Forensics/Debate Assistant Sponsor,… at Littleton… · Littleton

?Littleton High School is seeking a qualified assistant coach to help run the Speech and Debate Club. This position involves:

• Staying informed on rules, procedures and judging standards for forensic events, setting practice/behavior standards required for students to enter tournaments;
• Meeting with students on a regular basis (~2x / week)
• Supervise and judge at weekend and evening tournaments;
  • 11 tournaments 2x per month
  • mostly Saturdays, occasional Friday evenings
  • Oct to April - some flexibility around total number attended
• Teaching students theories and skills underlying the various competition events, facilitating acquisition of literacy material and research information for competitions
• Conducting practices and drills to reinforce and assess skill development
• Continuously assessing strengths and weaknesses of the program to improve it from year to year
• Meet with other speech and debate coaches as needed to support team goals and development
• Previous experience with debate, theater or public speaking prefered but not required

$39.50 (cash/check) background check and fingerprint fee due upon hire.