Head Softball Coach

High School Teacher / Head Softball Coach

La Joya Independent School District is committed to excellence for students, staff, and the community. With a strong legacy in the Rio Grande Valley, La Joya ISD is focused on providing high-quality academic, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities for all students.

The district's vision, Educational Excellence: The Right of Every Student, reflects our commitment to ensuring every student has access to a high-quality education and opportunities that support student success.

Our work is rooted in the district's core priorities:

• Customer Service
• Trust & Transparency
• High-Quality Instruction
• Excellence in Leadership
• Integrity & Accountability

La Joya ISD serves more than 22,000 students across more than 30 schools and is committed to building systems that support academic achievement, athletic excellence, student leadership, and community pride.

La Joya ISD seeks a committed, motivated, and highly organized educator-coach to serve as a High School Teacher and Head Girls Softball Coach at Juarez-Lincoln High School. The ideal candidate will be passionate about student development, classroom instruction, softball skill development, athletic competition, and building a softball program rooted in discipline, accountability, toughness, teamwork, character, and excellence.

We are looking for a leader who:

• Demonstrates excellence in classroom instruction and softball coaching.
• Holds high expectations for student-athletes academically, behaviorally, and athletically.
• Develops and implements a competitive girls softball program focused on fundamentals, position development, pitching, catching, hitting, fielding, baserunning, softball IQ, strength, conditioning, and game strategy.
• Builds a culture of accountability, commitment, sportsmanship, work ethic, competitive toughness, and continuous growth.
• Leads by example through professionalism, organization, integrity, consistency, and personal discipline.
• Mentors assistant coaches and supports vertical alignment with middle school softball programs.
• Builds strong relationships with students, families, faculty, staff, and community partners.
• Promotes equity, broad student participation, and multi-sport athlete development.
• Supports academic accountability, eligibility, attendance, and student success.
• Commits to continuous professional growth and year-round program improvement.

You will be joining a district that is building on a strong tradition of achievement while continuing to improve systems, expectations, and opportunities for students. La Joya ISD is committed to developing student-athletes who demonstrate excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the community.

The district values strong leadership, student-centered decision-making, athletic program development, and a unified approach to building pride across all campuses.

Juarez-Lincoln High School is a proud learning community with a strong tradition of academic achievement, athletic pride, and community support. As the home of the Huskies, Juarez-Lincoln High School provides an outstanding opportunity for a Head Girls Softball Coach to lead, grow, and strengthen a competitive softball program.

The girls softball program has the opportunity to build on a strong feeder system, develop student-athletes through year-round skill development, and promote excellence through discipline, preparation, teamwork, fundamentals, pitching development, defensive execution, and a commitment to program success. The campus leadership team and athletic department are focused on supporting student achievement, athletic success, and a positive culture of high expectations.

Education / Certification

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate.
• Valid CPR, AED, and First Aid certification.
• Completion of all required UIL coaching certifications and compliance trainings.

Experience

• Minimum of two years of coaching experience at the secondary level preferred.
• Experience as a head coach or lead assistant preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in developing student-athletes in softball.
• Experience developing pitchers, catchers, hitters, infielders, outfielders, and complete team systems preferred.
• Experience organizing practices, games, tournaments, offseason programs, summer skill development, and program development preferred.
• Experience supporting middle school feeder programs and vertical alignment preferred.

Special Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of TEKS and the ability to implement rigorous, standards-aligned instruction consistent with the La Joya ISD Instructional Framework.
• Strong knowledge of UIL rules, athletic compliance, eligibility requirements, student-athlete supervision, and safety procedures.
• Knowledge of softball fundamentals, including pitching mechanics, catching development, hitting approach, bunting, slapping, baserunning, infield play, outfield play, defensive systems, cutoffs and relays, situational awareness, and game management.
• Ability to develop pitchers through proper mechanics, arm care, pitch progression, command, velocity development, change of speeds, mental approach, and safe workload monitoring.
• Ability to develop practice plans, training cycles, offseason programs, skill stations, defensive systems, offensive strategies, and competitive game plans.
• Ability to collaborate with middle school coaches to create consistent terminology, drills, expectations, skill progressions, and feeder program development.
• Effective classroom and team management skills.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with campus administration, athletic coordinators, assistant coaches, parents, athletic trainers, middle school coaches, and community members.
• Ability to promote student participation and develop a positive, competitive athletic culture.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

Instructional Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, standards-aligned instruction in the assigned content area in alignment with the La Joya ISD Instructional Framework.
• Implement the district curriculum with fidelity to ensure rigorous, student-centered learning experiences.
• Develop and execute comprehensive lesson plans aligned to TEKS, district curriculum guides, and campus instructional priorities.
• Establish clear learning objectives and communicate high academic expectations for all students.
• Use formative and summative assessment data to monitor student progress and adjust instruction.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Provide timely, specific, and actionable feedback to promote student growth and accountability.
• Maintain an organized and structured classroom environment that maximizes instructional time.
• Implement proactive classroom management strategies that promote respect, engagement, and positive student behavior.
• Integrate technology and district-adopted instructional resources to support student achievement.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Professional Learning Communities to analyze data and improve instructional practices.
• Communicate consistently with parents and guardians regarding student progress, expectations, and concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance, grades, accommodations, and required documentation in compliance with district policy.
• Participate in ongoing professional development to continuously improve instructional effectiveness.
• Support campus initiatives that promote academic excellence, character development, and student success.

Athletic Program Leadership

• Plan, organize, and implement the Juarez-Lincoln High School girls softball program.
• Develop a comprehensive girls softball program focused on fundamentals, skill development, pitching, catching, hitting, fielding, baserunning, softball IQ, strength, conditioning, leadership, and team culture.
• Create practice plans that include throwing progression, defensive fundamentals, offensive skill work, bunting, slapping, baserunning, situational defense, cutoffs and relays, team communication, pitching and catching development, live competition, and game strategy.
• Develop training programs that support student-athlete growth during the softball season, offseason, summer preparation, and athletic period.
• Organize and manage tryouts, rosters, practice schedules, game schedules, tournament entries, transportation, uniforms, equipment, hydration plans, and program events.
• Establish clear expectations for attendance, effort, discipline, communication, academic accountability, and team conduct.
• Analyze athlete performance, practice data, game results, batting statistics, pitching statistics, fielding performance, and team execution to improve training, player development, lineup decisions, and game strategy.
• Prepare student-athletes for district, bi-district, area, regional, and state-level competition.
• Collaborate with the Athletic Coordinator, campus administration, assistant coaches, athletic trainers, middle school coaches, and district athletic office to align program goals.
• Mentor assistant coaches and provide clear expectations for practice planning, supervision, student support, communication, skill instruction, and professional conduct.
• Support vertical alignment with