The Brearley School, an independent girls’ school serving over 770 students K-12, welcomes candidates for an Assistant Director of Athletics, who embraces a culturally responsive approach to athletics administration.  

The Assistant Director of Athletics will provide administrative support for the Director of Athletics and Associate Director of Athletics. The Assistant Director third in charge of athletics and reports to the Director of Athletics

This is a full-time position that will begin August 1, 2025. 

We invite interested candidates to apply for this position by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at Brearley’s Career website.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Coordination and Management of Athletics Department

• Will assist Athletic Director in afternoon coverage of athletic events, programs, and transportation
• Responsible for responding to general email correspondence
• Lead special projects designated by AD
• Assist in attending and supervising athletic contests and practices
• Create, maintain and update coaches information, parent, and student, and captains manuals and handbooks
• Attend weekly athletics and PE meetings
• Assist in athletic communication and updates via a monthly newsletter, social media, and news items. Update website assists in roster management.
• Implement and manage service learning opportunities for sports teams' participation (design lead and implement community service program)
• Act as liaison with the Brearley Athletic Spirit Committee to foster school spirit at events
• Member of the athletic administrative team (includes Assoc. AD, ATC, and AD)

 Field House Management

• Manage team equipment uniform inventory
• Create and maintain up to date inventory of uniforms at the Fieldhouse
• Manage all Field House and 590 gym rental contracts with outside organizations
• Manage and input scheduled events in FH calendar
• Daily morning walk-through of the facility after evening rentals and before PE classes or athletic matches
• Lead monthly meetings with the Facilities Department
• Monitor and suggest upgrades/improvements
• Conduct an annual survey of all rentals regarding facility satisfaction
• Capital Expense Requests
• Troubleshooting maintenance and facilities' overall requirements
• On-site management of special events at the Fieldhouse (ie. homecoming, tournaments, Family Fun Days, AAIS/NYSAIS Championships, summer camps)
• Maintaining athletic equipment and storage/manage team equipment and uniforms

Planning and Organization of Events

• Preseason trip
• College recognition luncheon
• Homecoming
• Spring Training Trip
• Winter Carnival
• Field Days
• Awards Banquet /Assembly
• Maintain award records and order all awards
• May coach the equivalent of 2 Varsity Teams; will be compensated for each according to coach pay scale (Coaching is in addition to normal business requirements).

Qualifications

BA/BS required 

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Required

1 to 2 years of Athletic Administration experience 

1 to 2 Head Coaching experience  

Preferred sports: Basketball, Lacrosse

MA preferred 

About the School

Founded in 1884, Brearley's mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose: A passionate exchange of ideas within the School's walls that prepares girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to put their knowledge and habits of mind to meaningful use in the wider world.

A center of intellectual exuberance, the School offers an extraordinary program to girls from across and beyond New York City, attracting and developing a dynamic and committed faculty, who, along with a talented staff, instill in Brearley students a love of learning, an ability to think critically and creatively, a deep curiosity about the world and a pioneering spirit. We believe that a Brearley education is not for oneself alone. Every member of our community plays a vital role in shaping the School today and for the future, cultivating the joy of lifelong learning and lasting friendships, the confidence to pursue one’s ambitions and a commitment to the greater good. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and antiracist/antibias school community, and we expect faculty, staff, students, parents and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

Salary

In 2025-2026, the total salary for this position ranges from $70,000 to $82,000, depending on years of full-time relevant experience.

Benefits

Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; long-term disability insurance; a retirement plan that includes a school contribution starting at 10% of salary with no mandatory employee contribution; breakfast and lunch without charge; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or any other state or federally-protected classification.

About The Brearley School

The Brearley School, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of the mission statement today, to prepare them for “active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.” Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning. The School’s program is designed to challenge eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Brearley’s K-12 enrollment is divided into Lower School, Middle School and Upper School, and consists of about 747 students from throughout the New York metropolitan area who represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and points of view.

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