Spring Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach

Phillips Exeter Academy; Brentwood (NH); On-site; USD 127,000 - 155,000; Part time

Job summary

Phillips Exeter Academy is seeking an Assistant Coach to plan and conduct practices, coach teams, and help develop athlete skills. You will collaborate with the Head Coach to prepare athletes for games and tours while maintaining professional conduct and a commitment to academy values.

The role requires ability to transport athletes to events, adapt coaching techniques, and stay current with sport rules and safety practices. A flexible schedule including weekends and evenings is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred.
• Experience coaching or participation coaching in sports is preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends and evenings.
• Knowledge of current sports rules and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions with collaboration of Head Coach.
• Provide training direction, encouragement, and motivation for games and tours.
• Keep abreast of changes in rules, techniques, and coaching methods.
• Adjust coaching techniques based on athletes' strengths and weaknesses.
• Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules and strategies.
• Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance to assess potential.
• Represent the program professionally and uphold academy values.
• Transport athletes to games using academy vehicles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organization

Time management

Diversity & inclusion

Analytical thinking

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Assistant Coach

Reports to: Athletic Director

Schedule

Sports teams have daytime practice Monday,Tuesday, Thursday,Friday, with home and away games/matchesWednesday and Saturday. Schedule may vary according to departmentaland Academy needs.

Salary Range

$4,895 - $5,980 Based on relevant experience

Location

• Bi-Weekly. (Salaried)
• Seasonal
• Part-Time
• Sport Season
• Faculty
• Athletics
• On-campus

Position Purpose

Instruct or coach teams and individual students in the fundamentalsof sports. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. Mayevaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits,or to improve the athlete’s technique to prepare them forcompetition.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions withcollaboration of Head Coach.
• Provide training direction, encouragement, and motivation inorder to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, and/ortours.
• Keep abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, andphilosophies relevant to their sport.
• Adjust coaching techniques based on the strengths andweaknesses of athletes.
• Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, gamestrategies, and performance principles such as specific ways ofmoving the body, hands, and/or feet in order to achieve desiredresults.
• Evaluate athletes' skills, and review performance records, inorder to determine their fitness and potential in a particular areaof athletics.
• Represent the program in a professional manner and within thebounds of good sportsmanship and values of PEA.
• Transport athletes to games with academy van or minibus.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Possess excellent management, leadership, and interpersonalskills, with ability to develop and maintain collegialrelationships.
• Demonstrated ability to work with students by building trustand credibility.
• Respect for diversity of identities and experiences, anorientation toward equity and inclusion, and cultural competency inall aspects of Academy life.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills as well as astrong customer focus.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple prioritiesand deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and adopt effectivecourses of action.
• Ability to engage positively with students, employees, andguests.
• Self-motivated and independent.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including extended hours,weekends, and evenings.
• A strict adherence to confidential policies is required.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Willingness and ability to learn additional applications asneeded.
• High degree of organizational skills with the ability to beflexible and multi-task with accuracy.
• Ability to follow verbal and written directions, maintain aprofessional demeanor and restraint at all times, includingstressful situations.

Direct/Indirect Reports

None.

Position Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.
• College degree preferred.

Experience

• Has played sport in high school or college or has reached alevel of expertise in the sport as an adult through participationcoaching or through a formal coaching development program.
• Experience in an academic institution preferred.
• Experience working with adolescents in an educational settingpreferred.

Physical Requirements

1. Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work andwill require the ability to remain standing for extended periods oftime, go up and down flights of steps, lift and push heavy objectsas well as stoop, squat, bend, kneel, crouch, and lift.
2. Physically able to act quickly in emergencies.
3. Ability and dexterity to grasp and grip and safely operatesports equipment.
4. Ability to lift and transport up to 25lbs withoutassistance.

Additional Requirements

1. Successfully complete upon hire a criminal background check(reviewed every 5 years; every 2 years for Crew).
2. Clean driving record upon hire (reviewed annually).