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Job Title:                       Full-Time Director of Athletics/ Teacher

FLSA Classification:    Exempt

 Responsible to:              Head of School, Dean of Students

 Last Modified:                 April 2024

Position Summary: Falmouth Academy is seeking a full-time Athletic Director/Health and PE Teacher to join a dynamic dedicated team of educational professionals. Preferred candidates will have a strong background in athletics, health, and physical education, demonstrated success working with young people in the athletic arena, and ideally, experience administering a major school program.  The position starts on approximately August 12, 2024.

Essential Duties

• Develop, manage, and supervise developmentally appropriate athletic and PE programs in line with the  School’s overall educational mission and goals and accessible to all students
  • Represent Falmouth Academy in all league and athletic associations, and attend all meetings
  • Schedule all middle school, junior varsity, and varsity games/meets for the School’s teams.
  • Ensure that all coaching positions are filled with competent and properly trained coaches
  • Maintain equipment inventory to support all programs
  • Supervise, develop, and evaluate all coaches
  • Prepare and implement the annual departmental budget
  • Secure qualified officials for each home game/meet
  • Ensure that all student-athletes have turned in required forms/paperwork
  • Attend all home athletic contests as game administrator, including evening basketball games and the occasional weekend game.
  • Teach the equivalent of 1 class/day of health and physical education
  • Coach one sport
• Participate in school evaluation and professional development programs
• Advise students on academic and other matters in accordance with the School’s mission
• Participate in some infrequent evening or weekend activities, including meetings, professional development, or other school activities
• Other duties, as assigned

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues and parents
• Enthusiastic interest in teaching, motivating, coaching, and mentoring middle and high school students
• Ability to meet classroom, advisory, and extracurricular obligations
• Ability to attend meetings before and after the normal school day schedule and sometimes in the evening
• Ability to comply with the requirements of a standard nine-to-five workweek and to meet co-curricular responsibilities before and after the normal daily/weekly schedule as required

Candidates who wish to inquire are encouraged to complete an application available on the Employment page of the school’s website: www.falmouthacademy.org/about/employment and submit it along with a cover letter and resume to Matt Green, Head of School: mgreen@falmouthacademy.org.