DSST Elevate HS: Girls Volleyball Head Coach

THE ROLE

To live and model the school’s core values with colleagues, students, parents, officials, fans, and the larger community
To reinforce the school’s core values, guiding philosophy, rules, and school spirit
To foster a positive and inclusive team environment that encourages teamwork, discipline, and sportsmanship
To design and implement comprehensive training programs tailored to the needs and goals of individual athletes and the team
To conduct regular training sessions, focusing on technique, strength, endurance, and skill development
To organize and oversee team practices, competitions, and events, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and safety protocols

THE PERSON

• Mission-driven: You have a desire to change the way the public school system serves students, so that all kids – regardless of race, ethnicity, or income – have the opportunity to go to college.
• Track record of leadership: You know that being a great coach means being a dynamic leader, and your life and professional experiences demonstrate your ability to lead others to achieve great outcomes.
• Ability to inspire and motivate athletes.
• Goal-oriented: You set high goals for yourself, team, and players. You take the steps necessary to achieve those goals.
• Organized: You have a systems mindset that helps you keep yourself organized in a professional setting.
• Growth mindset: You are a lifelong learner; you know that you continually improve to be the best leader possible for your players, and you desire next steps to help you get there.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey strategies and feedback effectively as well as able to communicate with players, families and school staff.

INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

We hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process here.

WHY JOIN DSST?

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day.
• The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds.
• The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.