Middle School Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
Position Start Date: September 2, 2025
Salary: $45 - $60/hr
The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a Middle School Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach. The Archer School for Girls is an educational community that supports and challenges young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential. Serving 500 girls in grades 6-12, Archer’s joyful and ambitious program is founded on the latest research around how girls learn best. Archer provides a competitive athletics program that competes in the Pacific Basin League. We are looking for a qualified cross country/track & field coach that will emphasize the values that lie at the core of the athletic program at Archer including integrity, teamwork, competition, and leadership.
We are currently looking for an experienced Cross Country/Track & Field coach with
- exemplary coaching skills at the middle school level
- strong experience in school-based athletics
- passion for teaching and learning from young people
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Plan, direct, and administer policies for all team practices and meets 3-4 days a week
- Create an empowering, joyful and inclusive sport experience for the student-athletes
- Coordinate all activities in preparation for training sessions and scheduled competitions (set-up and breakdown of event)
- Be responsible for the actions and conduct of the team whenever the athletes are under your supervision
- Communicate clear expectations to your team as outlined by Archer Athletics and incorporate focused strategies on how to coach girls
- Collaborate with the Upper School Varsity Cross Country Coach
- Collaborate with athletic support staff to meet team needs
- Communicate with athletes and parents
- Ensure proper safety measures are observed when conducting team activities
- Attend Athletics staff meetings including coaches orientation and safe sport training
- Give appropriate attention, care, and follow-up to student-athletes who are injured or ill, including filling out injury report forms
Qualifications:
- Experience as a youth, high school or college-level Girl’s Cross Country/Track & Field Coach; expert at providing differentiated instruction to athletes of all levels.
- Be organized and demonstrate a strong desire to build the program at all levels.
- Knowledgeable of the fundamentals and techniques of competitive cross country/track and field
- Be a positive role model
- CPR/First Aid certificates preferred
Beyond competitive pay, Archer coaches enjoy working in a highly collegial, student-focused, and joyful community. We seek coaches who will contribute to an equitable and inclusive athletic environment.
Submit resumes to Kim Smith at ksmith@archer.org
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs.
The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.
