Head Softball Coach

North Chicago Community Unit School District #187; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

North Chicago Community High School in North Chicago, IL is seeking a Head Coach to lead athletics programs, instructing athletes in fundamental skills, strategy, and safety to foster team success and personal growth.

Qualifications include a valid Illinois teacher certification and current employment as a District 187 teacher or substitute. Prior coaching experience is desirable; the role requires evenings and weekends and a commitment to sportsmanship and student welfare.

Qualifications

• Valid Illinois teaching certification.
• Currently employed as a teacher or substitute in District 187.
• Prior coaching experience in the assigned sport is desirable.
• Head Coach must have substantial knowledge of the sport's technical aspects and stay updated with new theories and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Has thorough knowledge of athletic policies approved by District 187 and implements them.
• Knows state and league regulations; applies them consistently.
• Refer student/parent requests or grievances to the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Establishes the coaching philosophy, skills, and techniques for staff; designs conferences and staff meetings.
• Trains and informs staff; promotes professional growth through clinics; assigns duties and evaluates staff.
• Maintains discipline and morale within the school sports program; handles disciplinary matters with fairness.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Athletics Director or Principal.
• Directs staff in coordinating transportation and scheduling for tournaments and events.
• Ensures safety, proper equipment handling, and adherence to rules and regulations.

Skills

Coaching experience

Education

Illinois teaching certification

District 187 teacher/substitute

Job description

• Position Type:
  Athletics/Activities/ Coaching
  
• Date Posted:
  8/13/2026
  
• Location:
  North Chicago Community High School
  
• Date Available:
  10/01/2026
  
• Closing Date:
  09/14/2026
  

POSITION TITLE: HEAD COACH

LOCATION: NCCHS and NMSA

REPORTS TO: Athletic Director

PRIMARY FUNCTION: To instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary to realize individual and team success. At the same time, the student shall receive instruction in the formulation of moral values, pride in accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-confidence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has a valid Illinois teacher certification.
• Employed as a teacher or substitute teacher in District 187.
• Previous coaching experience in assigned sports is desirable.
• The Head Coach must have substantial knowledge of the sport's technical aspects and must continue to examine new theories and procedures pertinent to the field.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The success of athletic programs strongly influences the community's image of the entire school system. Public exposure is a considerable responsibility, and community/parent pressure for winning performance is taxing, but it must not override the objectives of good sportsmanship and good mental health. This role requires a significant time commitment, including evenings and weekends. The successful candidate must effectively manage the inherent physical risks of the sport through rigorous safety protocols and navigate complex disciplinary or administrative challenges with fairness and discretion. The express intent of this job description is to give sufficient guidance on how to function. In cases not specifically covered, it shall be assumed that a coach will exercise common sense and good judgment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Has a thorough knowledge of all the athletic policies approved by the District 187 Board of Education and is responsible for their implementation.
• Knows the existing system, state, and league regulations; implements them consistently.
• Understands the proper administrative line of command; refers all student and parent requests or grievances to the Director of Athletics and Activities.

Staff Responsibilities:

• Establishes the fundamental philosophy, skills, and techniques to be taught by staff.
• Design conferences, clinics, and staff meetings to ensure staff awareness of the overall program.
• Trains and informs staff, and encourages professional growth by promoting clinic attendance.
• Delegates specific duties, supervises implementation, analyzes staff effectiveness at the end of the season, and evaluates all assistants.
• Maintains discipline, addresses grievances, and works to increase morale and cooperation.
• Maintain discipline and work to increase morale and cooperation within the school sports program.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Athletics Director or the Principal.

Administrative Duties:

• Advise, coordinate, and support a staff of high school and middle school coaches in conjunction with the Director of Athletics and Activities and the respective Principal.
• Assist the Director of Athletics and Activities in scheduling and providing transportation to tournaments and special sports events.
• Assists in the necessary preparation to hold scheduled sports events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times. Coordinates programs with maintenance and school employees.
• Provides documentation to the Athletic Director to fulfill state and system requirements concerning physical examination, parental consent, and eligibility.
• Provides proper safeguards for the maintenance and protection of assigned equipment sites.
• Provides training rules and any other unique sports regulations to each athlete considered a participant.
• By being present at all practices, games, and while traveling, the coach provides assistance, guidance, and safeguards for each participant.
• Directs student managers and statisticians on respective teams.
• Determines discipline and delineates due-process procedures when discipline enforcement is necessary. Contact parents when a student is dropped or becomes ineligible.
• Adheres to the rules and regulations of NFHS, IHSA, and School Board Policy for coach conduct, certifications, and protocols

Equipment and Facility:

• Collects the cost of any equipment lost or not returned.
• Arrange for issuing and storing equipment and submit to the Director of Athletics and Activities an annual inventory and current records.
• Recommend budgetary items for next year in the area of the program to the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Monitors equipment rooms and coaches' offices and authorizes who may enter.
• Permits the athletes to only be in authorized areas of the building at the appropriate times.
• Examines locker rooms before and after practices and games, checking on the general cleanliness of the facility. Responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of specific sports equipment.
• Be present at all practices, games, and while traveling, the coach assists and gives guidance to and safeguards for each participant.
• Instills in each player a respect for equipment and school property, its care, and proper use.

Program Responsibilities:

• Assist the Director of Athletics and Activities in carrying out his/her responsibilities.
• Makes press releases and school announcements.
• Instructs team members as to changes in the rules and teaches fundamentals of the sport as outlined by the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Maintains a record of the team statistics and requirements for lettering
• Works within that sport's basic framework and philosophy of the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Attends all required meetings (staff, conference, IHSA, etc.) and carries out scouting assignments as outlined by the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Arrives early before practices, contests, and meetings to prepare adequately and remains long enough afterward to help players with problems or become involved in staff discussions...
• Helps in the planning and implementing of both in-season and out-of-season conditioning and weight programs.
• Never criticize, admonish, or argue with the Director of Athletics and Activities or any staff member in players' or parents' ears or eyes.
• Strives to improve skills by attending clinics and using resources made available by the Director of Athletics and Activities.
• Attends most of the contests, when possible, of other teams in the program.
• Performs other duties that are consistent with the nature of the position and that may be requested by the Director of Athletics and Activities.

This description has been prepared to assist in properly evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, working conditions, etc. It is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and characteristic levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit, or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing school/district needs. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

The North Chicago Community Unit School District #187 is an Equal Opportunity Employer with established policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status, arrest record, military status, order of protection status, unfavorable military discharge, citizenship status provided the individual is authorized to work in the United States, use of lawful products while not at work, being a victim of domestic or sexual violence, genetic information, physical or mental handicap or disability, if otherwise able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation, credit history unless a satisfactory credit history is an established bona fide occupational requirement of a particular position or other legally protected categories. The Superintendent of Schools/designee (847-689-8150) addresses questions regarding student discrimination, and the Director of Human Resources (847-689-8150) answers questions concerning staff discrimination.