Athletic Director
WAYLAND ACADEMY, Beaver Dam, WI, United States
Essential Functions
The Athletic Director is a member of the Administrative Leadership Team and reports to the Head of School. The Director is an active, engaged member of the daily life of the Academy, and is responsible for the entire athletic program. The Director will lead the program to collaboratively create and inspire a vision for athletics at Wayland. The priorities for the program are to support the mission of the school, to drive enrollment, and to engage alumni with the Academy. Responsibilities essential to this function include:
Provide hands‑on leadership, administrative direction, and oversight for all aspects of the athletic program.
Develop and coordinate co‑curricular and educational athletic programs that attract, engage, and encourage student participation while ensuring student skill development.
Serve as a model coach displaying leadership by sustaining a culture of sportsmanship, professionalism and respect among student‑athletes and coaches at all levels. Effectively develop, support, and supervise coaches and athletic staff.
Collaborate with Admissions, College Counseling and the Academic Office to advance the Wayland Academy mission and strategic initiatives.
Coordinate contests with other schools/teams for all athletics including scheduling, contracting officials, contracting transportation, planning and supervising home events, and preparing fields or indoor competition spaces.
Maintain the athletic contest, practice and bus/van use calendars.
Assume responsibility for athletic spaces including creating a safe environment.
Update, implement and administer the coaching handbook and the student handbook including, but not limited to, codes of conduct, eligibility, and participation rules in alignment with WIAA, NFHS and Wayland Academy rules, policies and guidelines.
Prepare an accurate budget in cooperation with the Business Office, administering departmental funds and accounts in a fiscally responsible manner. Purchase and maintain equipment, supplies and uniforms.
May participate in revenue development planning and fundraising.
Remain knowledgeable about the current conference affiliation and Wayland’s position in the conference. Assume responsibility for ensuring compliance with all WIAA and conference regulations.
Wayland Academy expects all staff to be fully engaged in the school's life and mission, in and out of the classroom. To that end, the Director is expected to take meals in the dining hall, participate in Wayland Academy community events and to, in general, be a positive role model for students. Motivated, flexible, and collaborative with strong leadership and team‑building skills.
Highly organized, passionate, and able to motivate others.
Excellent writing, editing, and public speaking skills.
Exercises an understanding of and supports the mission and vision of Wayland Academy.
Displays enthusiasm and dedication to contributing to our healthy learning community, energetically supporting colleagues, sharing ideas and resources, and being there for others.
Exercises confidentiality in regard to student, parent or administrative information.
Maintains an accepting and supportive attitude that encourages diverse perspectives and productive risk‑taking to challenge students to think and explore opportunities that allow them to become their best.
Authentically conveys compassion for students and colleagues, with a high level of cultural competency.
Supervisory Responsibilities The Athletic Director is the primary supervisor for all coaching and athletic staff including the Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Medicine Specialist. The Director will coordinate supervision, evaluation, scheduling and discipline for faculty and staff who have more than one supervisor. The Director routinely supervises students in the dormitories, dining hall and other campus community related activities. The Director serves as Administrator on Duty approximately one weekend per month.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Regular and predictable on‑site attendance is an essential job function and a prerequisite to perform other functions of the job.
Travel Required
Traveling with and for students for academic, extracurricular, and residential life functions is a regular duty of the Director.
Overnight out‑of‑state or foreign travel for school‑related business may be assigned.
Unless otherwise explicitly agreed upon by the Head of School, the Director must have a valid driver’s license, three years of US driving experience upon hire, and maintain the motor vehicle records standards as set forth by the employee handbook.
Required Education and Experience
Experience coaching at the secondary school level
Experience playing/participating in high school athletics
Preferred Education and Experience
Master’s Degree or other advanced degree
Experience participating in or coaching athletics at the college level
Educational leadership experience
Work Authorization
Employee must be authorized to work in the United States of America.
Employee must provide identification documentation, provide a list of all states/countries of residence over the past seven years, and pass a comprehensive consumer background check (criminal, department of motor vehicle, credit, and others as needed) prior to employment.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement Wayland Academy is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Wayland Academy cannot and will not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation, or retaliation. In addition, Wayland Academy will not tolerate any type of harassment, either sexual or nonsexual, of any employee or applicant for employment.
