Head Cross Country Coach at Lincoln High School

Sioux Falls School District•Sioux Falls, SD

About The Position

Lincoln High School is hiring a Head Cross Country Coach to support student-athlete development and foster teamwork, sportsmanship, and leadership in a challenging, competitive environment. The athletics program aims to prepare students for purposeful engagement in the world and provide meaningful experiences for success. The Head Coach is responsible for the entire program, including coaching the varsity squad, supervising assistant coaches for grades 9–12, and determining athlete participation in practices and games in coordination with the relevant assistant coach. The role also supports the wider school and community athletic program, works with school and district athletics staff, and carries out the duties and requirements of the conference and SDHSAA. Season pay starts at $4,151.00 under the 2026–2027 Extra Duty Salary Schedule. A post-offer criminal background check is required.

Requirements

High school head coaching experience desired.
Fundamentals of Coaching or equivalent; must be completed one time.
Sports First Aid, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, or equivalent; must be renewed every two years.
Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know; must be renewed annually.
Hand-eye/mind-eye coordination and physical dexterity.
Ability to bend, stoop, walk, talk, and sit.
Ability to travel between locations.
Post-offer criminal background check required.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS in Education preferred.
High school head coaching experience desired.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility for the entire program, coach the varsity squad, and supervise assistant coaches for grades 9–12.
Determine athlete participation during practices and games, including squad level and playing time, in conjunction with the assistant coach at the respective level.
Promote the athletic program positively within the schools and community, guide middle school coaches and feeder programs, and implement district athletic department policies.
Assist in selecting and evaluating assistant coaches.
Work with the Coordinator of Athletics and building Activities Principal on schedules, officials, trips, physical examinations, permission slips, eligibility lists, budgets, equipment and supply requisitions, athletic insurance, scouting, facilities, middle school clinics, and the Monogram Club.
Work with the building athletic director to coordinate practice schedules for ninth-grade, sophomore, junior varsity, and varsity squads.
Supervise dressing rooms and playing areas during and after team participation.
Remain with and supervise students while traveling to away games.
Care for athletes, including injured athletes.
Care for and maintain equipment and complete annual inventories.
Prepare award lists and collect athletic fees.
Attend conference and other program-related meetings, and operate within conference and SDHSAA policies.
Work closely with custodians to control facilities.
Stay informed about current trends in the sport and participate in related clinics.
Maintain active membership in a related professional organization.
Prepare lists when teams leave school to participate in athletic contests.
Maintain a staff relationship with other coaches.
Perform other duties assigned by the Principal or Coordinator of Athletics.