Episcopal High School is seeking a Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach starting in the 2026-27 school year. This opportunity is envisioned as a full-time role to be combined with a role as an associate in the School’s Admissions Office. The successful candidate is an educator who is deeply committed to the role that lacrosse can play in helping a large group of girls who hail from a wide variety of backgrounds learn and grow, not just as exceptional lacrosse players but as young women of character.

As a member of the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) and Independent School League (ISL) in the Greater Washington, DC area, Episcopal has a rich academic and athletic tradition and is deeply committed to fostering a successful athletic program as a crucial, co-curricular classroom in which students pursue excellence and develop as healthy, determined, collaborative, and ethical leaders for the future. The girls' lacrosse program strives to compete at the highest level of the ISL and within the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association.  Its tradition of excellence includes a longstanding legacy of developing players who excel at the intercollegiate level.

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Specific responsibilities and characteristics will be to:                        

• Demonstrate and share expert knowledge of lacrosse from a tactical, learning, organizational, and best practices perspective, resulting in sustained competitive excellence.
• Attract and manage a talented group of assistant coaches to support the players in different positions and foster a collaborative and developmentally appropriate approach for the JV program with the JV coaches.
• Value strength & conditioning, nutrition, and participation in multiple sports in helping the girls to realize their full potential as athletes.
• Offer year-round, positive leadership for the lacrosse program (9th-12th). The coach will help girls grow physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
• Communicate to prospective students and families the values and ideals of the entire Episcopal community and help attract students who aspire to excel in both the classroom and on the lacrosse field at Episcopal High School.
• Support players’ transitions to college, inclusive of establishing relationships with college and university programs in support of the recruiting process.
• Value a meritocracy and build a belief among players that achievement comes through hard work and teamwork.
• Encourage a sense of belonging for all girls who are a part of the program through relationship-building with and among the girls that are based on the development of their character as well as their athletic ability.
• Understand the academic responsibilities of the girls, follow their progress as students, and support their full participation as positive members and leaders in a demanding, boarding high school community.
• Build relationships with member schools in our league and work collaboratively to make the league stronger.
• Understand the VISAA and ISL policies and rules and support the implementation of those policies and rules.
• Pursue ongoing professional development and supervise assistant coaches in support of their professional development. 

Required Qualifications and Prerequisites:                            

• Bachelor’s degree
• Leadership experience within a competitive lacrosse program
• Cultural competency for working within a diverse school community
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of and desire to participate in the full life of a boarding school
• Admissions experience a plus but not required.

About Episcopal High School

Founded as the first high school in the state of Virginia in 1839, Episcopal High School is an independent, co-ed, college preparatory boarding school that values academic excellence, honor, service, and transformational adult-student relationships. The School is a 100% boarding community with 450 students from 26 states and 19 countries. The School seeks to attract a talented and diverse student body, faculty, staff, and administration to enrich the learning experience and offers robust programming in academics, athletics, service learning, arts, and activities while emphasizing a strong spiritual ethos through its chapel program. With its campus just seven miles from the White House, Episcopal has developed its new McCain-Ravenel Center for Intellectual and Moral Courage to create innovative uses of the educational resources of Washington to foster the skills and personal qualities identified in its Portrait of a Graduate developed with its Strategic Plan in 2018.

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