Other Duties Director may have reasonable duties and responsibilities assigned to them by the Head of School that the Head of School deems in his/her sole discretion to be desirable to the smooth functioning of the Wayland Academy programs.
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Provide hands‑on leadership, administrative direction, and oversight for all aspects of the athletic program.
Develop and coordinate co‑curricular and educational athletic programs that attract, engage, and encourage student participation while ensuring student skill development.
Serve as a model coach displaying leadership by sustaining a culture of sportsmanship, professionalism and respect among student‑athletes and coaches at all levels. Effectively develop, support, and supervise coaches and athletic staff.
Collaborate with Admissions, College Counseling and the Academic Office to advance the Wayland Academy mission and strategic initiatives.
Coordinate contests with other schools/teams for all athletics including scheduling, contracting officials, contracting transportation, planning and supervising home events, and preparing fields or indoor competition spaces.
Maintain the athletic contest, practice and bus/van use calendars.
Assume responsibility for athletic spaces including creating a safe environment.
Update, implement and administer the coaching handbook and the student handbook including, but not limited to, codes of conduct, eligibility, and participation rules in alignment with WIAA, NFHS and Wayland Academy rules, policies and guidelines.
Prepare an accurate budget in cooperation with the Business Office, administering departmental funds and accounts in a fiscally responsible manner. Purchase and maintain equipment, supplies and uniforms.
May participate in revenue development planning and fundraising.
Remain knowledgeable about the current conference affiliation and Wayland’s position in the conference. Assume responsibility for ensuring compliance with all WIAA and conference regulations.
Wayland Academy expects all staff to be fully engaged in the school's life and mission, in and out of the classroom. To that end, the Director is expected to take meals in the dining hall, participate in Wayland Academy community events and to, in general, be a positive role model for students. Motivated, flexible, and collaborative with strong leadership and team‑building skills.
Highly organized, passionate, and able to motivate others.
Excellent writing, editing, and public speaking skills.
Exercises an understanding of and supports the mission and vision of Wayland Academy.
Displays enthusiasm and dedication to contributing to our healthy learning community, energetically supporting colleagues, sharing ideas and resources, and being there for others.
Exercises confidentiality in regard to student, parent or administrative information.
Maintains an accepting and supportive attitude that encourages diverse perspectives and productive risk‑taking to challenge students to think and explore opportunities that allow them to become their best.
Authentically conveys compassion for students and colleagues, with a high level of cultural competency.
Supervisory Responsibilities The Athletic Director is the primary supervisor for all coaching and athletic staff including the Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Medicine Specialist. The Director will coordinate supervision, evaluation, scheduling and discipline for faculty and staff who have more than one supervisor. The Director routinely supervises students in the dormitories, dining hall and other campus community related activities. The Director serves as Administrator on Duty approximately one weekend per month.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Regular and predictable on‑site attendance is an essential job function and a prerequisite to perform other functions of the job.
Travel Required
Traveling with and for students for academic, extracurricular, and residential life functions is a regular duty of the Director.
Overnight out‑of‑state or foreign travel for school‑related business may be assigned.
Unless otherwise explicitly agreed upon by the Head of School, the Director must have a valid driver’s license, three years of US driving experience upon hire, and maintain the motor vehicle records standards as set forth by the employee handbook.
Required Education and Experience
Experience coaching at the secondary school level
Experience playing/participating in high school athletics
Preferred Education and Experience
Master’s Degree or other advanced degree
Experience participating in or coaching athletics at the college level
Educational leadership experience
Work Authorization
Employee must be authorized to work in the United States of America.
Employee must provide identification documentation, provide a list of all states/countries of residence over the past seven years, and pass a comprehensive consumer background check (criminal, department of motor vehicle, credit, and others as needed) prior to employment.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement Wayland Academy is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Wayland Academy cannot and will not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), national origin, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, age, protected genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, political affiliation, or retaliation. In addition, Wayland Academy will not tolerate any type of harassment, either sexual or nonsexual, of any employee or applicant for employment.
Other Duties Director may have reasonable duties and responsibilities assigned to them by the Head of School that the Head of School deems in his/her sole discretion to be desirable to the smooth functioning of the Wayland Academy programs.
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