Greenwich Country Day School
Description
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Creates relevant and authentic learning experiences; is able to include and/or connect with outside experts and resources towards this aim.
Qualifications:
- 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.
- Personal traits appropriate for nurturing the growth of children - must be energetic, creative, flexible, patient, and have an inexhaustible sense of humor.