Sacred Heart Greenwich has been empowering girls and young women since 1848 in a stimulating and developmentally appropriate educational environment in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. This mission provides opportunities to develop spiritual, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Sacred Heart Greenwich integrates technology into the learning process through enhanced collaboration, exploration, discovery, and creativity. 
 
We aim to form students of faith, intellect, and awareness, who will use their gifts in service to others. Relationship and mentoring are at the heart of the student experience, which is grounded in student-centered learning, inquiry, problem solving, interdisciplinary connection, collaboration, and an understanding of social justice. Student leadership and well-being are connected to every academic discipline, as all full-time teachers are also grade-level advisors. 
 
The school offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education and then an all-girls experience from PS-12 on our 110-acre campus in Greenwich, Connecticut.  We are proudly part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.
 
We are currently seeking a part-time Head Coach, for our Upper School Track and Field program.  The season starts March 2024. Hours would run Monday-Friday from 4:00-6:00pm, and some Saturdays for practices and/or track meets. Travel with the team for practices and meets is required.
 
Sacred Heart coaches are responsible for providing a competitive, safe, positive, and student-centered practice environment in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of a Sacred Heart education and our Athletics Policy and Procedures.  
 
Job Responsibilities
- Comply with Sacred Heart and sport-specific organization policies and procedures
- Supervise student-athletes during all team activities
- Attend all practices and competitions at the direction of the Athletic Director
- Collaborate with coaching staff to plan, organize and run daily practices
- Implement instruction and training programs to prepare student-athletes for competition
- Assist in maintaining equipmen

Qualifications
The ideal coaching candidate will have experience with the sport at the college level, or equivalent, expertise in teaching sport-specific skills and strategy and the ability to relate and communicate effectively with young women. 
 
Experience coaching jumpers and/or sprint events a plus.
 
Sacred Heart is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes candidates who will enhance the cultural diversity of our community. Competitive stipend to commensurate with experience.
 
To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume to Laurie Rousseau, Director of Athletics, at rousseaul@cshct.org

About Sacred Heart Greenwich

Sacred Heart Greenwich provides an empowering learning environment for girls and young women from kindergarten through twelfth grade to prepare them to become confident, intelligent and compassionate global leaders. The school offers a coed program for young children at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education. Located on a beautiful 110-acre campus at 1177 King Street, in Greenwich, Connecticut, Sacred Heart is an all-girls’ Catholic, independent college-preparatory day school that offers a rigorous academic program which challenges students to take on a variety of leadership roles on campus and beyond. Sacred Heart offers a global educational experience that encourages girls and young women to develop, practice and showcase their own style of leadership with confidence. The school’s focus on inter-nationality includes an exchange program, which begins in the Middle School with visits to Sacred Heart schools located in the United States and Canada. It expands in sophomore year of high school with educational trips to our schools in Australia, Austria, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Latin America, Spain, and Taiwan.

Connections working at Sacred Heart Greenwich