Softball- Head Coach - Encinal High (EXTERNAL APPLICANTS) - 2026/27 SY
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences.
We need to extract substantive content: The posting includes district vision and values (first paragraph). Then "Job Summary" then bullet list of duties. Then "Requirements / Qualifications" then list of certifications etc. Then "Comments and Other Information" includes ideal candidate description, mention of Inside Out Coaching Initiative, and then application instructions (which we need to remove). Also there is duplicated Non-Discrimination Policy (boilerplate) which we need to remove. Also there is repeated "Comments and Other Information" heading duplicated; we need to keep content but not duplicate headings.
We must remove application instructions: "Submit an application on EdJoin.org When you have completed the application, please submit it to www.edjoin.org. Please be sure to attach any appropriate documentation." Also the repeated "Comments and Other Information" lines.
We must keep substantive info: district vision, values, demographics, equity imperative, goal to find best candidates, job summary (three years coaching experience etc), duties bullet list, requirements bullet list (certifications, TB test, fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, etc), ideal candidate description (experience coaching softball, working with high school students, support culture, coaching philosophy in line with Inside Out Coaching Initiative). Also maybe mention "High School Coaching experience (any Level) within the last two years, High School Age Club Coaching experience preferred". Also "Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Preferred) Resume (Please provide 2-3 references in your resume)" - that's part of application instructions? It's more like required documents; but it's not exactly application instructions? It says "Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Preferred) Resume (Please provide 2-3 references in your resume)". This is part of requirements? It's more like application materials. The instruction says remove application instructions. This could be considered application instructions. However it's about what to submit. Might be considered part of "Comments and Other Information". The instruction says remove application instructions. I'd treat that as application instructions and remove it. But we need to preserve substantive information; the request for letter of intro, recommendation, resume is part of application process, not job duties. Likely we should remove it.
Also we need to remove duplicated Non-Discrimination Policy boilerplate.
We need to decide sections: We have district overview (maybe "About the role" or "About the district"). Could use "About the role" heading and include the district vision, values, demographics, equity imperative, goal. Then "Responsibilities" heading for duties bullet list. Then "Requirements" heading for qualifications bullet list (certifications, experience, etc). Then maybe "Qualifications" separate? The instruction lists both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We could combine them under one heading "Requirements / Qualifications" but they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications. We could have two sections: Requirements and Qualifications. However the content includes both certifications and experience etc. Could split: Requirements: certifications, TB test, fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, etc. Qualifications: coaching experience, letter of intro, recommendation, resume (but we removed that). Actually the "Requirements / Qualifications" block includes both certifications and experience. Might be better to have a single "Requirements" section covering all. Since they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we can have three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. That covers all.
We must not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule as they are not present.
We must ensure we don't include placeholder text.
Now produce HTML:
About the role
... district vision etc ...
Then Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Then Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
We need to preserve all substantive info: include the district vision paragraph, the equity imperative paragraph, the demographics, the goal statement. Also the "Job Summary" line: "Three (3) years coaching experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified below." That's part of requirements? It's a requirement. Could be included in Requirements list.
Let's extract the district overview text:
"The Alameda Unified School District is committed to upholding our community’s core values of equity and excellence for every student by providing inclusive and safe conditions for learning that challenge and support every student to be culturally competent and prepared for college, career, and community participation. Our vision is that each and every child is compassionate, confident, and feels successful, academically prepared, and able to make meaningful, positive impact in their lives, the lives of others, and the world around them. We are a diverse community of seventeen (17) schools serving approximately 9000 students ranging from Preschool to Adult Learners. Our students represent many cultures and ethnic groups, with 72 languages spoken by students. Approximately 14% of our students are English Language Learners; 12% receive Special Education Services; and 29% are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged. Our student population is comprised of 7% African American, 27% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 30% White, and 12% Two or more races. Equity Imperative The Alameda Unified School District believes that inequities exist within our current educational system. Our African American and Latinx students are underserved and it is our responsibility at Alameda Unified School District to provide equitable educational opportunities for them and all students. A diverse workforce matters and is beneficial to all of our students. With this ideal in mind, our goal is to find the best candidates suited to uphold our community’s core values of equity and excellence for every student."
