Athletics Director

Athletic Director

Job Description

To assume the helm of a very successful and yet highly aspirational athletic department, Fort Worth Country Day seeks an energetic, experienced and confident leader with a passion for working with students, faculty, and parents. A member of the School’s senior leadership team, the Athletic Director is responsible for the direction and management of all athletic programs at the School. The athletic department's next leader must have a contagious passion for athletics, high expectations for all teams and coaches, the ability to help coaches meet those expectations, and experience making difficult decisions. The Athletic Director at FWCD sets the tone for good sportsmanship, good health and the spirit of teamwork. A school with a real commitment to athletics and arts as invaluable additions to its academic focus, the A.D. at FWCD works closely with the Director of Fine Arts. While the Athletic Director also works in conjunction with the three division heads (Lower, Middle and Upper Schools), the Director ultimately reports to the Head of School.

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In the 1950s, the School was a founding member of and has enjoyed historic and recent success in the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC). Over the last four years, Falcon teams have won 49 championships (team and individual) and 11 team sportsmanship awards. In 2024-2025, the boys’ athletic program at FWCD won the conference’s Athletic Directors’ Cup for the best overall records in all sports.

Taking the mantle from a highly successful AD who is seeking to end his school career on the sidelines and in the classroom, the next Athletic Director for Fort Worth Country Day will:

• Be a gifted and tireless hirer, leader and “furtherer” of coaches
• Be devoted to maximizing the student experience in athletics at FWCD
• Be experienced and adept at building and sustaining the school-parent partnership
• Represent the athletic department while working towards the overall best interests of FWCD as a member of the school’s senior leadership team
• Have a deep and thorough knowledge of best practices and pedagogies of K-12 physical education and athletic development
• Demonstrate a passion for excellence and a commitment to good sportsmanship and highest character in coaches and students alike
• Be collaborative and a builder of consensus while fully embracing the decision-making responsibility of the Athletic Director
• Lead more than 90 coaches (half of whom are full-time FWCD employees) in the school’s 24 interscholastic programs
• Be innovative in problem solving and in program development
• Have comfort seeking input and applying constructive criticism
• Have a sense of humor
• Have a keen understanding of issues of inclusivity and diversity

Communication, organization and analytic skills as well as a relational approach are highly desired traits for this position. Working closely with the division heads and the Head of School is essential. Experience in school administration is preferred. Experience in Independent Schools is valuable, but not essential. Experience as a coach of high school or collegiate athletes is essential.

Fort Worth Country Day is an Equal Opportunity Employer that maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions at FWCD are based on merit, qualifications, abilities and performance and are subject to the academic and business requirements of the School. As a school, we also believe that understanding and respecting differences not only inspires compassion and empathy, but also fosters intellectual curiosity and creativity. We embrace the diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives that comprise and enhance our learning environment. We commit to sustaining and growing an intentionally inclusive community.

Founded in 1963, Fort Worth Country Day is a 1115 student Junior Kindergarten through 12th grade co-ed day school on a 104-acre park-like campus of fourteen buildings. A member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference in athletics and a three time host of the nation’s premier independent school fine arts festival (ISAS), FWCD is the only school in Texas selected to participate in the prestigious Malone School scholarship funding. A founding member of the Malone School Online Network (MSON) of synchronous internet courses linking teachers and students at twenty schools across the country, FWCD seeks to avoid education fads while drawing on and establishing best practices in the JK-12 realm, by, among other means, drawing on the resources of the Independent School Data Exchange (INDEX).

Fort Worth ranks as one of the top 20 largest cities in the United States and is known for its vibrant arts, music, and cultural life. The Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan region is home to over 6.5 million people. More information about the School and Fort Worth community is available at www.fwcd.org.

The search to fill this position will begin immediately. Employment is expected to begin in July 1, 2026 in preparation for the 2026-2027 school year.

Link to apply.

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