Varsity Cheer Head Coach- Fall 2026

River Delta Unified School District•Rio Vista, CA

About The Position

The Board of Trustees desires to employ highly qualified coaches for the district's sports and interscholastic athletic programs in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, motivation, and safety of student athletes. The coach of an athletic team is primarily responsible for the compliance of his/her squad members to the rules, regulations, and policies governing athletics at his/her assigned school. Compliance is enhanced when athletes are informed of and understand the policies. All coaches are directly responsible to the Athletic Director and Administrator at his/her school for the application of these rules and regulations.

Requirements

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
Bullying, Hazing training
Negative TB Test
First Aid/CPR Certificate
Valid Drivers License
State of California Mandated Reporting

Responsibilities

Serve as liaison between the coaching staff and the Athletic Director.
Has a thorough knowledge of the Rules and By-Laws of the California Interscholastic Federation, the League, and the River Delta Unified School District as they pertain to his/her sport, including the clearance of all staff members and student-athletes.
Understands the proper administrative chain of command and refers all requests or grievances through proper channels. Is aware of all public/staff/departmental meetings that require attendance.
Establishes the fundamental philosophy, skills and techniques to be taught by the staff. Designs conferences, clinics and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
Trains and informs staff and encourages professional growth by promoting clinic attendance.
Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation, and at season’s end analyzes staff effectiveness and evaluates all assistants.
Maintains discipline, mediates grievances, and works to increase morale.
Assists the Athletic Director in scheduling, providing transportation needs and requirements for all games, tournaments, and special sports events.
Assists in the necessary preparation for scheduled home sports contests or practices and adheres to scheduled facility usage times.
Coordinates facility needs/repairs with maintenance and school employees.
Provides proper safeguards for eminence and protection of assigned equipment.
Recommends policy, method or procedural changes to the Athletic Director.
Monitors the grades and conduct of his/her athletes.
Provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant by his/her presence at all practices, games, while traveling, and when returning from off-campus events.
Completes paperwork on all disabling athletic injuries on proper forms and submits to the Athletic Director by the next school day.
Directs student managers, assistants and statisticians.
Determines discipline, delineates procedures concerning due process when the enforcement of discipline is necessary, and contacts parents when a student is suspended, dropped or becomes ineligible.
Participates in the budgeting process with the Athletic Director by submitting needs for the next season.
Recommends/selects equipment and uniforms within budget appropriations.
Is accountable for all equipment in his/her program and submits notification to the Athletic Director for any equipment lost, damaged not returned or returned after the due date.
Arranges for issuing, storing, reconditioning of equipment, and submits annual inventory.
Properly marks and identifies all equipment before issuing or storing.
Secures all doors, lights, window and locks and stores all equipment before leaving building or area. Supervises locker room area before and after practice.
Instills in each player a respect for equipment and school property its care and proper use.
Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, parents, officials, volunteers and fans.
Responsible for reporting scores and information after every home contest to the Sacramento Bee. Statistics required by local media, league representatives and Max Preps will also be the responsibility of the head coach. These duties may be delegated.
Head Coaches in football are responsible for having written contracts for non-league games with opposing schools.
Understands that all drivers must meet district requirements to transport student-athletes and must be at lease 21 years of age prior to driving. Verification will need to be obtained with site secretary. Athletes are not allowed to drive themselves, ride with other athletes, or with drivers not cleared by district.
Guarantees that all district equipment including district vehicles is used for official school business only and is operated safely.
Performs other duties which may be assigned by the Athletic Director or Principal.
Make sure that any volunteer coaches (unpaid coaches or adult help) have been cleared by district. If a coach allows a non-paid coach/volunteer to work with athletes, that coach is violating district and school policies.
Make sure that you carry you binder containing insurance and power of attorneys for each athlete.
Responsible to make sure that each player signs the Athletic Code of Conduct.
All athletic purchase must be cleared with the Athletic Director prior to purchasing.