Head Baseball Coach

Cook County ISD 166; Illinois; On-site; USD 6,300 - 7,600; Full time

Job summary

Cook County Public Schools is seeking a Head Baseball Coach to provide overall leadership, guidance and instruction to student athletes within the program. The head coach reports to the activities director, working with the principal and assistant coaches to determine goals and direction and to ensure the health, safety and welfare of every student athlete.

We are seeking committed educational professionals who will coach in lead or support roles in our extracurricular programs, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Experience coaching at collegiate and/or high school level is required.
• Proven ability to model character and responsible behavior.
• Positive, high energy, and committed.
• Firm understanding of education-based interscholastic athletics.
• Ability to partner with parents, staff and community leaders.
• Views success as helping teams and players reach defined goals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training, instruction, and conditioning of athletes with assistant coaches.
• Communicate with activities director about team questions and concerns.
• Develop and organize effective practices to teach essential skills for conference competition.
• Promote good sportsmanship and adhere to Coach's Code of Ethics and sportsmanship guidelines.
• Adhere to MSHSL rules and policies.
• Ensure health, safety, and welfare of athletes at practices, games, and transportation.
• Maintain proper relationships with athletes and parents.
• Organize equipment distribution and return timely; inform athletes of responsibilities.
• Lead post-season reporting, awards recognition, and banquet planning as needed.
• Actively recruit at the middle school and high school levels.
• Participate in district and MSHSL training and education.
• Lead off-season clinics, camps, and program activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Coaching experience

Character teaching

Energy & commitment

Education-based athletics

Parent/community relation

Success through development

Job description

• Position Type: Athletics/Activities/ Coaching
• Date Posted: 10/2/2026
• Location: Cook County ISD 166
• Date Available: 2026-27

Head Baseball Coach

QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior playing and coaching experience at the collegiate and/or high school level
• Proven experience in teaching and modeling character and responsible behavior
• Positive, high energy, and committed
• Firm understanding of, and proven support for, education-based interscholastic athletics
• Partners well with parents, staff, community leaders, etc.
• View success not just as winning, but as helping teams and its members reach defined goals

POSITION SUMMARY

The head coach position is responsible for providing overall leadership, guidance and instruction to student athletes within the program. The head coach reports to, and works closely with, the activities director along with the principal and assistant coaches to determine goals and direction of the program. The head coach is responsible for the health, safety and welfare of every student athlete participating on their team.

Cook County Public Schools has a tradition of excellence and a history of accomplishment. We are seeking committed and accomplished educational professionals who are looking to coach in lead or support roles in our extra-curricular programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Coordinate the training, instruction, and conditioning of athletes with assistant coaches
• Communicates with the activities director regarding team questions and concerns
• Develops and organizes effective practices for athletes that teach skills needed to compete in our conference
• Demonstrates and generates, among your staff and players, an attitude of good sportsmanship and fair play by adhering to the "Coach's Code of Ethics" and our sportsmanship guidelines
• Adheres to the rules set forth by the MSHSL
• Provides for the health, safety, and well-being of team members at practices, games, and transportation to and from games
• Affects a proper relationship with athletes and parents
• Organizes and facilitatesthe distribution and collection of equipment on a timely basis, informing athletes of their responsibility for the use and return of athletic equipment/uniforms
• Organizes and leads post-season reporting, awards/recognition protocols, and banquet planning as needed
• Actively recruits at the middle school and high school levels
• Participates in required district and MSHSL training and education
• Leads off-season clinics, camps and program activities
• Other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• Frequent: walking, standing, bending, throwing, catching, sitting, hearing, talking, and seeing

COMPENSATION

• 2026-27 Stipend: $6287/7629 per the CCEA Master Agreement