Head Wrestling Coach at Woodland School District 50 in Gurnee, IL

Job description

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title: Head Wrestling Coach Applicants are instructed to address in their application/resume their experiences directly related to each section noted in the posting. Only completed/submitted online applications with supporting documents will be screened. Position Type: Coaching (stipend position) Date Posted: September 8, 2026 Location: Woodland Middle School Date Available: November 30, 2026 through approximately March 13, 2027 Description: Instruct athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success. Instill skills that will lead to the formulation of pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self-discipline, and self-confidence. QUALIFICATIONS License/Certification: Head wrestling coach must be a teacher licensed in Illinois or complete an approved IESA or ISHA coaching class. Education: Required - High School Diploma Experience: Required - Must have prior wrestling and coaching experience, Red Cross First Aid Certification, CPR/AED certification, Concussion certification, and USA Wrestling National Coaches Education Program certification approved. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Submits "Application for Extra Duty Position" for Administrative Review 2. Obtains administrative approval to fill the position 3. Meets with the administration and reviews Performance Responsibilities for the position 4. Signs "Performance Responsibilities Acknowledgment" for the position 5. Acts as a liaison between the administration and the organization 6. Possesses a thorough knowledge of the Athletic Program approved by Woodland School 7. Possesses a knowledge of existing school, conference and state regulations and implements consistency in interpreting such 8. Conducts tryouts yearly to select a team 9. Establishes, in conjunction with the administration, meetings and activities for the organization 10. Attends all meetings and sponsored activities 11. Maintains positive relations with parents and fans 12. Provides team members and parents with practice and game schedules, directions for away games, eligibility requirements 13. Establishes a line of command within the organization 14. Prepares students to represent the school in an effort to provide spirit, enthusiasm and interest relating to the activity 15. Maintains policy, in conjunction with the administration, which reflects school values and as an avenue of public relations 16. Teaches the fundamentals, rules, strategies and basic skills of the sport so the athlete will realize a degree of individual and team success 17. Promotes accepted warm-up, stretching and safety techniques associated with the activity 18. Teaches self discipline, responsibility, teamwork, character, pride of accomplishment, acceptable social behavior, self confidence and sportsmanship 19. Provides adequate supervision at all times to insure the safety of students during activities whether in school or at outside school activities 20. Assures enforcement of all school rules and regulations at activities 21. Supervises students at games and on the bus and develops a roster sheet so parents can sign their children out if the parents take them home from away games 22. Ensures all students have a ride home and provides supervision until all students have left the activity 23. Enforces "no play or practice rule" for those students who do not have signed parental permission slips, do not have physicals on file in the office, have not paid the Participation Fee, are not academically eligible or were absent from school on the day of the activity 24. Gains administrative approval for any fundraisers 25. Collects and deposits any money as stipulated by the administration, Building and District Policy and Procedures 2