2026-27 School Coach (Seasonal)

MAGNOLIA EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH FOUNDATION•Santa Ana, CA

8d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The School Coach will be responsible for training a team of athletes to achieve optimal physical condition in their sport. This includes improving nutrition, muscle development, athletic skill, and mental toughness. The coach will also educate athletes on sports rules and regulations, create conditioning programs to enhance performance and confidence, and evaluate individual and team performance. Responsibilities include scheduling practices, coordinating with the league for game schedules, arranging transportation and lodging for travel, selecting and managing coaching support staff, and ensuring the quality of team equipment, supplies, and facilities. Additionally, the coach will develop job coaching and employment plans, communicate with clients to understand their goals, help clients overcome barriers and set goals, assess and leverage individual strengths, guide clients in completing job tasks, foster motivation and skills development, provide coaching in job search techniques, assist individuals with disabilities in developing social and life skills, advise on workplace accommodations, monitor and evaluate client progress, and maintain records and reports. The coach will also oversee the safety of the facility, enforce rules regarding player conditioning and health, report injuries and incidents, manage athlete injuries with competent medical care, secure doctor and parent approval for athletes returning after serious injuries, supervise athletes until they leave the site, and ensure facilities are secured. Other related duties and schedules assigned by the supervisor may also be required.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience working with youth ages 14 or younger in a counseling or coach capacity
TB & Background

Nice To Haves

College degree (preferred)
Some college experience (preferred)
Effective classroom management skills
Experience motivating and engaging high school students
A participant in action sports
A leader, professional in demeanor and able to communicate clearly
Reliable, hardworking, kind and dependable
Available in the afternoons

Responsibilities

Train a team of athletes on their physical condition in their sport by using methods to help improve nutrition, muscle development, athletic skill and mental toughness.
Teach individuals about everything related to the sports rules and regulations to help athletes develop a high level of understanding of their chosen game.
Create specific physical performance conditioning programs to increase athletic performance, confidence and team winning percentage.
Evaluate team and individual athletic performance consistently using video, photography, data sheets and other means and addressing skills deficits during practice sessions.
Schedule practice sessions with athletes, work with the league to develop a game schedule during the season and ensure transportation and lodging are provided for travel when needed.
Choose members of the coaching support staff and coordinate goals and strategies for improvement with assistant coaches and other staff members.
Select and ensure top quality of team equipment, supplies and facilities, such as uniforms, practice equipment, conditioning materials, game balls, fields, indoor game areas or courts.
Develop effective job coaching and employment plans.
Communicate with clients to understand their goals and ambitions.
Assist clients to discover and overcome their personal barriers and set goals.
Assess the strengths of individuals and teach them to use them effectively.
Guide clients in learning to complete job tasks.
Help in the development of motivation and skills.
Provide coaching in effective job search techniques.
Assist people with disabilities in developing social and life skills.
Advise on workplace accommodations for people with disabilities.
Monitor and evaluate progress of clients.
Keep records and documentation and prepare appropriate reports.
Oversees the safety condition of the facility or area in which assigned sport is conducted at all times that students are present.
Enforces rules and regulations concerning conditioning of players and their health and safety.
Reports injuries to the school admin as well as completing and submitting incident reports.
Exercises great care in dealing with all injuries and particularly those that are of a serious nature.
Assure that the injured athlete receiving competent medical care.
Following injuries of a serious or prolonged nature, the coach should secure the signed approval of the doctor and parent before the athlete is allowed to participate again in athletic activities.
Provides supervision of all athletes until they have left the building and/or site.
Ensures that all windows, doors, and gates are locked in any area that has been used.
Other job related duties and schedules assigned by supervisor.