Coaches Owners/Head coaches: At what point would you let a coach go?

[Coachcoco]

Hello!
Going to keep this as vague as possible with giving enough detail. We have an employee who has repeatedly violated our policies. Some examples include; not taking attendance, not checking the kids in before taking them into the gym (which has resulted in kids being taken into the wrong classes) has clocked in very early only to sit around (stealing time) has shown up to work 20 min late without letting anyone know (I understand things happen, but no notice?) has been on their phone during rotations not watching the kids, has left the building during classes (the other coach was left alone) to go get food and then sit and eat during classes and on the clock.
This employee has been talked to but at this point I feel another slap on the wrist isn't going to do any good. I would personally let this person go, but I don't have a lot of power in this situation. So I'm asking, what would you do if you had an employee like this?

 

[Coach Kate]

Ideally it would all be laid out in a staff handbook with clear policies. You want all disciplinary discussions recorded and maybe it takes three violations leading to records of discussions within a certain time frame before termination happens.

 

[HurricaneLR]

Ideally it would all be laid out in a staff handbook with clear policies. You want all disciplinary discussions recorded and maybe it takes three violations leading to records of discussions within a certain time frame before termination happens.

Yes, this. You need to have a handbook with clear expectations. Then any violations, you need to have in writing, with clear expectations of how to correct the violations. That gives you a) the legal foundation for any termination and b) the best chance for that employee to step up and actually do a better job. If they aren't sure what's allowed and what's not, it will never get better. If they know, and don't correct after 3 chances, then they likely never will. Obviously, the handbook should provide for immediate termination if there is a safety concern.