Job Description:
Whitfield School, an innovative educational institution for students in grades 6-12, announces an opening for a Girls Basketball Assistant Coach for the 2024-2025 school year. We are seeking individuals who actively engage with—and learn from—colleagues on a daily basis, and thrive on the opportunity to co-create an equitable and inclusive environment for a diverse student body.

We believe that participation in athletics and extracurricular activities has a positive effect on student success. Our commitment to a “participation” philosophy for all athletic programs provides all students with the opportunity to achieve their goals both on and off the field. This is a part-time, season specific position for the 2024-2025 school year.

The successful candidate will:

• Assist the head coach with individual participants in the skills necessary for achievement in the activity
• Assist the head coach in all aspects of the activity such as, but not limited to, practices and games
• Assist the head coach in the responsibility for the regulations under MSHSAA and Title IX
• Assist the head coach in the maintenance and proper utilization of facilities
• Ability to promote and maintain strong parental and community involvement
• Assist the head coach in selecting, assigning, and evaluating all activity personnel for the activity 
• Assist the head coach in establishing the performance criteria for participation in an interscholastic activity
• Assist the head coach in maintaining appropriate and accurate records for each activity
• Responsibility for the safety, conduct, and general welfare of students
• Maintain high standards of student conduct
• Inventory and maintain equipment
• Maintain regular attendance
• Maintain confidentiality, unquestionable integrity
• Hold a four-year college degree or 60 or more hours of college credit

Interested candidates should submit your application here. Questions can be directed to Director of Athletics, Mike Roth, at mike.roth@whitfieldschool.org.

Whitfield actively seeks to forward the equity and diversity of our community in our admissions, programming, policies, and hiring. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, age, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, disability status, protected veteran status, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Whitfield School is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage all candidates to apply.