Head Unified Sports Coach - Soccer & Track-Stadium HS

Head Unified Sports Coach – Soccer & Track-Stadium HS

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Location and

Employer:

Alachua County Sheriff's Office (subject matter includes duties at Tacoma Public Schools).

Start and Season Dates: Expected start date:
March 2, 2026. Season: 3/2/26 – 5/31/26.

Salary: $19.93

Benefits: This job has the full range of benefits offered by Tacoma Public Schools.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises assistant coaches and student athletes to promote effective student learning through participation in athletic activities.
• Plans, develops and implements an effective program for the particular sport to prepare athletes both physically and mentally to participate with confidence and self‑assurance in athletic contests; formulates behavioral objectives for the coming sports season; administers discipline when necessary in a fair and consistent manner; emphasizes safety precautions; provides opportunities for each participant to achieve some success; schedules preseason meeting with parents to establish a personal relationship and to review the total scope of the program;
  
  informs participants prior to season about the district’s policies and regulations and extracurricular activity contract.
• Organizes practice sessions that are both stimulating and instructive, and conducted on a regular daily basis with the idea of developing the athlete’s greatest potential; teaches basic fundamental skills of the sport; prepares daily practice activities and keeps records on file; emphasizes and promotes good sportsmanship in the conduct of team members and coaches; abides by regulations in the district Coaches’ Handbook.
• Assumes responsibility for all phases of the program involving coordination of facility use in conjunction with building athletic director; follows building and district procedures for budgeting and purchase of equipment through ASB; follows district procedures for handling injuries; submits to the athletic trainer a list of names of students who sustain incapacitating injuries during the season; maintains injury records in conjunction with athletic trainer;
  
  prearranges transportation with the building athletic director.
• Informs students and parents of the proper procedures of eligibility and special rules for the particular sport; posts rules and issues them to each participant.
• Establishes an effective system for issuing equipment and maintaining records including dates and times of issuance; assures the systematic return of all equipment, the cleaning and storing of equipment; performs weekly safety check for all equipment; holds students responsible for lost equipment; completes inventory lists and provides copies to the building athletic director.
• Issues letters and awards in accordance with previously established written regulations on file with the building athletic director; makes written recommendations to building athletic director, regarding program, facilities, and transportation problems; assists the building athletic director and district athletic director in achieving the objectives of the school’s athletic program.

Additional Duties:

• Attends all district and building athletic meetings as called by building athletic director and/or district athletic director.
• Updates knowledge by attending clinics, workshops, and maintaining familiarity with current athletic programs; keeps current with regard to rule changes as adopted by WIAA and Tacoma School District.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Conditions: Work with students in outdoor playing fields, indoor and outdoor courts, gymnasium, swimming pool or other sports facilities; physical ability to lift and move sports equipment and demonstrate sports skills when necessary; may be exposed to infectious diseases and inclement weather.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from high school or equivalent and a minimum of three years of experience as an assistant coach; must be at least 21 years of age (WIAA regulation); or any combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work…