We need to keep that as prose.
Now responsibilities bullet list from after Job Summary:
* Teach the fundamental skills and drills of the game of softball.
* Instruct players in the rules, regulations, equipment, of the sport.
* Models sports-like behavior and maintains appropriate conduct towards players, officials, spectators, and families.
* Willingness to work in a group coaching environment.
* Provide academic advising to each player.
* Track the academic progress of each student/athlete.
* Work collaboratively with Athletic Director, Administration, Teachers, and Parents.
* Ability and willingness to fund-raise for the program.
* Perform all other duties as assigned by the Athletic Director.
We need to keep each as - .
Now requirements bullet list from "Requirements / Qualifications":
Current CPR/AED Certification, First Aid Card, Coaching Certificate, NFHS Concussion Certificate, NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest Certificate, NFHS Heat Illness Certificate and knowledge of adolescent psychology required.
Valid TB test, Fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, and all other AUSD mandated certificates.
All coach clearance certifications and requirements as stated on the AUSD website.
Please note: First Aid and CPR/AED must be a hand's on training course, we do not accept on-line courses.
High School Coaching experience (any Level) within the last two years, High School Age Club Coaching experience preferred
Also maybe "Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Preferred) Resume (Please provide 2-3 references in your resume)" - we decided to remove as application instructions.
Also "Comments and Other Information The ideal candidate has experience coaching Softball and working with high school students. This position will support a culture that will support developing student athletes on and off the court and has a coaching philosophy in line with the Inside Out Coaching Initiative." This is substantive; we should keep it. Where to place? Could be part of Requirements (as desired qualifications) or a separate "Qualifications" section. Since we have only three sections, we could incorporate this into Requirements as additional bullet points.
Thus Requirements bullets:
- Current CPR/AED Certification, First Aid Card, Coaching Certificate, NFHS Concussion Certificate, NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest Certificate, NFHS Heat Illness Certificate and knowledge of adolescent psychology required.
- Valid TB test, Fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, and all other AUSD mandated certificates.
- All coach clearance certifications and requirements as stated on the AUSD website.
- Please note: First Aid and CPR/AED must be a hands-on training course; we do not accept online courses.
- High School Coaching experience (any Level) within the last two years; High School Age Club Coaching experience preferred.
- Ideal candidate has experience coaching softball and working with high school students.
- This position will support a culture that will support developing student athletes on and off the court and has a coaching philosophy in line with the Inside Out Coaching Initiative.
We need to keep the exact wording but we can adjust punctuation for readability but must preserve substance. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should not change meaning. Minor punctuation changes likely okay but better to keep as close as possible.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "Comments and Other Information" heading duplicated. We'll just include the content as bullet.
Now produce HTML.
Check for any leftover boilerplate: The Non-Discrimination Policy duplicated lines should be removed. Also the repeated "Comments and Other Information" heading lines removed. Also the application instructions lines removed.
Now output.
