The primary responsibility of this position is to teach, coach, advise, supervise, and care for student-athletes. This position will also work in partnership with parents, advocate and promote the School, and work collegially with administrators and fellow teachers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coach and oversee the upper school girls' beach volleyball team (spring season season).
- Embrace the School’s athletic philosophy while helping students develop their understanding of the core values.
- Strive for competitive excellence while growing and building the beach volleyball culture in our community.
- Teach beach volleyball players the skills, techniques, rules, regulations, and team policies of beach volleyball and ensure compliance of rules and regulations.
- Be responsible for the general health and welfare of student-athletes and give appropriate attention to student-athletes who are injured and or ill. This includes communicating all injuries to the Athletic Trainer.
- Partner with the Athletic Trainer to ensure student-athletes receive proper medical and physical training services.
- Ensure appropriate safety measures are observed when conducting team activities.
- Be responsible for the actions and conduct of the team whenever they are under your supervision.
- Work with the Director of Athletics to select and schedule team contests.
- Work within budgetary guidelines established by the Finance department and the Director of Athletics.
- Coordinate all activities in preparation for scheduled competition.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
- 3+ years of beach volleyball coaching experience.
- 3+ years of experience as a head coach; 5 years preferred.
- Collegiate level athlete or higher preferred.
- Current involvement in coaching beach volleyball is preferred.