The Taft School seeks a head coach for the varsity boys’ lacrosse team for a fall 2026 start date. This role can be combined with any of the full-time teaching vacancies for the 2026-2027 academic year. This is an excellent opportunity to work with students from around the world, gain valuable experience at a leading independent school, as well as to live and work in a supportive professional environment.

Lacrosse-related duties include:

• Coaching games and practices; 
• Designing practice plans; 
• Coordinating responsibilities with assistant coach(es); 
• Supporting college placement for student-athletes; 
• Collaborating with the Taft admissions office and college counseling office; and
• Communicating with various stakeholders, including families.

Specific qualifications include:

• Previous high-level coaching experience; 
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and professional skills; and, 
• A desire to work with engaged and motivated student-athletes.

Additional qualifications include:

• A demonstrated commitment to the tenets described in the school’s Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Portrait of a Learner; 
• A bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant experience; 
• The ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups of students, employees, and other campus stakeholders to support and expand programmatic and institutional goals; and an interest in joining a residential community that serves a globally-inclusive student body.
• Authorized to work in the United States of America.

In addition to leading the boys’ lacrosse program, the successful candidate will serve as a full-time member of the school’s faculty, perform evening duties, and participate in a second season of the school’s afternoon program.

Full-time, benefits-eligible positions include either campus housing or housing stipend and use of school facilities, including the grounds, athletics center, and dining hall (position-specific and subject to availability).

The Taft School is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. It is the policy of The Taft School to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals.

About The Taft School

Founded in 1890, The Taft School is a boarding school for 600 students in grades nine through post-graduate. Living where they learn, academically talented students from all over the world are guided by an extraordinary faculty on a 220-acre campus in western Connecticut. With the motto “Not to be served but to serve” as a foundation for the inclusive and service-minded community.

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