Middle School and Varsity Volleyball Assistant Coach

Friends' Central School Overview

Friends' Central School is an independent, coeducational Quaker day school founded in 1845 and serving approximately 819 students in Nursery through grade 12. Located in the Philadelphia suburbs, the School has two campuses. The Middle & Upper Schools are located just outside of West Philadelphia in Wynnewood, and the Lower School is on our Old Gulph Road campus in the heart of Wynnewood.

The exceptional faculty at Friends' Central offers a curriculum that cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical growth of our students. Our pedagogy is grounded in continuing revelation, reflection, integrity, and a willingness to accept responsibility. From Nursery to grade 12, our students participate in a process designed to foster creative, critical, and flexible thinking, along with compassion. As they transform from playful children to skilled, self-possessed teenagers, they are always intellectually curious and engaged thinkers. Friends Central prepares graduates to succeed in college and in life.

Middle School and Varsity Volleyball Assistant Coach

The Middle School and Varsity assistant coach is responsible for the coaching and administration of the volleyball program at Friends’ Central School. As a member of the athletic department, the assistant coach, alongside the head coach, coordinates and conducts all aspects of the volleyball program, including but not limited to practices, competitions, and the monitoring of academic progress of student-athletes. Qualified applicants will enhance the School’s commitment to diversity and inclusivity and understand and will be committed to the School’s Quaker values and mission.

Duties and Responsibilities

● Responsible for coaching and directing the Middle School and Varsity volleyball program, including but not limited to organizing and supervising practices and competitions.

● Maintain a variety of records (e.g. game/student-athlete statistics, insurance, signed permission forms, emergency information, schedules, equipment inventories, etc.) for the purpose of complying with school and Friends Schools League athletic conference requirements.

● Report scores and post game results and highlights to FCS website.

● Work with the Varsity coaches to promote the volleyball program through a variety of activities (e.g. conducts off-season clinics, information on skills camps, etc.) for the purpose of increasing interest and participation.

● Commitment to and monitoring of student-athlete academic progress and academic advisement. ● Provide leadership and general team management in the areas of practice, skills, and character development.

● Additional duties as assigned by the Varsity Coach and the Director of Athletics and Wellness.