Assistant Debate Coach
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THE OAKWOOD SCHOOL
Los Angeles, CA, US
Summary
The Assistant Debate Coach will mentor high school students, lead debate drills, and assist with competition strategy and logistics. They are also responsible for traveling to tournaments and delivering lectures on current events.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: Oakwood School Secondary School - North Hollywood, CA, Position Type: Part Time, Salary Range: $30.00 - $40.00Hourly,
JOB SUMMARY
The Part-Time Debate Coach will mentor high school students in our expanding forensics program and reports to the Head Debate Coach.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Travels to and judges at local, state, and/or national circuit tournaments, either in California or throughout the country, monthly (reasonable airfare, hotel, and meal expenses covered).
Assists in planning the team competition strategy and with the event logistics at competitions (help reserve airfare and hotel accommodations).
Aids in research and case-building, attends in-person weekly practices, and leads debate drills.
Prepares and delivers lectures regarding current issues and events.
Provides approximately ten hours of tutoring per week.
Represents the school at meetings and other official administrative functions with area coaches.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent must be able to do the following: stand for extended periods; sit for extended periods; bend and reach for filing and other job-related functions; climb up and down stairs; bend, stoop, and lift to move and retrieve materials; pull, push, and lift; reach both above and below shoulder height. Specific visual abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to visually inspect work. Manual dexterity to operate a computer and other office equipment is required.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
Qualifications:
REQUIREMENTS
A bachelor’s degree is not required but preferred.
Must have 3-4 years prior competitive experience in Public Forum, Policy, and/or Lincoln-Douglas debate formats
Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.
Founded
1951
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Primary and Secondary Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
North Hollywood, California
Oakwood School is a K-12 coeducational day school in North Hollywood, California that opened its doors in 1951. The school has remained faithful to its original mission ever since: to create a diverse educational environment where young people are partners with the adults who teach them and learn from them; where the best means of preparing students for the future is to immerse them in the present; where a healthy learning environment requires joy and humor as well as rigorous intensity; and where students’ intellectual and aesthetic depth – along with their capacity for empathy and moral courage – emerge out of authentic engagement with their teachers, one another, and the world around them.
Founded
1951
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Primary and Secondary Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
North Hollywood, California
