About Grace

Grace Church School’s mission of fostering academic excellence, ethical values, and an inclusive community anchors our program and informs our pedagogy and curriculum, preparing our students to lead meaningful and productive lives. The school nurtures and educates the whole child, understanding that our humanity comprises mind, body, heart, and spirit. We celebrate our differences, respect our diversity, and embrace our shared human experience.

Why Coach at Grace Church School?

The Grace Athletics Department is a group of committed coaches who develop, plan and implement our growing sports curriculum. We pride ourselves in creating programs within each sports discipline, where Middle and Upper School coaches work closely together to ensure we cover the necessary skills and fulfill the needs of our student-athletes.

What You’ll Do

The role of a Grace coach is to instruct our student-athletes in the fundamental skills, strategy, and physical training necessary to realize individual and team success. At the same time, the coach must provide a foundation for integrity, pride in accomplishment, sportsmanship, self-discipline, goal setting, teamwork, and self-confidence.

Head Coaches perform the following duties:  

• Breakdown and teach the fundamental skills to players at all levels
• Attend all scheduled games and practices
• Manage and coordinate practice and game plans
• Be responsible for handling all administrative duties related to their team
• Attend all scheduled games and practices
• Attend all necessary athletic and school meetings and events

Coaches bring all or most of the following:

• Relevant coaching experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work well with student-athletes, parents, faculty/staff, and the athletics department
• Current First Aid/CPR certification, or ability to get training before the season commences
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations of the sport, with special consideration given to those having experience with the desired age category
• Enthusiasm, commitment, patience, and a passion for teaching the game are essential to this position.
• Ability to motivate and provide positive leadership to our student-athletes by following our school and athletic mission
• College playing experience (preferred)

The full Grace Church School Squash schedule can be found here

Please only apply if you can commit to those times