Job Description

SUMMARY

Promote sportsmanship and foster good character in student athletes. Provide for the safety and welfare of all participants. Supervise students in practice areas, locker rooms, busses and at all times during the season. Exercise patience, tolerance and diplomacy in relations with all players, parents, co-workers, contest officials and spectators. Interscholastic activities are an extension of the classroom and as such, your actions, behavior and interactions with our student athletes should be reflective of this.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate

OR

Valid Arizona Substitute Certificate

OR

Valid Arizona Coaching Certificate (Sport Specific)

AND

NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching

OR

Coach Level 1 (If using to qualify for varsity head coach position in lieu of teaching/coaching certificate)

Which includes:

NFHS

Fundamentals of Coaching, Protecting Students from Abuse, Sudden Cardiac Arrest

In addition to the above, all coaches (varsity head coach & assistant coaches) must have current certifications:


Current CPR w/AED (On-line certificates are not accepted; EMT certificate supersedes this requirement)

Current First Aid Certificates (On-line certificates are not accepted; EMT certificate supersedes this requirement)

Current Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

ATC Student-Athlete Health & Wellness certificate (must review PowerPoint and sign a document affirming PowerPoint was reviewed)


NFHS Concussion certificate nfhslearn.com


Act on Facts Suicide Prevention Training (True North Logic course # 15131)*

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON HIRE

Bloodborne pathogen training after hire by TUSD Risk Management Department


Proof of immunity to rubeola (measles) and rubella (German measles) or proof of MMR immunization

COMMENTS

Effective: 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR


LOCATION: Palo Verde High Magnet School -22nd & Kolb Area


Season Dates:

Spring - February into May

STIPEND to be prorated for days missed in the sports season due to late starts or early terminations.

This position is temporary and not eligible for district benefits.

Tucson Unified School District is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination based on disability, race, color, religion/religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or national origin.