Athletic Director - Anticipated Vacancy

Posting : Athletic Director, Grades 7-12, for the 2025 – ’26 school year.

Description : The Madison-Plains Local School District (MPLSD) desires to employ an individual licensed or qualified in the state of Ohio to serve as an athletic director. The individual needs to have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in all facets of his/her work in the past and a willingness to maintain that distinction in the future. Located in Madison County, the Madison-Plains Local School District is approximately 45 minutes southwest of Columbus, Ohio, a short drive off of Interstate 71.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Current documentation of clear criminal history via FBI/BCI background check
• Valid Pupil Activity Supervisor Permit (PASP)

Preferred Qualifications :

• Previous experience as an Ohio public school district athletic director or assistant athletic director
• National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Certification
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in athletic administration
• Previous varsity coaching experience
• Valid Ohio teacher licensure
• First aid, CPR, AED certified
• Appropriate administrative licensure in the state of Ohio
• Demonstrated ethics and integrity in the administration of the athletic department
• Demonstrated sound fiscal management of all athletic department event and activity revenues
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive in anticipating and resolving issues and concerns
• Demonstrated ability to seek win-win solutions and/or successfully mediate issues and concerns
• Demonstrated ability to build appropriate, professional, positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues
• Demonstrated belief that athletics are a vehicle to assist in preparing student-athletes for life
• Demonstrated advocacy for academic achievement and progress of students
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive sportsmanship, ethics, and integrity
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire student athletes through positive reinforcement, energy, and enthusiasm
• Demonstrated ability to comply with all OHSAA and MPLSD guidelines
• Demonstrated successful event management abilities
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with all building-level administrators, teachers, coaches, parents, and student-athletes, both in written and spoken communication
• Be community and civic minded
• Build positive relationships with parents, booster groups, and other constituencies
• Advocate for post season awards and post-graduation opportunities for our student athletes
• Build the athletic program through cooperation and communication with community programs and coordination with the junior high program
• Build positive relationships with opposing schools
• Demonstrated ability to use data to make decisions
• Demonstrated ability to promote rigor and support students in attaining standards
• Demonstrated ability to promote and celebrate the successes of District teams, student-athletes, and the athletic department in various media platforms (i.e., print, on-line, etc.)
• Other skills and abilities that can help Madison-Plains Local Schools on its journey toward excellence