Varsity Girls Tennis Head Coach

Trevor Day School has various athletic teams at the Middle School Junior Varsity and Varsity levels. A large percentage of our students participate in interscholastic athletics an essential part of their Trevor experience and education. We are a member of the New York City Athletic League (NYCAL) which operates within the NYSAIS Athletic Association. Our teams and athletes compete successfully at the league city and state levels. Trevor has state-of-the-art athletic facilities including three gyms and training areas with fitness equipment. We also value our local partnerships with top-level athletic facilities to ensure all of our student-athletes have opportunities to build confidence and success.

Trevors Athletics program emphasizes sportsmanship teamwork leadership and character development. Our coaches are committed educators who teach our student-athletes the importance of collaboration commitment and hard work while instilling self-confidence and respect for others. We value competition as an opportunity to challenge ourselves while engaging with the larger community.

We welcome candidates for Varsity Girls Tennis Head Coach for the Fall 2025 season. This part-time seasonal stipended position begins August 18th and ends November 7th. Practices generally occur on Monday through Friday; times vary between 3:30 and 7:00 pm though matches may run beyond that time. Practices are generally held at Cary Leeds Tennis Center but may require travel to other facilities in the NYC region. We bus from the East Campus of Trevor to and from every off-site location (for practice and matches). Matches are held in and around the NYC region. Coaches are a vital part of the Trevor community and we encourage them to take advantage of meals on campus schoolwide events and other activities.

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute all practice and game plans.

• Work with the assistant coach(es) to ensure all operations run smoothly.

• Daily oversight of practice/game travel logistics.

• Attend all necessary athletic and school meetings and events.

• Assist in managing athletic administrative duties that include but are not limited to:

• Schedule creation attendance roster management game-day operations score reporting distribution and collection of uniforms and team-specific events.

• Display leadership professional behavior and strong communication in dealings with student-athletes parents assistant coaches faculty staff and administrators.

• Always interact with colleagues in a professional and collaborative manner.

• Mentor and supervise assistant coaches.

• Provide feedback to student-athletes on skill development and growth opportunities.

• Exhibit the highest professional standards and ethical behavior with adherence to Trevors mission as well as NYSAIS NYCAL and Trevor Athletics rules and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree; minimum of one year of relevant coaching experience. Previous high school playing and college playing experience are preferred.

• Strong understanding of Tennis skills and strategies.

• Strong commitment to diversity equity and inclusion.

• Growth mindset and passion for learning.

• Ability to form strong professional relationships with student-athletes families and colleagues.

• Positive enthusiastic collaborative approach.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills with strong attention to detail.

• Candidates must exhibit enthusiasm for the role of athletics in an independent school setting vision and creativity and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

• Candidates must complete 1) the Center for Disease Controls HEADS up concussion awareness training and 2) First Aid/AED/CPR certification before the start of the season.

About Trevor Day School

Trevor Day School () is a Preschool through Grade 12 coeducational independent school in Manhattan serving approximately 750 students. Trevor educates college-bound students to achieve academic and personal excellence in an inquiry-driven idea-rich community. Trevor celebrates diversity of thought experiences and culture; promotes compassion collaboration courage and creativity; and develops in children a recognition of their own unique potential as lifelong learners and leaders who act as responsible global citizens.

Trevor Day School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.