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Title : Head Football Coach

Reports to : Director of Athletics

Schedule / travel : Full-time academic year position. Travel is required.

FLSA : Exempt

Classification : Staff or Faculty (depends on if combined with another teaching or administrative role)

Position Summary :

Kent School is seeking a dynamic and inspirational Head Football Coach who is deeply committed to the growth and well-being of our students. The ideal candidate brings a genuine love of the game a strong football acumen and successful coaching experience at the high school or collegiate level.

This is a chance to shape the next great chapter of Kent Football building on a proud tradition while creating new momentum for the program. With the full support of an engaged administration and school community the Head Coach will have the opportunity to design an exceptional student-athlete experience that emphasizes competitiveness joy character development and meaningful connection to the life of the School.

Specific duties and responsibilities include :

• Serving in either a teaching role or department role in keeping with the mission values and standards established by Kent School
• Coaching two seasons of interscholastic sports
• Performing regular duty in our residential program (if hired as faculty)
• Participating in Faculty committees (if hired as faculty)
• Serving as Advisor to 5-7 students (if hired as faculty)
• Maintaining Public Passenger Endorsement (PPE) to drive a school vehicle for school activities.

Ideal candidate :

Head Coach duties and responsibilities include :

Program Leadership & Strategic Planning

Co-lead in partnership with the Athletics Director the development and execution of a three-year strategic plan for Kent Football.

Establish short- and long-term goals that strengthen program competitiveness sustainability and community engagement.

Team Culture & Student-Athlete Development

Build reinforce and sustain a strong team culture centered on :

Competitiveness and joy in the game

Mental and physical toughness

Respect for the game opponents and officials that sets a standard among peer schools

Full engagement in the Kent School community and consistent support of school values

Mentor student-athletes in sportsmanship leadership resilience and personal accountability

Build and lead a cohesive supportive coaching staff ranging from highly experienced coaches to those newer to the game.

Provide mentorship guidance and professional development to ensure consistent coaching philosophy and instructional quality.

Recruitment & Program Growth

Actively recruit and retain student-athletes in collaboration with admissions and school partners.

Serve as a visible ambassador for Kent Football within the school community and at peer institutions.

Additional requirements :

Additional information :

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and a resume and a list of at least three professional references in a single document to Zack Lehman at and Jen Powers at

The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exclusive list of all functions responsibilities skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors.

Kent School is committed to making equal employment opportunities available to all qualified accordance with federal state and local laws we recruit hire promote and evaluate all personnel without regard to race color religion age gender ancestry citizen status veteran status physical or mental handicaps sexual orientation or any other factors protected by law. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1