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At Belmont Day School, we foster intellectual curiosity, honor differences, and empower meaningful contribution with excellence, respect, honesty, responsibility, caring, and joy.
Athletic Director
Belmont Day School seeks a professional, collaborative, and innovative Athletic Director to lead the daily operations of the athletic program and physical education department.
As the athletic director, this individual will serve as an integral member of the community, and the leader of middle school athletics and lower school physical education department. The ideal candidate will center students in mission-driven learning, and demonstrate a deep commitment to seeing every child as a student-athlete. A qualified candidate will model integrity, teamwork, professionalism, collaboration, responsibility, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s mission and core values. This role requires the candidate to possess a strong enthusiasm and knowledge of pre-kindergarten through eighth grade development with an expansive understanding of what athletic success looks like in middle school.
This is a full-time, eleven-month, exempt, and benefit-eligible position that reports to Assistant Head of School
. The typical schedule is 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 7:45am - 3:45pm on Friday, during the school year, with flexibility required. This role includes running two weeks of sports camps at the start and end of the camp season.. The athletic director will supervise the physical education department, all coaching staff, and the associate director of athletics. This role begins on August 18th, 2025. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored relocation.
Responsibilities
- Commitment to seeing every child as a student-athlete
- Organize and administer the overall grades 6-8 program of interscholastic athletics
- Communicate and enforce the School’s institutional norms and expectations with students, parents, coaches, and employees
- Collaborate with members of the faculty and administration to support the educational, social, and emotional development of students
- Develop, organize, supervise and evaluate all phases of the athletic program consistent with the School’s mission, values and departmental goals
- Provide programmatic and instructional oversight for PE program PK-5
- Provide administrative oversight over all aspects of the athletic program including, but not limited to coordinating schedules for practices and games, transportation, officials, communication updates to coaches, players, families, school nurses and employees as needed
- Ensure that facilities and equipment are safe and prepared for use, in collaboration with other school administrators
- Recruit, onboard, train and supervise all seasonal coaching staff including annual evaluations
- Serve as assistant coach or coach during the school year, as needed.
- Review and revise annually the relevant sections of the School’s family partnership guide in collaboration with department members and supervisor.
- Utilize feedback and reflection to improve practice, performance, and overall athletics program annually
- Run one week of sports camp in June and one week in August, to align with pre- and post-camp weeks of summer programs, in collaboration with the Director of Summer Programs.
Skills
- Excellent problem solving and demonstrated project management skills with a commitment to being solution driven
- Ability to initiate and complete multiple tasks independently or collaboratively as required
- Strong oral and written communication
- Ability to motivate, inspire and serve as a role model to students, coaches and colleagues
- Robust interpersonal and management skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and outstanding organization
- Proficiency with technology
Preferred Experience
- Bachelor's degree in physical education, sports management or related area required (Master’s degree preferred)
- Over five years experience coaching and teaching
- Over five years in athletic administration leadership
- A minimum of five years with supervisory and management experience
- Excellent knowledge of compliance, safety and regulations
- Strong negotiation and public relation experience
- Budgetary oversight
- Deep commitment to building inclusive communities and the ability to infuse diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice concepts into programs
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
Salary Range: $95,000-$120,000
Please submit a cover letter and resume specific to this position to careers@belmontday.org. Materials must be received by Thursday, April 17, 2025.
The school will always be maintained as a non-sectarian institution. The school is an equal opportunity employer. The school complies with all legal requirements in connection with admissions and access to programs, facilities and employment practices regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, or disability.
