Head Coach Badminton
EF Education First
- Experience playing and/or coaching competitive athletics at or above the high school level.
- Acquire, possess, and maintain current coaching certifications and trainings as required by CIF and the State of California before employment can begin.
- Possess a clean driving record, and have the ability to drive students to school-sponsored activities, including practices and competitions.
- 3+ years working with high school aged students preferred.
- Motivated, adaptable, and visionary leader.
- Demonstrates teamwork, humility, and support in identifying, pursuing, and achieving a shared vision.
- Effectively communicates with students, parents, faculty, staff, and administrators.
- Manages time effectively while meeting deadlines and commitments.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and overall organization of the assigned athletic team.
- Embrace the responsibility for the care of athletes and the team, in support of in loco parentis.
- Assesses and instructs athletes, individually and in groups, regarding the basic and advanced nuances of the assigned sport, including sport-specific rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques.
- Strategize, prepare, supervise, and coach the assigned athletic team at all scheduled practices, games, and events.
- Establishes and maintains expectations of behavior for athletes and the team that reflect positively upon EF Academy.
- Demonstrate and promote sportsmanship towards opponents, teammates, officials, and spectators.
- Serve as a mentor to athletes, supporting and encouraging their holistic growth.
- Frequently and proactively collaborate with the Athletic Director regarding scheduling, transportation, facility, equipment, and other team needs.
- Drive students (Monday-Friday, and the occasional Saturday) to off-campus school-sponsored events including practices and competitions.
- Implement and ensure proper care, use, and safety of athletic equipment, supplies, and facilities.
- Implement, follow, and monitor athletic team compliance with all CIF-SS, Prep League, Athletic Department, and EF Academy rules and regulations.
- Follow established procedures in the event of an athletic injury, including chaperoning an athlete to a hospital or medical facility as required.
- Frequently collaborate with the Health Center and Athletic Director regarding health and availability of athletes.
- Collaborate with Strength and Conditioning staff regarding team lifts, workouts, and conditioning.
- Attend meetings and award ceremonies as requested.
- Other duties as assigned.
About EF Education First
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.
When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.
Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.