JV Boys Basketball Coach

Pay range: $30.00 - $45.00 Employee referral bonus Same-day pay with Dayforce Wallet, providing flexibility to access your earnings immediately Opportunity to work in a collaborative and nurturing educational environment

About the Role: As a JV Boys Basketball Coach at Merryhill School, you will support student-athlete development through engaging, safe, and well-structured basketball instruction. This role blends coaching, mentorship, team leadership, and character development to help students strengthen their athletic skills, build confidence, and take pride in representing their school. In this role, you will lead practices, prepare students for games, and foster a positive team culture rooted in effort, sportsmanship, accountability, and respect. You will help student-athletes develop basketball fundamentals and competitive readiness while encouraging teamwork, resilience, communication, and a healthy approach to competition. Practice schedule: Specific work hours / weekly time commitment: Game schedule / additional availability: You will also: Lead practices focused on basketball fundamentals, including ball handling, passing, shooting, footwork, rebounding, and defensive positioning Teach game rules, offensive and defensive strategies, court spacing, communication, and situational decision-making Prepare students for games through skill development, age-appropriate conditioning, drills, and team-building activities Manage game-day coaching, including lineups, substitutions, in-game adjustments, and constructive player feedback Cultivate a positive, inclusive, and supportive team culture that emphasizes sportsmanship and personal growth Promote student safety by teaching proper techniques, monitoring participation, and reinforcing safe play expectations Coordinate practice planning, game preparation, team logistics, and equipment with school leadership and athletic staff Travel with the team to games and events as needed Maintain professional and proactive communication with students, families, school leadership, and staff Model exceptional sportsmanship, reliability, leadership, and professionalism Support students in developing confidence, discipline, teamwork, and pride in representing Merryhill School

What We’re Looking For: Prior experience coaching basketball, or participating in competitive basketball preferred Strong knowledge of youth basketball fundamentals, rules, practice planning, and age-appropriate skill development CPR and First Aid certification preferred High school diploma required; Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred Experience working with students or student-athletes preferred Strong communication, organization, and leadership capabilities Ability to create a positive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate team environment Commitment to student safety, professionalism, sportsmanship, and positive character development Reliable availability for practices, games, and school athletic events as scheduled Ability to pass state and federal background checks To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.