Varsity Baseball Head Coach- Spring 2027

River Delta Unified School District•Rio Vista, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Rio Vista High School is seeking a Varsity Baseball Head Coach for Spring 2027. The head coach is responsible for ensuring the team and coaching staff comply with applicable athletic rules, regulations, and district policies, and for supporting the knowledge, skills, motivation, and safety of student-athletes. The coach reports directly to the school’s Athletic Director and Administrator and must follow the appropriate administrative chain of command. The role includes leading and developing the coaching staff and athletic program; monitoring athletes’ grades, conduct, eligibility, and safety; managing equipment, facilities, records, and athletic events; and maintaining communication with families, school staff, officials, volunteers, fans, and media. The head coach stipend is $3,200. Applicants must complete the listed training courses and provide the required clearances and certificates before being hired and cleared to coach. Some coursework may involve fees paid by the coach.

Requirements

Complete Sexual Harassment training, General Coaching Course, Sports Specific Course, Concussions in Sports training, Sudden Cardiac Arrest training, Heat Acclimatization training, Bloodborne Pathogens training, Youth Suicide Prevention training, Title IX Protecting Students training, Asthma Awareness training, Social Media for Sports training, Homeless Education training, Sportsmanship training, and Bullying and Hazing training.
Provide a negative TB test.
Provide a First Aid/CPR certificate.
Provide a valid driver’s license.
Complete California State Mandated Reporting requirements.
Comply with applicable California Interscholastic Federation, league, and River Delta Unified School District athletic rules and policies.

Responsibilities

Serve as liaison between the coaching staff and the Athletic Director.
Know and apply the California Interscholastic Federation, league, and River Delta Unified School District rules and bylaws relevant to the sport, including clearance requirements for staff and student-athletes.
Follow the administrative chain of command, route requests and grievances through proper channels, and attend required meetings.
Establish the program’s coaching philosophy, skills, and techniques; organize conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to align staff with the program.
Train and inform staff, encourage professional growth, delegate duties, supervise implementation, analyze staff effectiveness, and evaluate assistant coaches.
Maintain discipline, mediate grievances, and promote team morale.
Assist the Athletic Director with scheduling and transportation arrangements for games, tournaments, and special sports events.
Prepare for scheduled home contests and practices and follow facility-use schedules.
Coordinate facility needs and repairs with maintenance and school employees.
Safeguard assigned equipment and recommend policy or procedural changes to the Athletic Director.
Monitor athletes’ grades and conduct and provide supervision and safeguards at practices, games, and while traveling to and from off-campus events.
Complete required paperwork for disabling athletic injuries and submit it to the Athletic Director by the next school day.
Direct student managers, assistants, and statisticians.
Determine discipline procedures, observe due process when enforcing discipline, and contact parents when a student is suspended, dropped, or becomes ineligible.
Participate in budgeting by submitting needs for the next season; recommend or select equipment and uniforms within the budget.
Account for program equipment; report lost, damaged, unreturned, or late-returned items; arrange equipment issuance, storage, and reconditioning; submit an annual inventory; and mark and identify equipment.
Secure doors, lights, windows, and locks; store equipment; supervise locker rooms before and after practice; and promote respectful care and proper use of school property.
Maintain good public relations with news media, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans.
Report scores and information after every home contest to the Sacramento Bee and provide statistics required by local media, league representatives, and MaxPreps; these duties may be delegated.
Ensure district transportation requirements are followed: drivers must be cleared and at least 21 years old, and athletes may not drive themselves or ride with other athletes or uncleared drivers.
Ensure district equipment and vehicles are used only for official school business and operated safely.
Perform other duties assigned by the Athletic Director or Principal.
Ensure any volunteer coaches or other adult helpers working with athletes have district clearance.
Carry a binder containing insurance information and powers of attorney for each athlete.
Ensure each player signs the Athletic Code of Conduct.
Obtain Athletic Director approval before making athletic purchases.