Position Purpose

SCH Academy is seeking a wrestling coach to instruct at the Upper School level. Reporting to the Athletic Director, the coach will collaborate with all team stakeholders, including the AD, school administrators, athletes, parents, faculty, and other coaches. The Varsity Head Coach will be responsible for team development, training, and strategy in practice and competition. This position will start in August 2026.

Essential Functions

• Provides a clear vision and coaching philosophy that instills a strong work ethic, responsibility, teamwork, sportsmanship, competition, citizenship, leadership, and student wellness.
• Communicates clear expectations to the players and their parents and helps players understand the program objectives.
• Builds positive relationships with players, faculty, administrators, parents, and other community constituencies.
• Directs and implements all aspects of the wrestling program PK-12th. This includes, but is not limited to, providing clinics for Lower School students and oversight of the Middle School program.
• Supervises and mentors assistant coaches.
• Plans and organizes tryouts and all practices, and utilizes sound teaching techniques in preparation for games and practices.
• Keeps accurate attendance records.
• Maintains clear and consistent communications with the AD throughout the season.
• Recruits viable student-athletes to SCH and assists student-athletes wishing to play at the collegiate level.
• Attends SCH Athletic Open House, all league meetings, Signing Days, and any SCH coaching meetings/workshops.
• Provides a safe and competitive environment for our student-athletes.
• Adheres to and enforces all policies and procedures of SCH Academy and of its athletic programs.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Director of Athletics.

Qualifications

• Previous high school/travel club coaching experience.
• Collegiate coaching experience is preferred but not required.
• Prior Head Coaching experience preferred.
• Prior independent school experience is a plus.
• Expertise, understanding, and passion for the sport.
• Demonstrated commitment to the academic success of the student, teaching correct skill techniques, and the development and support of student-athletes with an ability and desire to compete at the collegiate level.
• Ability to contribute to the growth of the program.
• Proven ability to exemplify the highest standard of leadership, sportsmanship, and respect.
• Track record of success working in partnership with students, staff, and parents.
• Ability to attend all team practices, games, and events.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Work in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and cold.
• Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials weighing 20 to 50 pounds.

Application Procedure

To be considered, candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, statement of coaching philosophy, and information for three references through our online platform.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The School is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application process and in employment as required by law.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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