Girls’ Hockey Head Coach & Assistant Director of Admission
In addition to the revival of its storied boys’ hockey program, Wilbraham & Monson Academy has recently initiated a girls’ hockey club team beginning during the 2022-2023 winter season. From the foundation of a club team, and with the help of a new Coach/Assistant Director of Admission, the program will then expand to a top-notch varsity and junior varsity Girls’ prep school hockey program.
This extremely unique opportunity is a full-time employment position in the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Admission Office with a specific emphasis on girls’ hockey and recruitment of female student athletes for that program and other girls’ teams. WMA invites Head Coach applicants who have a strong desire to build a lasting and reputable girls’ prep school program that will serve players for generations to come.
Assistant Director of Admission
- Support the mission of Wilbraham & Monson Academy through the recruiting of students with an emphasis on building a girls’ hockey program and recruitment of female student athletes to that program and other girls’ teams
- Present the Academy’s programs and community life to prospective students and families, on and off campus, with the goal of yielding student applicants.
- Travel domestically to develop and maintain relationships with domestic consultants and networks and to meet directly with families and students.
- Follow up in a timely and consistent fashion on inquiries and applicants. Schedule campus visits and interviews and maintain contact with applicants and their families throughout the admission process.
- Provide excellent customer service to consultants and students and their families, both internally and externally.
- Foster and maintain institutional and organizational relationships for WMA by visiting local feeder schools, attending external events, reaching out to local organizations, etc.
- Fully engage as a member of the Admission Office team, active in helping to plan on and off-campus events, such as open houses, shadow days, revisit days and parent receptions.
- Be an engaged member of the WMA community.
Head Coach - Girls’ Hockey
- Daily management and coaching of the Girls’ Hockey team during the winter season, within the structure of a close working relationship with the Director of Athletics.
- Creation of daily practice and training plans, as well as game management and guidance of the student athletes on the team.
- Management of the daily routine of transporting the team and necessary equipment to and from the practice facility on WMA vehicles. This will include working with the athletic department in the implementation of daily timetables and logistics.
- Development of this program will be a primary objective and responsibility of the Head Coach of the Girls’ Varsity Hockey team.
- Promotion of balanced approach to growth, health, safety and well-being of student athletes
- Establishment of a team culture with expectations of academic excellence and positive citizenship within the team and the Academy.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required with a minimum of three years coaching experience.
- First hand experience with prep schools and prep school hockey is preferred.
- Significant hockey playing and coaching experience are required.
- Strong demonstrated background in recruiting.
- Familiarity with the local hockey community will be an advantage in networking and recruiting.
- Exemplary communication and leadership skills, and a reputation of composure and working well with players and their families.
The Assistant Director of Admission & Girls’ Hockey Head Coach position is a twelve-month contract. Aside from any additional required duties consistent with the supervision and operation of a residential student community, the Assistant Director of Admission should expect to be in the office generally from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year. It should be expected, given the nature of this position and our role as a boarding school, that some evening and weekend hours will be necessary in order to fulfill the job requirements. Every member of the faculty and administration assists with the supervision of a robust weekend student life program - expectations vary. The Assistant Director of Admission is allowed four weeks of paid vacation per year. The Director of Admission & Financial Aid must approve intended vacation times. Any variation from these expectations must be requested and approved by the Head of School.
Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates may submit their materials to hockey@wma.us by Friday, April 8.
About us
Wilbraham & Monson Academy is a transformational college preparatory middle and upper school experience for boarding and day students in grades 6 - 12 and PG. Students and teachers from throughout the United States and around the world live and learn in a caring, supportive, coeducational community, enriched by a 200-year heritage of inclusion and diversity.
