Squash Lead – SquashBusters Providence

About Squash Busters Squash Busters is a 30-year-old sports-based youth development program that uses a combination of squash, fitness, academic support and enrichment, community service, and mentoring to improve the lives of youth in Boston, Lawrence, and Providence. Squash Busters’ mission is to challenge and nurture youth in these cities – as students, athletes, and citizens – so that they can recognize and fulfill their greatest potential in life.

Squash Busters currently serves 500 middle school, high school, and post‑secondary students. Middle and High School Students practice at least three days a week throughout the school year and participate in weekend practices, tournaments, and summer opportunities. After high school graduation, students join the Post‑Secondary Services Program, and a dedicated staff team supports them in their chosen post‑secondary path, and provides career development, internship placement, and employment opportunities.

In Boston, programming takes place at the Badger‑Rosen Squash Busters Center located on Northeastern University’s main campus. In Providence, we work and play out of the Gorgi Squash Busters Center on the campus of Moses Brown School. In Lawrence, we have designed a facility, in partnership with the City of Lawrence and others, that broke new ground for the urban squash movement by placing Squash Busters directly inside a beautiful, new, 80‑unit affordable housing complex on the banks of the Merrimack River in downtown Lawrence.

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The Squash Lead will report to and work closely with the Assistant Program Director (APD) to set the vision for squash programming across Squash Busters Providence’s recreational, developmental, and competitive pathways. They will establish measurable outcomes each year and lead the team in delivering on those goals. In addition to this leadership work, the Squash Lead also plans and runs daily squash sessions, oversees match play and tournament participation, and manages the part‑time squash coaching staff, including student and professional staff.

This person will act as a model for hard work and commitment and will support the creation of a positive, dynamic culture for staff, students, and families. The Squash Lead will work closely with the Academic Lead and Program Coordinator to ensure an integrated student experience that challenges, nurtures, and holds accountable SQB youth so that they recognize and fulfill their potential.

Reports to: Assistant Program Director

Home Office: Providence, RI

Schedule: 10:30‑6:30/7:00 Monday‑Friday during the school year, with occasional weekend or evening hours required. Fridays (or another day) are given off when working a Saturday. Summer hours are slightly reduced.

• Oversee the creation and implementation of all squash and fitness programming while working closely with the APD to ensure the team meets or exceeds its target outcomes each year.
• Ensure maintenance of student standards and performance benchmarks that indicate progress against team goals.
• Use data such as match results, ranking data, and attendance trends to identify programmatic needs and adapt programs accordingly.
• In collaboration with the APD, oversee squash and tournament travel budgets.
• Recruit, train, manage, and develop part‑time squash staff and volunteers, making effective use of staff budget.
• Conduct informal and formal observations of part‑time squash staff, providing regular direction and feedback.
• Collaborate with cross‑site counterparts to execute organization‑wide events and meet organizational goals.

• Plan, supervise, and direct daily squash sessions, including warm‑ups, drills, conditioning, and match play. Maintain documentation of session plans and student progress.
• Develop individualized player development plans for students across all squash pathways, with clear progression markers and appropriate opportunities.
• Oversee tournament selection, registration, travel logistics, and on‑site coaching at matches and tournaments.
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