Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach

About the role

Lakeside School, an independent 5-12 coeducational day school located in North Seattle is currently recruiting for a Varsity Baseball Assistant Coach. The season is scheduled to begin in mid-February and concludes in mid-May, 2027.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Baseball Head Coach, joining an athletics program that includes 26 varsity teams, most of which have both sub-varsity and middle-school counterparts.
• Responsible for coaching duties with the team, as well as other program-wide duties as assigned by the varsity head coach.
• Compliance with all Lakeside School, Metro League and WIAA policies and procedures.
• Commitment to providing support, messaging, actions, and opportunities to a diverse student body who come to school with different and evolving lived experiences and levels of preparation as student-athletes.
• Supervision and instruction of student-athletes during team activities.
• Manage the day-to-day operations from field set-up to game-day preparations to coordination of support staff.
• Maintenance and inventory of team equipment and apparel.
• Attendance at required program and interscholastic athletics program meetings.
• Support of multi-sport participation for student-athletes.
• Promotion of balanced achievement in all areas of school life for student-athletes.

Requirements and Qualifications

• At least 25 years of age, with a clean driving record preferred.
• Availability for all practices and competitions from 3pm daily during their coaching season with availability on weekends as required.
• Experience coaching baseball at the middle school, high school, or college level.
• Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions; ability to understand different perspectives, interact respectfully with cultures other than their own, and cultivate meaningful relationships with people who have different cultural frameworks.
• Possess or obtain prior to the start of the season current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Satisfactorily complete two criminal background checks.

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and school policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Pay

Stipend range: $5000-$5250 for the season. Coaching stipends are paid in monthly installments during the primary competition seasons. The stipend schedule compares favorably with peer schools and clubs both locally and nationally.

Benefits

• Lakeside Athletics apparel.
• Access to funds for professional development.