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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Deliver engaging, standards-aligned instruction in the assigned content area in alignment with the La Joya ISD Instructional Framework.

Plan, organize, and implement the Juarez-Lincoln High School girls softball program.

Build a structured year-round softball program that supports varsity, sub-varsity, and middle school feeder development.

Develop and implement a structured pitching development plan for beginner, intermediate, and advanced pitchers.

Collaborate with middle school softball coaches to align expectations, terminology, drills, skill progressions, and program culture.

Maintain current CPR, AED, First Aid, concussion, heat illness, and UIL-required certifications.

Communicate regularly and professionally with parents, students, staff, and community stakeholders.

Participate in campus and district-level meetings, professional development, and athletic department trainings.

Maintain emotional control under stress.

Frequent standing, walking, jogging, lifting, bending, stretching, throwing, hitting, and movement during practices and competitions.

Classrooms, softball fields, batting cages, bullpens, gyms, weight rooms, locker rooms, athletic facilities, competition venues, and community settings.