Head JV Lacrosse Coach
12 days ago
Greenwich
Job Description Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1400 students in grades N-12, and a faculty and staff of over 400. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8. The new High School (9-12), established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on the Stanwich Road campus. Founded in 1926, GCDS is a school where innovative teaching is encouraged as teachers model and foster a love of learning, challenge and inspire children toward academic excellence, and cultivate students’ interests and talents outside of the classroom. We value purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, with emphasis on the development of character, creativity, and a sense of personal value, along with strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders who possess a strong sense of purpose. Diversity is a core value at GCDS, and we seek candidates who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion. Greenwich Country Day School seeks a Head JV Lacrosse Coach to start in February 2026. Successful candidates will possess the vision and drive to build a stellar varsity sports program. In addition, each GCDS faculty member and coach is expected to demonstrate ability in the following areas: • Fosters and stewards a culture of mutual respect, equitable practice, and joy on and off of the playing field, • Demonstrates cultural competency skills to collaborate effectively across difference, • Sets high expectations for learning, achievement and character development, • Exhibits strong working knowledge of student cognitive development and learning preferences, • Identifies and supports students’ social, emotional and physical ability needs, • Provides timely feedback to athletes and offers specialized support in pursuit of each athlete’s goals, • Implements a wide array of coaching tools and strategies in appropriate and effective combinations, • Designs formal and informal assessments that measure athletic progress; employs a variety of formative and summative assessments to gauge athlete progress toward mastery, • Fosters students’ athletic growth through structured opportunities for reflection, • Coaching of one or more interscholastic sports teams, • Working with Athletic Director on practice and game schedules, • Supervision of locker room, • Oversight of the development and progress of each child, • Communication with parents, • Prior lacrosse coaching experience, specifically in club or school level, • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or demonstrated professional competency, • Minimum of 3-years successful coaching experience with adolescents in this age group, • A passion for athletic competition and the ability to motivate and inspire athletes, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Commitment to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive school community, • Willingness to take on multiple roles within the school Raquel Salcedo, Director of Recruiting & Talent Powered by JazzHR 7wMfVUpIuC