Coach - MS Girls Basketball (Effective 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR)

Sylvania; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 13,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

The Tucson Unified School District is seeking a temporary coach to promote sportsmanship and supervise student-athletes at Doolen Middle School in Tucson. This seasonal role emphasizes safety and professional conduct during practices, games, and travel.

Season runs 10/19/2026 – 12/17/2026 with a stipend; position requires NFHS certifications and current CPR/First Aid and fingerprint clearance.

Qualifications

• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching certificate (employee pays)
• NFHS Concussion certificate and Concussion in Sports Course
• ATC Health & Wellness certificate with review of PowerPoint
• CPR w/AED and First Aid current (online courses not accepted)
• Bloodborne pathogen training
• Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Responsibilities

• Promote sportsmanship and foster good character in student-athletes.
• Provide for safety and welfare of participants; supervise in practice areas, locker rooms, buses, and during the season.
• Interact with players, parents, co-workers, officials, and spectators professionally and reflect district values.

Skills

NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching

NFHS Concussion Certificate

ATC Health & Wellness Certificate

Suicide Prevention Training

CPR & AED

First Aid

Bloodborne Pathogen Training

Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

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 REQUIREMENTS

• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching certificate (at employee's expense) Fundamentals of Coaching Course
• NFHS Concussion certificate Concussion in Sports Course
  ATC Student-Athlete Health & Wellness certificate (must review PowerPoint and sign a document affirming PowerPoint has been reviewed)
• Act on Facts Suicide Prevention TrainingORNFHSStudent Mental Health and Suicide Preventioncertificate Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Course
• Current CPR w/AED (On-lineclassesare not accepted; EMT license supersedes this requirement)
  Current First Aid(On-lineclassesare not accepted;EMT license supersedes this requirement)
• Bloodborne pathogen training
• Current Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Must be available to work on Saturdays as needed.

REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO START DATE

• 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: 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR

LOCATION: Doolen Middle School - Grant & Country Club Area

Season Dates - 10/19/2026 - 12/17/2026

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.