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About the Role

Urban School of San Francisco seeks a Sports Performance & Fitness Coach to help shape an inclusive, student-centered approach to strength, movement, and wellness. This role sits at the intersection of athletic performance and personal development, supporting student-athletes competing at the highest level alongside students building confidence, agency, and lifelong habits around movement.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and lead inclusive training sessions focused on strength, movement quality, mobility, and overall fitness.
• Adapt programming for a wide range of students—from beginners to experienced athletes.
• Support both team-based athletic development and general fitness participation.
• Integrate injury prevention and sustainable training habits using best practices and research in sports medicine.
• Stay current with best practices in sports performance, youth development, and injury prevention.
• Support initiatives related to nutrition, recovery, and student education in partnership with Urban’s counseling, health and student life teams.
• Teach safe technique and foundational movement skills and training habits.
• Build confidence, consistency and self-directed engagement in fitness.
• Create a welcoming environment for all students, regardless of experience or athletic identity.
• Encourage lifelong wellness and positive relationships with movement.
• Educate student-athletes on training principles, recovery, and long-term health.
• Oversee daily operations of the fitness and training spaces.
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and well-supervised environment.
• Manage equipment and supply use, maintenance, and inventory.
• Establish and enforce facility policies, safety protocols, and supervision standards.
• Monitor training sessions to ensure proper technique and safe use of all equipment.
• Collaborate on long-term planning for facility upgrades, layout, and equipment needs.
• Partner with coaches to align training with team goals and seasonal demands.
• Work with the Athletic Trainer (ATC) on injury prevention and return-to-play.
• Communicate clearly with athletes, coaches and administrators.
• Contribute to a collaborative, student-centered department culture.
• Track participation and student progress using appropriate tools and metrics.
• Help evolve Urban’s approach to fitness, wellness, and performance.
• Assist with scheduling, reporting, and athletic program logistics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related field preferred.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience (high school setting preferred).
• Experience working with high school, collegiate or professional athletes preferred.
• CSCS (NSCA) and/or CSCCa certification or working towards certification.
• CPR/AED certification.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of spreadsheets and basic data tracking tools.
• Ability to stand, walk, and lead active instruction on one's feet for extended periods during classes and training sessions.
• Capability to actively demonstrate complex movement skills, Olympic lifts, and strength exercises, which requires running, jumping, bending, spotting athletes, and lifting moderate-to-heavy fitness equipment.

Skills

• Strength
• Movement
• Wellness
• Periodization
• Injury prevention
• Nutrition
• Recovery
• Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD)
• Spreadsheets
• Data tracking

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Limited Part-Time
• School Year: 36 weeks at 13 hours per week
• Summer: 6 weeks at 4 hours per week

Experience Level

• 2-5 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $45.00 - $57.50/hour

About the Company

• Urban is a coeducational independent high school serving approximately 420 students in grades 9–12. Grounded in equity, inclusion, and experiential learning, Urban encourages students to explore new challenges and define success on their own terms. Our athletics and fitness programs reflect that philosophy: broad-based, inclusive, and designed to meet students wherever they are.