Athletic Coach

Location: Bridgeport, CT

Job Start Date: 2024-2025 Season

About Capital Preparatory Schools

Capital Preparatory Schools is a charter school management organization operating a network of educational communities. Our mission is to build a path where there was none. From its inception, the Capital Prep community—our scholars, parents, faculty, and staff—have come together to create a compelling and meaningful educational experience. The Capital Preparatory Schools has four school locations: one in Harlem, one in the Bronx, New York, and two locations in Bridgeport, Connecticut providing students in grades K–12 with a year-round, college-preparatory education that encourages students to become scholars and agents of change. Capital Prep Middletown is scheduled to open in the fall of 2024.

Capital Preparatory Schools believes that all children, when given the right conditions and environment, will succeed and excel in their academic and social-emotional growth. This is achieved by blending elements of academic models that successfully support students from historically disadvantaged populations, with innovative approaches that get 100% of our graduates accepted to four-year colleges.

Focusing on the key attributes of leaders, our learner expectations are designed to develop scholars who are:

• Collaborators, by showing respect and cooperation to achieve individual and common goals,

• Problem Solvers, by using appropriate personal and team strategies to address interpersonal, intrapersonal, and group conflicts,

• Researcher/Information Processors, by looking for and listening attentively to important information and utilizing the information to make positive choices/decisions/conclusions,

• Empathetic Citizens, by acting responsibly, safely and thoughtfully to create positive change for all members of the school, local, and global communities,

• Pillars of Knowledge, by modeling the above expectations in our words, actions and goals.

With the support of the Capital Prep team of skilled and compassionate educators, students realize their academic abilities, advocate for social justice and fulfill their civic responsibilities. As leaders of social justice, we expect our students to use their education to improve the lives of others.

Capital Preparatory Schools is committed to teaching and learning that promotes the success of every student by:

• Creating a safe and enjoyable educational environment that encompasses our social justice model and that ensures every graduate moves on to attend college;

• Providing individualized instruction and enrichment opportunities for students to ensure that gifted students are challenged and struggling students are supported;

• Hiring and growing quality teachers and leaders and empowering them to use their craft to inspire students to achieve at the highest levels.

Athletic Coach at Capital Preparatory Schools

Capital Preparatory Schools is committed to teaching and learning that promotes the success of every student by:

• Creating a safe and enjoyable educational environment that encompasses our social justice model and that ensures every graduate moves on to attend college;

• Providing individualized instruction and enrichment opportunities for students to ensure that gifted students are challenged and struggling students are supported;

• Hiring and growing quality teachers and leaders and empowering them to use their craft to inspire students to achieve at the highest levels.

Capital Preparatory Schools seeks passionate coaches who have demonstrated leadership.

Title responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Adheres to and enforces all policies and procedures of the Capital Prep Schools athletic program;

• Establishes goals, objectives, and values for the program consistent with mission of athletics department;

• Provides regular practice sessions in and out of the season

• Motivates student-athletes to perform to maximum levels;

• Provides conditioning and training of team members in conjunction with the training; unit to ensure that student-athletes are physically prepared for competition;

• Utilizes sound teaching techniques in the preparation of games and practices

• Follow the administrative procedures established by Capital Prep Schools as published in the Athletics Policies and Procedures Manual

• Enforce team travel standards for behavior and appropriate dress

• Oversee training and care of student-athlete team members

• Select, supervise and provide guidance to assistant coaches while monitoring and ensuring their professional development

• Conduct a performance evaluation for full-time and/or part-time assistant coach (es).

• Performs any and all duties as may be assigned by Administration.

Skills:

Experience/Training:

• High School degree required

• Valid Connecticut Driver’s License required or able to obtain; able to obtain passenger endorsement on license and a driving record

• Valid CT coaching certification if located in CT

• CPR/AED/first aid certification;

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

• Coaching and /or participation at high school level preferred; demonstrated ability and passion to teach and demonstrate skills of sport applying for;

• Ability to work weekdays, evenings and weekends

• Willingness to fundraise;

• Ability to interact with all levels of the school community.

Compensation:

Salary for this position is commensurate with experience. Capital Preparatory Schools offers an athletic coaching stipend at a rate of $2000 - $8000