HMS 7th Grade Boys JV Basketball Coach

Mead WA • Spokane, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Highland Middle School is hiring a coach for its 7th Grade Boys JV Basketball program for Spring 2027. The coach provides knowledge, motivation, and leadership so students can develop their potential in a competitive activity that supports physical well-being, moral character, and social and mental development.

The coach instructs athletes in basketball techniques, rules, and safety; plans and conducts practices; supervises athletes during practices, games, camps, and travel; promotes sportsmanship and a healthy lifestyle; and communicates with parents and school administrators. Coaches must follow district, state, conference, safety, injury-prevention, and student nondiscrimination requirements. The posting states that practice time for each sport is 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The posting also includes additional head-coach duties, such as coordinating schedules with the athletics director, assisting with selection and evaluation of assistant coaches, assigning assistant-coach duties, overseeing participation decisions, maintaining athlete eligibility lists, and communicating with district and building administrators.

Employment terms are governed by the Mead ExtraCurricular Employees Association collective bargaining agreement and Mead School District policies. The middle school basketball coach salary range is $2,981–$4,840 per contract; documented paid coaching experience is used to determine salary placement. A post-season stipend may be paid for authorized work beyond the last regularly scheduled GSL contest. The posting describes sick leave and benefit eligibility for employees who meet stated work-hour conditions; standard benefits listed are medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability. Applicants must submit an online application with a resume, letter of interest, and at least three professional reference email addresses by 11:59 p.m. on November 10, 2026. The successful candidate must be fingerprinted and receive required background clearance.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old for a head coach; assistant coaches must be at least 19.
• Must have current First Aid/CPR certification or be able to acquire it by the start of the season.
• Understand the activity or sport, including its safety practices, techniques, rules, and progression of skill development.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude toward students and the ability to motivate them toward developing a successful program.
• Consistently meet schedule responsibilities for practice, coaching preparation, competition, and related activities.
• Be able to plan practices and events and organize the materials and personnel needed to carry them out.
• Be able to work positively, professionally, and equitably with students, colleagues, parents, and officials.
• Complete fingerprinting and obtain Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation clearance before employment.

Nice To Haves

• Type II Driver’s License preferred.
• Previous coaching experience at the secondary level.

Responsibilities

• Instruct athletes in the techniques, rules, and safety practices of the sport.
• Develop and organize a practice program and schedule and conduct practices according to agreed-upon schedules.
• Supervise athletes from the scheduled beginning of practices or games until they are picked up, and know where participants are at all times.
• Supervise athletes during practices, games, camps, travel, and other activities connected with athletic events.
• Promote the school's interscholastic program and align the athletic program with the overall school program.
• Model ethical and moral conduct, including respecting and supporting contest officials.
• Promote sportsmanship and pride in self, team, school, and community among participants and spectators.
• Promote a healthy lifestyle to student-athletes.
• Ensure athletes complete required documentation, including medical insurance coverage forms, and pass required medical examinations before the regular practice season.
• Communicate team rules and athletic department guidelines to parents, and confer with parents or guardians about student performance or conduct as needed.
• Know and follow the student-athlete handbook, state, conference, and district regulations, safety laws, district policies, and injury care and prevention procedures.
• Complete and submit accident reports for injuries to the school principal or designee, and recognize and follow athletes' health plans.
• Provide equal opportunities to athletes in accordance with the student nondiscrimination policy.
• Complete the annual WIAA general rules clinic and the WIAA-approved clinic for the sport being coached, as well as training required by the District and WIAA.
• Maintain valid first aid and CPR certifications.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by District Administrators or the Athletic Director.
• As a head coach, work with the athletics director to schedule practices and competitions; assist with selecting and evaluating assistant coaches; and assign duties to assistant coaches as needed.
• As a head coach, determine athlete participation during practices and games, including team level and playing time, with feedback from assistant coaches and in conjunction with the assistant coach at the respective level.
• As a head coach, establish and maintain pupil behavior standards and supervise athletes at all times.
• As a head coach, work with the Athletic Director and Athletic Administrative Assistant to prepare and maintain lists of players eligible for athletic contests.
• As a head coach, communicate with the Athletic Director and Building Administration about athletes and the sports season.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Sick leave accrual for employees who are not employed in other District positions: 1 hour for every 40 hours worked.
• Benefit eligibility for employees who are not in other benefit-qualifying District positions and work 630 hours within a school year, for the remainder of that school year.
• Post-season pay stipend for authorized additional days worked after the last regularly scheduled GSL contest.

What This Job Offers

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