Head Baseball Coach - Rye Junior High

• Position Type:
  Co-Curricular/ Athletic Coach
• Date Posted: 2/18/2026
• Location:
  
  Rye Junior High School
• Date Available:
  
  04/01/2026

Rye Junior High is seeking a Head Baseball Coach. The season will run from April 1 thru June 5.

This is a stipend position paying $1,500.

Responsible for training and instructing student athletes in various sports, focusing on skill development, strategy, physical conditioning, and teamwork.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Playing experience and/or coaching experience preferred.
• Proof of current First Aid, CPR, and concussion certification.
• Must pass a background check.

Athletic Director and Principal

Planning and Preparation:

• Develop a regular practice schedule and organize practice time to provide both individual and team development.
• Condition student-athletes with developmental and age-appropriate activities which include endurance, strength, and agility.
• Work with the Athletic Director in scheduling facilities for practices and games.
• Coach and instruct players, individual or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport.
• Plan, organize, and implement the teaching of fundamentals, strategies, rules and proper conditioning in the assigned sport.

Environment:

• Teach sportsmanship, cooperation, work ethic, and personal responsibility to all student-athletes.
• Establish and maintain standards of student-athlete behavior during practices, games, buses, and locker rooms.
• Model good sportsmanship and maintain appropriate conduct towards players, officials, and spectators.

Safety:

• Supervise student-athletes before, during, and after practices and games, including in locker rooms, on buses, and at all other times.
• Be at all practices and games on time and not leave until all student-athletes have left.
• Know how to apply basic first aid, maintain and utilize the assigned first aid kit and have emergency care information at all times.
• Complete incident report for injuries or problems that occur at any athletic practice or game.
• Follow established procedures for the proper care, maintenance, issuance, inventory, and collection of equipment, supplies and uniforms.
• Provide for the safety of student-athletes by inspecting facilities and equipment and being aware of environmental conditions.
• Instruct student-athletes in safety procedures and add the need to report injuries immediately.

Communication:

• Hold organizational meetings for potential team members and encourage potential athletes to participate in the sport.
• Establish cooperative relations and communications with parents/guardians as appropriate.
• Promote awareness of the athletic team by providing information to the principal and community about the team's activities.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Avoids criticism of students, parents, and colleagues.
• Prepare all the required paperwork.
• Adhere to all NHSSA policies and national coaching standards.
• Monitor the academic performance of the student-athlete to ensure eligibility requirements met and encourage student-athletes to maintain a high academic standard.
• Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the athletic director and/or the principal.

Adheres to:

• Ed. 510:
  Code of Conduct for New Hampshire Educators
• Guiding Principles:
  The Code of Ethics for New Hampshire Educators
• All district school board policies and procedures
• All district handbooks

This position requires:

• Dependability
• Concern for others
• Self-control
• Adaptability/flexibility
• Integrity
• Initiative
• Cooperation
• Persistence
• Innovation
• Analytical thinking
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Updating and using relevant knowledge
• Making decisions and solving problems
• Thinking creatively
• Communicating with supervisors, colleagues, families, community, and students
• Developing and building teams
• Resolving conflicts and negotiating with others
• Analyzing data or information
• Performing administrative activities such as paperwork

• Electronic mail software
• Multimedia educational software
• Google applications

• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate computers, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Vision abilities include close, vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to various weather conditions.
• Exposure to a range of heating, air conditioning and ventilation conditions.
• Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but can be noisy at times.

• Hours are dependent upon the season and athletic activity.
• Stipend amount is established by the local school board on an annual basis.

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