Assistant Speech and Debate Coach

Position Type:
High School Athletics/Activities/Forensics Assistant

Date Posted:
8/20/2026

Location:
Littleton High School

Closing Date:
09/03/2026

Additional Information:

Littleton High School is seeking a qualified assistant coach to help run the Speech and Debate Club.

Our team was first registered with the NSDA in 1936 as Charter #692. We are looking for someone to join this 90 year legacy and help us nurture and grow a competitive program with a deep history.

The ideal candidate has strong debate experience and is able to balance both progressive and traditional styles. Non-debate centric candidates and candidates with depth in other events are also encouraged to apply.

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.