Job Title: Assistant Athletic Director
Status: Full-time position for 2025-26 school year
Varied schedule depending on athletic schedule and events
Includes evenings and weekends
Prepared by / Date: Dale Hoover / March 2025
Reporting Structure: This position reports to the Athletic Director
Position Summary
Palmetto Christian Academy is seeking a full-time Assistant Athletic Director. The preferred
candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher in some form of sports-related study and at least 1 year of experience working with high school athletes. Candidates should feel comfortable working with student athletes in various athletic settings and have a basic knowledge of the sports offered at PCA. Additionally, candidates should be able to organize uniforms, collect payments, communicate with parents, help with scheduling, and perform any other functions to assist the Athletic Director.
Primary Responsibilities (Duties will include but are not limited to):
- Oversee compliance of coaches with SCISA and PCA certification requirements
- Work with PCA Executive Assistant to ensure all coaches are on-boarded properly with background checks, MVR checks, and new hire paperwork
- Work with the PCA trainer to confirm all athletes have current physicals and necessary paperwork updated in Big Teams
- Schedule scorekeepers, gate workers, officials, etc. for all home games
- Verify schedules with opponents at the beginning of every season
- Process officials’ payments for all sports
- Oversee distribution and return of all PCA athletic uniforms, maintaining an updated
inventory
- Maintain athletic master schedule online and make necessary notifications of changes
- Serve as school representative at athletic events as needed
- Manage and supervise PCA’s Trident league basketball teams in conjunction with the
varsity basketball coaches
- Meet with Athletic Director once each week to discuss upcoming events
- Serve as Sports Information Director ensuring that media is notified of results and any
human interest stories arising from the athletic department
- Ensure that information and pictures from the preceding week’s athletic events is received from coaches by 11am every Monday for publication in the Eagle Vision athletic newsletter
- Update the Eagle Vision every week and distribute to PCA families
- Set up and manage seasonal media days (team and individual pictures) and free physical screenings through Roper St. Francis Hospital system
Qualifications and Requirements
- Possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher in from an accredited university and have a
minimum of 1 year of experience working with high school athletes, preferably in a Christian School.
- Must have a credible profession of faith and testimony, and be actively involved in a local church, as this person will serve as a role model in attitude, speech, and actions for the school community.
- Must commit to PCA’s Core Beliefs and commit to a lifestyle that is consistent with them.
- Must be able to articulate a Christian worldview and philosophy of Kingdom education
- Able to implement policy and procedures of the Athletic Department and school.
- Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must possess the ability to post on and manage PCA athletic accounts on social media.
- Must attend faculty meetings, professional development seminars, and devotions.
- Must be proficient with MS Office Suite and/or Google Suite.
- Must have familiarity or willingness to learn Blackbaud software for student management
Candidates must demonstrate a strong, personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a passion for students, and a desire to demonstrate Christ and His love through sports. Candidates must be in agreement with the PCA Statement of Core Beliefs.
If you believe you are qualified, we invite you to submit an online application. Please direct any questions to Dale Hoover, Athletic Director at dhoover@palmettochristianacademy.org.