Germantown Friends School is looking for a skilled educator, mentor, and communicator who has proven experience in fitness, strength, speed, agility, and team training to build on a strong tradition of success through student-athlete development in our 6th-12th grade program.

Reporting to the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, the coach will share the responsibility of overseeing the fitness facility and the strength and conditioning program, and will work directly with both middle school and upper school student-athletes on all aspects of team development, weight training, speed and agility, and developmentally appropriate plyometric and functional movement progressions.

 Responsibilities

• Collaborate in establishing a fitness center orientation for students, coaches and community members.
• Create team fitness programs that are developmentally appropriate to fitness/skill levels, goals, and sport specificity.
• Work with coaches to establish best practices for their team's overall health and wellness.
• Perform regular inspection and maintenance of fitness equipment, room cleanliness, safety, and organization.
• Communicate, update, and enforce protocols for safe use of the fitness center, including promoting stewardship of the space for students to wipe down equipment after use, safely store equipment, and opening and closing the room, as well as overall acceptable behavior in the fitness center.
• Teach and lead fitness classes.
• Assist with a record-keeping system to trace and track use, trends and student progress.
• Lead coaching sessions throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons for middle and upper school teams, individual student-athletes, and small groups.
• Provide opportunities for large groups, small cohorts, teams, and one-on-one individual sessions in the fitness center and at competition sites.
• Collaborate with the Athletic Directors, Varsity coaches, and mental performance coach to plan for how to best impact individual sports programs within a unified philosophy.
• Create and establish performance programming in collaboration with students, coaches, other faculty/staff, and departments throughout the school.
• Assist with professional development sessions for coaching and Physical Education staff.
• Counsel students and coaches on the Friends Schools League guidelines so that these values live fully in our day-to-day program and spaces and are a source of strength and guidance in times of conflict.
• Help implement Positive Coaching programming in 6th-12th grade athletes.  
• Mentor the Captains Council and develop and implement team themes for middle school programming.
• Help develop an intern program with connections to local university programs and performance specialists in the Philadelphia area.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to promote and support diversity, inclusion, and community belonging.
• ACSM and/or CSCS or similar certification required.
• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred.
• Competency and comfort with the use of technology, including Google for Education Suite
• Ability to maintain a safe, structured, and productive environment while adhering to the values and philosophy of the school.

Schedule

• 12-month position
• 40 hours/week with additional hours for attendance at required functions, including evenings, weekends, and holiday breaks
• Work hours are Monday-Friday, including practice hours
• Modified summer hours to provide athletes with support all year long.
• Established, published, consistent summer hours

Physical Requirements

• Frequently lift heavy objects
• Climb stairs
• Sit or stand for long periods of time, stoop, kneel, crouch, lunge
• Use hands and arms to reach for, grasp and manipulate objects
• Demonstrate exercises and use proper corrective techniques
• Must be able to work indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions

Employment is subject to satisfactory completion of reference checks (three references required) and proper clearances, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Current (within one year) PA background clearances (PA Criminal, FBI/Fingerprints, PA Childline) are preferred. 

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact info of three references, all as attachments, to resumes@germantownfriends.org. Please include “Strength, Conditioning, and Performance Coach” in the subject line.

Germantown Friends School is a Quaker, independent, co-educational day school, serving early childhood?12th grade. Located in northwest Philadelphia, the school is home to a vibrant intellectual community, located in a historic neighborhood, serving a diverse school community, with a robust educational program that is grounded in Quaker principles. For more information about the school, visit www.germantownfriends.org.

Germantown Friends School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in its student body, faculty, and staff. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, political beliefs, citizenship status, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected class status. People demonstrating a commitment to diversity and multiculturalism in education are encouraged to apply. For more information about the school, please visit our website at www.germantownfriends.org.

About Germantown Friends School

Germantown Friends School is a Quaker, independent, co-educational day school, serving early childhood through 12th grade. Located in northwest Philadelphia, the school is home to a vibrant intellectual community, located in a historic neighborhood, serving a diverse school community, with a robust educational program that is grounded in Quaker principles. For more information about the school, visit www.germantownfriends.org

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