Description
Location:Nashville Tennessee
Employment Type:This is a part-time position for the 2025-2026 school year.
Salary:The salary for this position is $2678 paid in two installments
About Valor:Founded in 2014 Valor Collegiate Academies is a top-performing public charter school network in Nashville Tennessee serving students in Grades 5-12 across three schools. Our mission is to create a community where students of all backgrounds have equitable access to an education that prepares them to live inspired and purposeful lives. This mission is made possible through an innovative school model that balances rigorous academics and whole-child education in an intentionally diverse environment. Learn more about Valor: Overview:
The VCA athletic department is seeking an experienced and passionate Head High School Girls Tennis Coach who is excited to share our mission of academic excellence and empowering scholars to live inspired and purposeful lives. This individual will lead both of our High School Girls Tennis Team.
- Follow and enforce Valors athletic policies and regulations outlined in the Athletic Handbook.
- Plan organize advertise and conduct tryouts for the program.
- Create a safe environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical social and emotional development of students.
- Work directly with the Athletic Director to ensure the success and safety of the program
- Communicate and work directly with the Athletic Trainer on injuries and rehabilitation.
- Ability to model live and reinforce the schools core values and mission on and off the field of play with colleagues scholar-athletes parents and the larger community.
- Attend coaches professional development and meetings scheduled by the athletic department.
- Evaluate athletes skill to develop and facilitate effective practices and game strategies.
- Timely and effectively communicate with the athletic director parents and players via Bloomz and email.
- Supervise practice and competition as scheduled.
- Maintain an accurate inventory of school equipment.
- Other duties as assigned by the Managing Director of Athletics
Key Experiences and Qualifications:
- A Bachelors preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the rules and fundamentals of the sport.
- Previous experience with a TSSAA or state athletic-sanctioned school preferred.
- Flexibility with personal schedule to accommodate the needs of the athletic program.
- A proven track record of high achievement in your sport
- Grit and perseverance to work within a fast-paced start-up environment
- Commitment to using data and technology to personalize development for both adults and scholar-athletes
- Commitment and enthusiasm for working with an ethnically and economically diverse student body
- Optimism resilience curiosity a sense of humor and a burning passion for personal growth and student success.
Interview Process:
- Resume & Cover Letter Review
- Phone Interview
- Virtual Interview or in-person interview with the Athletic Department
- Reference Checks
- Offer Extension
Schedule:This is a part-time hourly role with the need for flexibility as the majority of practice and game hours will be between the hours of 3pm-5pm. This season will start in the early Spring of 2026 running from February to the end of April.
Commitment to Diversity Equity and Inclusion:Valor believes in the importance of being a diverse equitable and inclusive organization that enables students and staff to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to thrive in a diverse world.