Coach for Grades 5-8 Coed Cross Country (Middle School)

Mcleanschool; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 8,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

McLean School in Potomac, Maryland, seeks a part-time Coach for Grades 5-8 Coed Cross Country for Fall 2025. The role involves overseeing practices and matches, modeling sportsmanship, and aligning with the school's mission and core values.

The ideal candidate has youth/high school/club coaching experience, strong communication, and an ability to differentiate instruction while fostering relationships within a school community.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching youth/high school/club-level athletes.
• Ability to tailor coaching to athletes at varying skill levels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of cross country fundamentals and techniques.
• Ability to build relationships and work with others.
• Appreciation of athletics within the educational experience.

Responsibilities

• Be a positive role model for student-athletes.
• Plan, direct, and administer team practices and matches.
• Communicate team expectations at season start.
• Design training sessions that are dynamic and challenging.
• Create an environment of respect rooted in hard work and teamwork.
• Communicate with athletes and parents.
• Ensure safety measures during team activities.
• Attend seasonal coaches' meetings.
• Provide care for injured/ill athletes and complete Injury Report forms.

Skills

Youth/club coaching

Differentiated instruction

Communication skills

Cross country fundamentals

Relationship building

Athletics in education

Job description

McLean School (mcleanschool.org), a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland, seeks applicants for a Coach for the Grades 5-8 Coed Cross Country team students for the Fall 2025 season, which runs from the end of September through the end of October.

McLean School has for 70 years been helping bright students realize their full potential by providing a comprehensive college preparatory program that emphasizes small classes and differentiated instruction. Through our Abilities Model®, we embrace both traditional learners and ones with mild to moderate learning challenges. We recognize and teach individual strengths, responding to areas of challenge, but never defining students by them.

The Coach for Grades 5-8 Coed Cross Country is responsible for team oversight, acting as a positive role model, and supporting the Mission and Core Values of McLean School.

This position reports directly to the Director of Athletics, Coaching, and Mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience as a youth, high school, and/or club-level coach, experience with providing differentiated instruction to athletes of all levels, effective written and oral communication skills, knowledgeable of the fundamentals and techniques of competitive cross country, an ability to build relationships and work well with others, a sharp perspective on the role of athletics in the educational experience.

Essential Duties

• Be a positive role model
• Plan, direct, and administer policies for all team practices and matches
• Communicate team expectations at the start of the season
• Design training sessions that are dynamic, engaging, and provide a challenge
• Create an environment of respect that is rooted in hard work, teamwork, sportsmanship, and supporting teammates
• Communicate with athletes and parents
• Ensure proper safety measures are observed when conducting team activities
• Attend seasonal coaches' meetings
• Give appropriate attention, care, and follow-up to student-athletes who are injured or ill, including filling out an Injury Report Form

McLean School is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, genetic status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please contact Director of Executive Support & Recruitment, Robin Speller.