Assistant
Squash Director: Squash Haven seeks a talented, organized, and
versatile candidate with strong squash playing and/or coaching
experience to join Squash Haven’s strong staff community as Assistant
Squash Director. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented
individual to develop a wide range of skills while making a tremendous
difference in the lives of New Haven youth. The Assistant Director will
be trained and mentored by
Current Squash Directors and former collegiate standouts John DeWitt
and Owen Butler to plan and administer daily squash practices and
weekend competitions. S/he will also work closely with Yale
coaches Dave Talbott and Pam Saunders and all of Yale’s varsity
players. The Assistant Director will also hold significant
responsibilities
related to the squash and overall program that could include: equipment
ordering and purchase, scheduling, managing the Squash Haven calendar
of events, overseeing Squash Haven’s internal and external data, and
interfacing with schools and families. The ideal candidate is
someone who will grow quickly in the role, develop into a successful
Squash Director, and contribute to the staff and program in a variety
of ways.
Program Description: Founded in 2006, Squash Haven () empowers New
Haven youth to strive for and maintain school success, physical
wellness, and engaged citizenship, and to forge a path through higher
education to the workforce. The key to Squash Haven’s success is our
multi-faceted and intensive approach to youth development. 100 Fifth
through twelfth grade team members participate in tuition-free
year-round programming that includes differentiated individual
tutoring, group academic enrichment, squash instruction, community
service, values-based character development, exposure to a broad range
of enrichment opportunities, and college readiness. 100% of 25 program
alumni have been accepted to four year colleges are currently attending
Connecticut College, Haverford, Middlebury, and Yale, among others.
Squash Haven has developed one of the strongest squash programs in
urban squash, with 42 urban national championships in our ten year
history and players ranked as high as 12th in the country by US Squash.
Access to Yale’s facility as well as volunteer coaching by the Yale
teams make this a very desirable professional opportunity. Squash Haven
is a 501c3 not-for-profit charitable organization and is an equal
opportunity employer.
School Year Schedule (Sept – mid-June): During the school year, the
work day typically begins at 10am and ends at 7pm Monday through
Friday. The Assistant Director should plan to be on court weekdays from
2:30 until 7pm throughout the school year. During peak periods of the
year, the Director of Squash will work on average, two weekends a
month, and will do a considerable amount of driving and travel to
matches and tournaments.
Summer Schedule (mid-June – Aug): The summer work day begins at
approximately 9am and ends at 5pm. There is little to no weekend work
when school is out from end of June through August.
Vacation: The position includes 6 weeks of vacation annually: 1 in
November, 1 in December, 1 in March,and 3 in the summer. Some but not
all national holidays are off.
Commitment: Expectation of a multi-year commitment, contingent on
successful assumption of responsibilities and positive performance
reviews
Compensation: Commensurate with experience. Health, dental insurance, and retirement match contributions provided.
Start Date: September, 2017
Preferred Professional and Personal Qualifications:
College varsity squash experience, BA/BS from a competitive college or university
Outstanding speaking, writing, and interpersonal skills; adaptability, creativity, and initiative-taking
Proficiency with Excel and comfort with data
Experience working with children
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and three
references as soon as possible and not later than May 15th to Julie
Greenwood, Squash Haven Executive Director,
