Middle School Basketball Coach

Milton Academy • Milton, MA

1d • $2,500 - $3,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Milton Academy is seeking a Middle School Basketball Coach for the Winter season. The role is based at the Milton Academy campus in Milton, Massachusetts, and involves coaching student-athletes during daily practices and scheduled games. Practices take place Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.; games are scheduled Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The season runs from November 30 through March 3, with no weekend commitments. This is a seasonal position for the Winter 2026–27 school year and may be eligible for renewal depending on school needs. The stipend is $2,500–$3,100 per season, based on experience and qualifications.

Milton Academy is an independent college preparatory K–12 school, with boarding and day students in grades 9–12, located south of Boston. Its mission emphasizes a passion for learning, respect for others, diversity, excellence, and the development of competence, confidence, and character.

The coach organizes practices to improve fundamental skills and motivate student-athletes; travels with the team to home and away games; communicates with the Middle School Athletic Director; and provides strategy, physical training, and techniques to support individual and team success. The position receives supervision from the Middle School Athletic Director and exercises no supervision.

Required competencies include excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration with internal and external constituencies, understanding confidentiality and related issues, receptiveness to supervision and professional development, and a desire to participate in a dynamic educational community. No education, certification, licensure, or prior experience is required. Coaching children at the middle school level is preferred.

Physical requirements include working at a computer for up to eight hours per day in conjunction with OSHA requirements, moving around the campus without restriction, and lifting up to 10 pounds. Milton Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external constituencies.
• Understanding of confidentiality and related issues.
• Receptiveness to supervision and professional development.
• Desire to be part of a dynamic educational community.
• Ability to work at a computer for up to eight hours each day in conjunction with OSHA requirements.
• Ability to move around the Milton Academy campus without restriction.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coaching children at the middle school level.

Responsibilities

• Organize practices to improve student-athletes’ fundamental skills and motivate them.
• Travel with the team to and from home and away games.
• Communicate with the Middle School Athletic Director throughout the season.
• Provide strategy, physical training, and techniques to help student-athletes achieve individual and team success.

What This Job Offers

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