2026-2027 - Boy's Basketball - Junior Varsity Head Coach

La Costa Canyon High School; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fall Coaching Stipend

Winter Coaching Stipend

Spring Coaching Stipend

Job summary

La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, CA, seeks a Boys' Basketball – Junior Varsity Head Coach for the 2026-2027 season. The role carries a seasonal stipend and requires adherence to NFHS/CIF codes of conduct, with emphasis on academics, character, and student development.

Applicants must have sport coaching experience, preferably with youth, and complete post-offer background checks. Open until filled; salary includes a stipend paid at season end and regular coaching duties with SDUHSD.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of fundamental and advanced coaching techniques for basketball.
• Demonstrates ability to teach, enforce, and model positive behavior and values to student-athletes.
• Follows NFHS and CIF coaching codes of conduct.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize academics for student-athletes.
• Monitor academic performance of team members.
• Develop team rules and communicate them to team and parents.
• Provide schedules for practices, tournaments and games.
• Communicate schedule changes promptly.
• Be punctual and prepared for practices and games.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certificates and TB clearance.
• Encourage student-athletes to do their best and adhere to rules.
• Respect all school and team policies with consistency.
• Communicate with parents and athletes about injuries and policies.
• Coordinate with athletic director regarding facilities use out of season.

Skills

Coaching

Youth development

CPR/First Aid

Education

High School/Trade School degree preferred

Job description

2026-2027 - Boy's Basketball - Junior Varsity Head Coach

San Dieguito Union High School District La Costa Canyon High School - Carlsbad, California Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5921403

Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2027 4:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 10, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 7, 2026

Job Description

SB 848 COMPLIANCE – EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026

Effective January 1, 2026, and in accordance with California Education Code Section 44051(a)(1), any applicant for a non-teaching position must disclose a complete list of every school district, county office of education, charter school, state special school and diagnostic center operated by the department of education, and private school that the applicant has previously been an employee of, including full-time, part-time, or substitute roles. Failure to provide this information may be considered an act of dishonesty and could affect hiring decisions.

Requirements / Qualifications

Demonstrates knowledge of the fundamental skills and techniques, as well as the advanced techniques needed for the Sport.

Demonstrates successful ability to teach, enforce, advocate and model appropriate behavior, character traits and educational values to student athletes.

Demonstrates successful ability to follow the National Federation of High Schools Coaches Code of Conduct and the California Interscholastic Federation Coaches Code of Conduct

Requires Sport experience and prefer experience working with youth.

Open till filled.

Stipend Information

A one-time stipend is paid out at the end of each coaching season:

Fall Coaching in December

Winter Coaching in March

Spring Coaching in June

Coach Responsibilities

• Understand that academics are priority
• Be alert to your student-athletes' academic performance
• Develop team rules and expectations and communicate these with team & parents
• Provide schedules for practices, tournaments and games
• Communicate change in season schedule in a timely manner
• Be on time and come prepared for all practices and games
• Maintain current CPR/First Aid certificates and TB clearance
• Encourage all student-athletes to do their best
• Apply all school and team rules to all student-athletes equally
• Be professional in all actions and words
• Create a positive environment for the team
• Communicate with individual student-athletes as to their role on the team
• Clearly communicate all NFHS, CIF, SDUHSD, Conference, and team rules to student-athletes and parents
• Return parent phone calls/emails in a timely manner
• Communicate with parents as soon as possible regarding any injuries to a student-athlete in the absence of an athletic trainer
• Explain vacation/absence policy
• Allow student-athletes time away from practice to make-up tests due to athletic competition or to attend tutoring
• Off-campus walk-on coaches must turn in their keys in order to get paid
• All coaches must get permission from their Athletic Director to use district facilities out of season
• Maintain CIF HOME and MAX PREP results/stats
• Input Schedule into Arbiter, if required by sport assignor
• Adhere to CIF Dead Period of your sport during the summer

Employment with SDUHSD is contingent upon successful post-offer background check, fingerprinting, physical exam including tuberculosis, drug and alcohol screening, and an Oath of Allegiance. Please note that our agency receives Federal funding and must adhere to Federal regulations.

San Dieguito Union High School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race, or ethnicity, immigration status, religious beliefs or customs, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. SDUHSD requires that a school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

The following position is designated as Coordinator for Nondiscrimination in Employment:

Mary Anne Nuskin

Associate Superintendent

Human Resources

710 Encinitas Blvd.

Encinitas, California 92024

Telephone number: [phone]

Position Type: Seasonal

Salary: $3,649 Stipend

Job Categories: Athletics & Activities > Coaching

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Arlene Jubilee F. Go , HR Technician
• District Office
• Phone: [phone] ext 5511
• Email: [e-mail]