Boys Basketball Assistant Coach (PHS)

Pittsfield Public Schools; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Pittsfield Public Schools is seeking a Boys Basketball Assistant Coach for Pittsfield High School. This paid position will support the head coach in organizing practices and ensuring program success.

The candidate should have basketball coaching experience, strong communication, and a commitment to student-athlete development; prior high school coaching or playing experience is preferred, with season running through fall to winter.

Qualifications

• Teach fundamental basketball techniques.
• Maintain a coaching philosophy aligned with the school's mission.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience as a coach at the high school level preferred.
• Previous coaching/playing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the head coach with organizing and administering programs.
• Conduct well-organized practices.
• Complete MIAA required coaching workshops and comply with MIAA rules.

Skills

Basketball coaching

Communication

High school coaching

Playing experience

Job description

Boys Basketball Assistant Coach (PHS)

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Job Details

Job ID: 5931984
Application Deadline: Oct 02, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
Posted: Sep 18, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 15, 2026

Position Type: After school/Evening
Job Categories:

Athletics & Activities > Coaching

Job Description

The Pittsfield Public School District is seeking applicants for the position of Boys Basketball Assistant Coach for Pittsfield High School. This is a paid position. This position is not eligible for benefits.

Successful candidates will be responsible for assisting the head coach with managing, organizing and administering programs. Duties include conducting well-organized practices and completing MIAA required coaching workshops and complying with MIAA rules.

Welcome to Pittsfield High School, Athletics

PITTSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL'S CORE VALUESWe believe that it is the responsibility of Pittsfield High School not only to reflect the community, but also in cooperation with the home and other institutions, guide our young people to maturity by helping them to understand themselves and the world in which they live. We provide an atmosphere that fosters a love of learning, encourages intellectual inquiry, and promotes the growth of personal, civic, and social responsibility. Because the school recognizes individual interests and abilities, it provides classroom and extracurricular activities in a varied and ever-evolving program designed to satisfy our diversity of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical needs. We recognize our professional responsibility to provide an environment, which will allow individual treatment of students, facilitate flexibility in response to special needs, and promote attitudes and behaviors which are non-prejudicial regarding a student's ability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and health status. We are committed to a continuing search for innovative teaching methods. We believe that beyond the immediate goal of providing the academic needs for college preparation and career training, is the higher responsibility of helping the individual student achieve full potential as a human being, with a profound reverence for life and a respect for the dignity and worth of every individual.,

Job Requirements

• Ability to teach fundamental basketball techniques that challenge the physical, mental and personal abilities of student-athletes. Ability to maintain a philosophy consistent with the mission and goals of the school. Excellent communication skills. Ability to convey messages of sportsmanship, work ethic and commitment to one's team. Experience as a coach at the high school level preferred. Previous coaching and/or playing experience required. Season traditionally runs from late November through early March.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Brandon Rousseau , Athletic Director
• 269 First Street
• Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]