Position Start Date: October 6, 2025

Salary range: $50 - $70/hour

The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a Varsity Basketball Head Coach. We are an educational community that supports and challenges young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential. Serving 485 girls in grades 6-12, Archer’s joyful and ambitious program is founded on the latest research around how girls learn best. Archer provides a competitive athletics program that competes in the Gold Coast League. We are looking to hire a qualified basketball coach who will emphasize the core values of Archer Athletics including leadership, character, teamwork, and inclusivity.  

We are currently looking for an experienced Varsity Basketball Coach with

• exemplary coaching skills at the high school level
• strong experience in school-based athletics
• passion for teaching and learning from young people

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Plan, direct, and administer policies for all team practices and games 5 days a week
• Collaborate with athletic support staff to meet team needs
• Work with the Upper School Athletics Director on the selection and scheduling of team competitions.
• Coordinate all activities in preparation for scheduled competitions (set-up and breakdown of game)
• Attend athletics coaches’ orientation, awards night ceremony, and staff meetings
• Ensure proper safety measures are observed when conducting team activities
• Be responsible for the actions and conduct of the team whenever they are under your supervision
• Give appropriate attention, care, and follow-up to student-athletes who are injured or ill, including filling out injury report forms.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a club, high school or college-level basketball coach: expert at providing differentiated instruction to athletes of all levels.
• Be organized and demonstrate a strong desire to build the program at all levels.
• Knowledgeable of the fundamentals and techniques of competitive basketball
• Be a positive role model with a growth mindset
• CPR/First Aid certificates preferred

Beyond competitive pay, Archer coaches enjoy working in a highly collegial, student-focused, and joyful community.  We seek coaches who will contribute to an equitable and inclusive athletic environment. 

Submit resumes to Kim Smith

About The Archer School for Girls

The Archer School for Girls, located in West Los Angeles, CA (Brentwood) is an independent school that provides a highly collaborative, creative, and intellectual college preparatory program for girls in grades 6-12. The School’s founders established Archer based on a compelling vision to create an educational environment that explores and refines the ways girls learn best. Archer serves as a national model for modern single-sex education.

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