Destination Imagination Coordinator

Website Columbus Public Schools
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Extra Duty Coaching Position
- Recruit team managers
- Ensure team managers get properly registered (background checks, code of conduct)
- Ensure team managers get team manager training through Nebraska DI
- Support Team Managers with mentorship, regular check-ins, and reminders about upcoming Regional, Affiliate, and Global deadlines, special events, training, DI news, and rule updates
- Recruit participants and sets up practice schedules
- School announcements
- Parent/student informational meetings
- Informational video
- Create and distribute participant registration forms and participation agreements
- Form teams of 2-7 participants according to grade level and interests
- Register teams with DI headquarters and Nebraska DI
- Manages a budget (through curriculum office due to HAL funding)
- Purchase team numbers for each team online and working with curriculum assistant to create a PO and get invoice paid
- Assign each team a team manager and a team number
- Input participant information into the online DI Resources Page
- Distribute challenge documents to teams and team managers
- Register teams for tournaments
- Register teams online
- Distribute and collect required parental consent forms
- Recruit and register at least one volunteer appraiser for each team (each team is required to provide at least 1 volunteer appraiser for tournaments)
- Work with appraiser volunteers to complete background checks
- Work with appraisers to ensure they receive proper training
- Arrange lodging for appraisers at away tournaments
- Organize transportation of students and trailer to tournaments
- Coordinate fundraising efforts for the DI program
- Acquire needed supplies for teams
- Stock and maintain the two DI trailers (one is supply storage, the other is storage for teams creations)
- Collaborate with NE DI board to host the Regional tournament (if happening in Columbus)
- Organize special events such as Instant Challenge Workshop and Parent Showcase
- Liaison between Nebraska DI and the schools
- Regularly communicate with parents and participants to educate them about the DI program and with reminders about fundraisers, practices, special events, and tournament deadlines and details.
- Recruit judges for competition
- Celebrate and recognize team achievements
To apply for this job please visit www.columbuspublicschools.org.