Assistant Coach – Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse

Westminster School; Simsbury (CT); On-site; USD 1,500 - 7,000; Part time

Job summary

Westminster School in Simsbury, CT seeks an Assistant Coach for Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse for the upcoming season. This is a part-time, seasonal exempt position; salary ranges from $1,500 to $7,000 per season and is not benefits-eligible.

The ideal candidate will have a strong lacrosse background as both player and coach, with good communication skills and a passion for mentoring young people in a residential setting.

Qualifications

• Strong background in lacrosse as both player and coach.
• Good communication skills and passion for working with young people in a residential setting.

Responsibilities

• Designing and executing practice plans.
• Communicating with prospective students, current families, and alumni base.
• Representing Westminster at recruiting events over vacations and the summer break.

Skills

Lacrosse coaching

Communication skills

Youth mentoring

Job description

Assistant Coach – Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse

10/2/2026 Anticipated Hiring: March 2027 Westminster School, one of the leading small independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, co-educational high school, a close-knit community of 95 faculty and 430 students (75 percent boarding, 25 percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of Community, Character, Balance, and Involvement. Our motto – virtute et numine – by grit and grace – defines and distinguishes the Westminster experience, our community, and our alumni. Westminster School is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Assistant Coach for Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse. Westminster is committed to maintaining highly competitive athletics within the Founders’ League and the NEPSAC. Responsibilities include:

• Designing and executing practice plans.
• Communicating with various constituencies including prospective students, current families, and alumni base.
• Representing Westminster at recruiting events over vacations and the summer break.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A strong background in the sport as both a player and coach.
• Good communication skills and passion for working with young people in a residential setting.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $1,500-7,000 per season, commensurate with experience. This position is not benefits-eligible.

This is a part-time, seasonal, exempt position that offers a competitive salary.

Westminster School is an Affir… Westminster reaffirms its long-standing nondiscriminatory policy and employs individuals of any race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at Westminster. Westminster does not discriminate in its hiring, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students

In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.

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