Director of Athletics and Afternoon Activities

Job Title:

Director of Athletics & Afternoon Activities

Status:

Salaried/Exempt, Full-time, Benefited

Reports to:

Assistant Head of School

The Webb Schools is accepting applications for full-time director of athletics and afternoon activities for the  school year. The Director of Athletics and Afternoon Activities supervises all department personnel, including: the Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Trainer, Equipment Manager, Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Afternoon Activity Leaders. Each full-time faculty member at The Webb Schools participates in all aspects of our school program, teaching, coaching and/or providing supervision in the afternoon program, serving as an advisor, and performing regular duty in support of the residential program.

In addition, faculty members are expected to contribute positively and productively to support an inclusive campus community that promotes the development of honor, leadership, and character and which strives to cultivate a sense of belonging for all.

The Webb Schools are committed to fostering an inclusive school community characterized by openness, acceptance, and empathy, where all members are valued, respected and supported. Our community is strengthened by the diverse views, beliefs, backgrounds and experiences of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Embracing diversity in all its many forms is essential to our mission: in particular, our call to provide an exemplary learning community that nurtures future leaders who will act with honor and moral courage and serve with a generous spirit.

For more on our values and commitment to DEI initiatives, .

The institutional character of the boarding school environment requires that many job responsibilities are scheduled after formal class time, in the afternoons, mealtimes, evenings, and on weekends. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Direct and coordinate all aspects of Webb’s comprehensive afternoon activity program, encompassing athletics and all co-curricular programs (including, but not limited to: Theater Arts, Dance, Museum Research, Yearbook, Robotics, and Science Fair Activity) to ensure high-quality, diverse programming that provides balanced and engaging opportunities for students.
• Oversee the athletic and afternoon activity sign-up process and ensure that school athletic requirements are implemented.
• Collaborate with coaches and afternoon activity leaders to ensure ongoing supportoftheir programs.
• Represent The Webb Schools in the Western Athletic Conference, California Interscholastic Federation, and other institutional affiliations.
• Developcompetition schedules for varsity and junior varsity teamsin order toassure competitive balance,appropriate numbersof games for each team, and good match with the academic, residential, and special eventsschedules and calendars of The Webb Schools.
• Supervise and evaluate all Athletic Departmentpersonnel.
• Participate in the faculty recruitment process to help attract capable teacher-coaches’to The Webb Schools.
• In collaboration with the Assistant Head of School, oversee the recruitment, hiring, and orientation of part-time, “walk-on” coaches.
• In collaboration with the Assistant
  
  Head of School, assign, supervise, and evaluate allcoaches’each season.
• Supervise and develop programs that ensure appropriateness and superior quality and produce a departmental Operating Plan annually toidentifypriority goals of the department.
• Develop and oversee the Athletic Department budget.
• Lead weekly planning meetings with athletic staff to develop the Weekly Sheet compiling all athletic activities.
• Lead seasonal coaches’ meetings.
• Maintain and revise coaches’manualannually, andprovideappropriate training opportunities to review information, standards, and practices in detail.
• Support Associate Athletic Director to help oversee athletic transportation plans and coordinate the efforts of department personnel arranging for athletic transportation and hiring game officials.
• Overseeassignmentofadults and students for game day operations.
• Oversee the…