2026-2027 - Boy's Wrestling - Varsity Head Coach

Canyon Crest Academy; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 4,100 - 5,500; Part time

Job summary

Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, CA is seeking a Varsity Head Coach for Boys' Wrestling for the 2026-2027 season. The role focuses on athletic excellence while prioritizing academics and student well-being.

You will lead practice planning, competition logistics, and adherence to NFHS/CIF rules, working within the school’s athletics program. Responsibilities include scheduling, communication with parents, ensuring safety certifications, and maintaining team statistics.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental and advanced wrestling techniques.
• Able to teach, model, and promote sportsmanship and educational values.
• Must follow NFHS and CIF coaches codes.
• Prior coaching experience required; youth coaching preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand academics are priority for student-athletes.
• Develop team rules and communicate with team and parents.
• Provide schedules for practices, tournaments and games.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certificates and TB clearance.
• Communicate season changes timely and professionally.
• Ensure CIF/NFHS/SDUHSD rules are followed.
• Input schedules into Arbiter if required.

Skills

Coaching experience

Youth development

Discipline and sportsmanship

Communication with parents

Education

HS/Trade degree preferred

Tools

Lifeguarding + CPR

NFHS Football Tackling

NFHS Cheer Safety

Job description

2026-2027 - Boy's Wrestling - Varsity Head Coach

San Dieguito Union High School District Canyon Crest Academy - San Diego, California Open in Google Maps

San Dieguito Union High School District Canyon Crest Academy - San Diego, California Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5972749

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

Posted: Oct 27, 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, 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

• Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental skills and techniques, as well as advanced techniques applicable to the sport.
• Demonstrate the ability to teach, enforce, advocate for, and model appropriate behavior, character development, sportsmanship, and educational values for student-athletes.
• Demonstrate the ability to follow the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Code of Conduct and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Coaches Code of Conduct.
• Prior experience in the sport is required; experience working with youth is preferred.

Required Sport-Specific Certifications

• Water Polo, Swimming & Diving: Current Lifeguarding Certification with Deep Water Training, along with CPR/First Aid/AED certification.
• Football: NFHS Football Tackling Certification.
• Cheer: NFHS Cheer Safety Certification.

Application Status: Open until filled.

Athletic Coaching stipend is paid out according to the schedule below:

• Fall Coaching: October - November - December (+CIF bonus if applicable)
• Winter Coaching: January - February - March (+ CIF bonus if applicable )
• Spring Coaching: April - May - June (+CIF bonus if applicable)

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

For inquiries about the vacancy, please reach out to the Athletic Director of the Site:

Charlenne Falcis-Stevens

Kari DiGiulio

[e-mail] [e-mail]

[phone] ext. 2026 [phone] ext. 6007

Torrey Pines High School La Costa Canyon High School

Scott Jordon Shane Brown

[e-mail] [e-mail]

[phone] ext. 5037 [phone] ext. 4025

San Dieguito Academy Canyon Crest Academy

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: $4,768 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]