Northwood Middle School 6th/7th/8th Grade Wrestling Coach

Mead WA • Spokane, WA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Northwood Middle School is hiring a 6th/7th/8th Grade Wrestling Coach for Late Fall 2026. The coach provides knowledge, motivation, and leadership to help students develop their potential through athletics while supporting their physical well-being, moral character, and social and mental development. The role involves teaching wrestling techniques, rules, and safety practices; planning and conducting practices; and supervising athletes during practices, competitions, related activities, and travel. Practice time is scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The coach promotes good sportsmanship, healthy lifestyles, ethical conduct, and the school’s interscholastic program. They ensure athletes meet required documentation and medical requirements, communicate with parents and school personnel, and follow district, conference, state, and WIAA rules and safety procedures. Head-coach duties also include coordinating schedules with the Athletic Director, contributing to assistant-coach selection and evaluation, assigning assistant-coach duties, and overseeing athlete participation and eligibility records.

Employment terms and salary follow the collective bargaining agreement of the Mead ExtraCurricular Employees Association and Mead School District policies. The salary range is $2,981–$4,840 per contract, with placement based in part on documented paid coaching experience. Authorized postseason work may qualify for a stipend. Sick leave and benefits eligibility are described for employees who are not otherwise employed in qualifying district positions. Standard benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage through SEBB.

Applicants must submit an online application with a resume, letter of interest, and at least three professional reference email addresses. The application and required materials are due by 11:59 p.m. on November 6, 2026. The successful candidate must complete identity and work-authorization verification and fingerprinting, with employment contingent on Washington State Patrol and FBI clearance.

Requirements

• Assistant coaches must be at least 19 years old; head coaches must be at least 21 years old.
• Must have current First Aid/CPR certification or be able to acquire it by the start of the season.
• Understand the sport, including its safety practices, techniques, rules, and progression of skill development.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude toward students and the ability to motivate them toward developing a successful program.
• Consistently meet schedule responsibilities for practices, coaching preparation, competitions, and related activities.
• Be able to plan practices and events and organize the materials and personnel needed to carry them out.
• Work with students, colleagues, parents, and officials in a positive, professional, and equitable manner.
• Successful candidate must complete fingerprinting and receive Washington State Patrol and FBI clearance before employment.

Nice To Haves

• Type II Driver’s License preferred.
• Previous coaching experience at the secondary level.

Responsibilities

• Teach athletes the techniques, rules, and safety practices of wrestling.
• Develop and organize a practice program and conduct practices according to agreed schedules; scheduled practice time is 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Supervise athletes from the start of scheduled practices or games until all athletes have been picked up, and know where participants are at all times.
• Supervise athletes during practices, games, camps, travel, and other activities connected with athletic events.
• Promote the school’s interscholastic program and align the athletic program with the overall school program.
• Model ethical and moral conduct, including respect for and support of contest officials.
• Encourage sportsmanship and pride in self, team, school, and community among participants and spectators.
• Promote a healthy lifestyle to student-athletes.
• Ensure athletes submit required documentation, including medical insurance coverage forms, and complete required medical examinations before the regular practice season.
• Communicate team rules and athletic department guidelines to parents, and confer with parents or guardians about student performance or conduct as necessary.
• Know and follow the student-athlete handbook, state, conference, and district regulations, safety laws, district policies, and injury care and prevention procedures.
• Complete and submit accident reports for athlete injuries to the principal or designee, and recognize and follow athletes’ health plans.
• Provide athletes equal opportunities in accordance with the student nondiscrimination policy.
• Complete the annual WIAA general rules clinic and the WIAA-approved clinic for the sport being coached; maintain valid first aid and CPR certifications and complete District- and WIAA-required training.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by District Administrators or the Athletic Director.
• As head coach, work with the Athletic Director to schedule practices and competitions.
• As head coach, assist the Athletic Director in selecting and evaluating assistant coaches and assign duties to assistant coaches as necessary.
• As head coach, determine athlete participation during practices and games, including team level and playing time, with feedback from assistant coaches and in coordination with the assistant coach at the respective level.
• As head coach, establish and maintain standards of student behavior and properly supervise athletes at all times.
• As head coach, work with the Athletic Director and Athletic Administrative Assistant to prepare and maintain eligible-player lists in accordance with district athletic policies and procedures.
• As head coach, communicate with the Athletic Director and Building Administration about athletes and the sports season.

Benefits

• Standard benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability through SEBB.
• Employees not also employed in other positions with the District accrue one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked.
• Employees not employed in other benefit-qualifying district positions who work 630 hours within a school year become benefit-eligible for the remainder of that school year.
• Employees working additional days after the last regularly scheduled GSL contest for authorized playoffs, extended activities, or equivalent activities receive a postseason pay stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed