Varsity Football Head Coach- Fall 2027
About The Position
The Varsity Football Head Coach is responsible for the football team’s compliance with the rules, regulations, and policies governing athletics at the assigned school. The coach reports directly to the Athletic Director and school Administrator and serves as the liaison between the coaching staff and Athletic Director. The Head Coach leads and supports the coaching staff, establishes the program’s coaching philosophy and instruction, oversees student-athlete conduct and eligibility, and provides for student safety at practices, games, and during travel. The role also includes coordinating schedules, facilities, transportation, equipment, uniforms, budgets, records, communications, and required reports. Football head coaches must arrange written contracts for non-league games. To be hired and cleared to coach, applicants must complete the specified district training courses and provide the listed additional requirements. Some coursework may involve fees, which are the coach’s responsibility. The listed head coach stipend is $3,200. The posting identifies the position for Fall 2027.
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/Hazing training in the district training system.
- Provide a negative TB test.
- Provide a First Aid/CPR certificate.
- Have a valid driver’s license.
- Complete California-mandated reporter requirements.
- Some required coursework may have fees, which are the coach’s responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Serve as liaison between the coaching staff and the Athletic Director.
- Know and follow the rules and bylaws of the California Interscholastic Federation, the league, and the district, including requirements for clearing staff and student-athletes.
- Follow the administrative chain of command and attend required public, staff, and departmental meetings.
- Establish the coaching philosophy, skills, and techniques for the program, and organize conferences, clinics, and staff meetings.
- Train and inform staff, promote their professional growth, and encourage clinic attendance.
- Delegate duties, supervise their implementation, analyze staff effectiveness at the end of the season, and evaluate assistant coaches.
- Maintain discipline, mediate grievances, and promote team morale.
- Assist with scheduling and arranging transportation for games, tournaments, and special sports events.
- Prepare for home contests and practices and follow scheduled facility-use times.
- Coordinate facility needs and repairs with maintenance and school employees.
- Safeguard assigned equipment.
- Recommend policy, method, or procedural changes to the Athletic Director.
- Monitor athletes’ grades and conduct.
- Provide guidance and safeguards for participants by being present at practices, games, travel, and returns from off-campus events.
- Complete required reports for disabling athletic injuries and submit them to the Athletic Director by the next school day.
- Direct student managers, assistants, and statisticians.
- Determine discipline procedures, provide due process when discipline is enforced, and contact parents when a student is suspended, dropped, or becomes ineligible.
- Participate in budgeting with the Athletic Director by submitting needs for the next season.
- Recommend or select equipment and uniforms within budget appropriations.
- Account for program equipment and notify the Athletic Director about lost, damaged, unreturned, or late-returned equipment.
- Arrange for issuing, storing, and reconditioning equipment and submit an annual inventory.
- Mark and identify equipment before issuing or storing it.
- Secure doors, lights, windows, and locks; store equipment; and supervise locker room areas before and after practice.
- Teach players to respect, care for, and properly use equipment and school property.
- Maintain good public relations with news media, parents, officials, volunteers, and fans.
- Report scores and information after each home contest to the Sacramento Bee and provide statistics required by local media, league representatives, and MaxPreps; these duties may be delegated.
- Arrange written contracts with opposing schools for non-league football games.
- Ensure drivers transporting student-athletes meet district requirements and are at least 21 years old; obtain verification through the site secretary.
- 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 volunteer coaches and other unpaid adult helpers are cleared by the district before working with athletes.
- Carry a binder containing insurance and powers of attorney for each athlete.
- Ensure each player signs the Athletic Code of Conduct.
- Obtain Athletic Director approval before making athletic purchases.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
