, high-quality academic curriculum, programming content, staff capacity, and coaching; to embrace and advance our use of technology; to deepen our embodiment of ethical and equitable radical humanity; and to efficiently operationalize teaching, learning, community, and care. 

For more information about East Harlem Scholars Academies, please visit us at www.eastharlemscholars.org.

About the Opportunity

The role of the Cheerleading Coach is to be responsible for coaching, character development and providing direction to student athletes so that they might achieve a high level of skill as well as an appreciation for discipline, sportsmanship and teamwork in cheerleading. This job requires you to interact thoughtfully and respectfully with student athletes, fellow coaches, staff, parents and community. Positive communication strategies, organizational skills, and safety awareness are key requirements.

Who You Are

• You hold yourself to high professional and ethical standards
• You have experience with, or are excited about researching best practices in anti-racist pedagogy
• You enjoy and/or have experience working with diverse populations of students and communities
• You believe that every student can and will learn when provided with a quality education
• You have demonstrated success in fostering the artistic proficiency of students who historically have not had equitable access to education opportunities
• You are willing to be flexible in your role and adapt to school and student needs
• You are committed to continuous improvement and learning through professional development
• Consult with the Athletic Director regarding any off-season training programs including scheduling dates for camps/practices, uniform fitting, pre-post tryout informational parent meetings
• Work directly with the Athletic Director in reporting injuries, teaching precautions and procedures to ensure staff/student safety and help students prevent injuries
• Model good sportsmanship behavior and maintain appropriate conduct towards opposing team, fans, parents, officials, spectators and community
• You have an Associate’s degree or higher (preferred)
• You have 2-4 years of experience coaching cheerleading at the high school level (head coaching experience preferred)
• You possess effective coaching techniques and skills
• You possess knowledge of the rules, regulations, strategies, and techniques of the sport.
• You possess the ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with school administration and governing organizations (Charter School Athletic Association) opponents, staff, parents and students.
• You have your CPR and AED certification

What Success Looks Like

• Plan, organize, advertise, and conduct tryouts for the basketball program; inform the Athletic Department and participants of final selections. Maintain the integrity of the selection process
• Create a safe environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students by ensuring that team rules and regulations regarding conduct and eligibility of the athletes are clearly communicated and followed
• Embodiment and effective modeling of our core values for students to exhibit and practice them
• Sets clear expectations and institutes routines so as to establish and maintains a purposeful, supportive, and fun environment for learning, in which student athletes feel safe, valued, and respected by adults and their peers
• Builds a team culture where restorative practices are actively modeled and used to navigate student and community challenges
• Demonstrates a Team First mindset, through proactive contributions to the community, and advances his/her practice through reflection, development opportunities, participation in the professional community, and actively engaging families and community members

Thank you in advance for taking the time to apply to East Harlem Tutorial Program.