What are the responsibilities and job description for the Varsity Football, Assistant Coach position at Phillips Academy?
Phillips Academy seeks an Assistant Coach for the football program for Fall 2023.
Working alongside the varsity head coach football coach, responsibilities include developing individual skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship among student-athletes. Experience playing and/or coaching football required and experience working with high school-age students is preferred. Full background check required. Commitment is approximately 20-25 hours per week (Monday- Saturday) starting September 2, 2023 through the third week in November. Afternoon practices (3:15 – 5 p.m. as well as games, home and away, on every Saturday during fall season). This role also engages prospective student-athletes and their families through the admission process. No benefits.
The strongest applicants will have the following qualifications:
- Ability to positively motivate, inspire and be role model to high-school aged students.
- Be adaptable and enjoy working alongside the current coaching staff
Phillips Academy requires that all student-facing faculty, staff, and administrators, subject to disability and religious accommodation exceptions under federal and state law, be up to date with their COVID vaccination, which includes any boosters that have been added to meet the CDC definition of up to date which now includes the new bivalent booster.
Phillips Academy is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by law. Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI and fingerprinting background checks as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