Let's craft:
About the role
The Alameda Unified School District is committed to upholding our community’s core values of equity and excellence for every student by providing inclusive and safe conditions for learning that challenge and support every student to be culturally competent and prepared for college, career, and community participation. Our vision is that each and every child is compassionate, confident, and feels successful, academically prepared, and able to make meaningful, positive impact in their lives, the lives of others, and the world around them. We are a diverse community of seventeen (17) schools serving approximately 9000 students ranging from Preschool to Adult Learners. Our students represent many cultures and ethnic groups, with 72 languages spoken by students. Approximately 14% of our students are English Language Learners; 12% receive Special Education Services; and 29% are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged. Our student population is comprised of 7% African American, 27% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 30% White, and 12% Two or more races. Equity Imperative The Alameda Unified School District believes that inequities exist within our current educational system. Our African American and Latinx students are underserved and it is our responsibility at Alameda Unified School District to provide equitable educational opportunities for them and all students. A diverse workforce matters and is beneficial to all of our students. With this ideal in mind, our goal is to find the best candidates suited to uphold our community’s core values of equity and excellence
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to extract substantive content: The posting includes district vision and values (first paragraph). Then "Job Summary" then bullet list of duties. Then "Requirements / Qualifications" then list of certifications etc. Then "Comments and Other Information" includes ideal candidate description, mention of Inside Out Coaching Initiative, and then application instructions (which we need to remove). Also there is duplicated Non-Discrimination Policy (boilerplate) which we need to remove. Also there is repeated "Comments and Other Information" heading duplicated; we need to keep content but not duplicate headings. We must remove application instructions: "Submit an application on EdJoin.org When you have completed the application, please submit it to www.edjoin.org. Please be sure to attach any appropriate documentation." Also the repeated "Comments and Other Information" lines. We must keep substantive info: district vision, values, demographics, equity imperative, goal to find best candidates, job summary (three years coaching experience etc), duties bullet list, requirements bullet list (certifications, TB test, fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, etc), ideal candidate description (experience coaching softball, working with high school students, support culture, coaching philosophy in line with Inside Out Coaching Initiative). Also maybe mention "High School Coaching experience (any Level) within the last two years, High School Age Club Coaching experience preferred". Also "Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Preferred) Resume (Please provide 2-3 references in your resume)" - that's part of application instructions? It's more like required documents; but it's not exactly application instructions? It says "Letter of Introduction Letter(s) of Recommendation (Preferred) Resume (Please provide 2-3 references in your resume)". This is part of requirements? It's more like application materials. The instruction says remove application instructions. This could be considered application instructions. However it's about what to submit. Might be considered part of "Comments and Other Information". The instruction says remove application instructions. I'd treat that as application instructions and remove it. But we need to preserve substantive information; the request for letter of intro, recommendation, resume is part of application process, not job duties. Likely we should remove it. Also we need to remove duplicated Non-Discrimination Policy boilerplate. We need to decide sections: We have district overview (maybe "About the role" or "About the district"). Could use "About the role" heading and include the district vision, values, demographics, equity imperative, goal. Then "Responsibilities" heading for duties bullet list. Then "Requirements" heading for qualifications bullet list (certifications, experience, etc). Then maybe "Qualifications" separate? The instruction lists both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We could combine them under one heading "Requirements / Qualifications" but they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications. We could have two sections: Requirements and Qualifications. However the content includes both certifications and experience etc. Could split: Requirements: certifications, TB test, fingerprint clearance, Keenan course completions, etc. Qualifications: coaching experience, letter of intro, recommendation, resume (but we removed that). Actually the "Requirements / Qualifications" block includes both certifications and experience. Might be better to have a single "Requirements" section covering all. Since they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones, we can have three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements. That covers all. We must not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule as they are not present. We must ensure we don't include placeholder text. Now produce HTML:
About the role
... district vision etc ...
ThenResponsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
About the role
The Alameda Unified School District is committed to upholding our community’s core values of equity and excellence for every student by providing inclusive and safe conditions for learning that challenge and support every student to be culturally competent and prepared for college, career, and community participation. Our vision is that each and every child is compassionate, confident, and feels successful, academically prepared, and able to make meaningful, positive impact in their lives, the lives of others, and the world around them. We are a diverse community of seventeen (17) schools serving approximately 9000 students ranging from Preschool to Adult Learners. Our students represent many cultures and ethnic groups, with 72 languages spoken by students. Approximately 14% of our students are English Language Learners; 12% receive Special Education Services; and 29% are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged. Our student population is comprised of 7% African American, 27% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 30% White, and 12% Two or more races. Equity Imperative The Alameda Unified School District believes that inequities exist within our current educational system. Our African American and Latinx students are underserved and it is our responsibility at Alameda Unified School District to provide equitable educational opportunities for them and all students. A diverse workforce matters and is beneficial to all of our students. With this ideal in mind, our goal is to find the best candidates suited to uphold our community’s core values of equity and excellence