Girls Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach

About the School

Greenwich Country Day School is an independent, co-educational day school with a current enrollment of over 1,400 students in grades N-12 and a faculty and staff of over 400. The original Old Church Road campus is home to grades N-8, while the High School (9-12), established in 2019, is located less than two miles away on the Stanwich Road campus. Founded in 1926, GCDS encourages innovative teaching, fostering a love of learning, challenging and inspiring children toward academic excellence, and cultivating students’ interests and talents outside the classroom. The school values purposeful and personal learning in a joyful environment, emphasizing character development, creativity, and a sense of personal value alongside strong academic skills. GCDS is committed to graduating ethical, confident leaders with a strong sense of purpose. Diversity is a core value, and the school seeks candidates who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion.

About the Role

The Girls Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach will start in September 2026. The successful candidate will possess the vision and drive to contribute to a stellar varsity sports program and the ability to develop players. All GCDS faculty and coaches are expected to demonstrate the following:

• Fosters and stewards a culture of mutual respect, equitable practice, and joy on and off the playing field
• Demonstrates cultural competency skills to collaborate effectively across differences
• 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, including connections with outside experts and resources

Responsibilities

• Coaching one or more interscholastic sports teams
• Working with the Athletic Director and Head Coach on practice and game schedules
• Supervision of the locker room
• Oversight of the development and progress of each child
• Communication with parents
• Collaborative work with Athletic Department colleagues, faculty and staff, and the broader school community

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or demonstrated professional competency
• Minimum of 3 years of 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in establishing collaborative relationships with external partners/organizations in the design and implementation of learning experiences