Head Baseball Coach

Saint Bede Academy, Peru, IL., is seeking a Varsity Baseball Coach for the IHSA competition season of Spring 2027.

Essential Responsibilities, including but not solely limited to:

• Represent Saint Bede Academy and the baseball program in a positive, professional manner. Provide constructive and inspiring leadership of others.
• Promote a positive culture within the baseball program and school community, including strong student academic achievement, daily student attendance and mentorship regarding how to set and achieve individual and team goals.
• Manage and supervise baseball activities, games and practice sessions to promote individual growth in skills, teamwork, discipline, respect and good sportsmanship.
• Use a variety of differentiated instructional techniques and technology to meet the needs and improve the abilities of ALL student athletes in the sport of baseball.
• Demonstrate accountability for oneself, coaching staff and players.
• Willingness to formulate and conduct a comprehensive off-season training program to include strength and conditioning, skill improvement, and overall elevation as a person, student, and athlete.
• Plan and implement targeted, rigorous, and consistent in-season practice time.
• Recruit, provide input, supervise, and evaluate applicable assistant coaches.
• Be visible and promote/celebrate student success in other facets of the Academy.
• Articulate, demonstrate, and model the core values of Saint Bede Academy both within the school and outside in the greater Illinois Valley Community.
• Upkeep of critical records, score reporting, etc.

Knowledge/Skills/Attributes, including but not solely limited to:

• Advanced (post high school level) playing and/or coaching experience.
• Mastery in the knowledge of the sport including current training and playing philosophy trends.
• Understands and respects the past history of the baseball program and can manage the high expectations that our school community and alumni have for the program.
• Communicative in nature and willing to collaborate with both internal and external program coaches.
• Demonstrate adaptability and collaboration.
• Possess the ability to articulate vision, properly formulate goals and objectives aligned towards the established vision, for both the program and school.
• Adhere to SBA/IHSA regulations, expectations, policies, and procedures as to contribute to the quality working order and mission of the school.
• Ability to appropriately incorporate the spiritual component within the program.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire, guide, and promote the person, the student, the athlete in that order.

Application Procedure: Please email a letter of interest, resume (including coaching experience), and three professional references to Athletic Director, Mr. Michael Armato at marmato@st-bede.com

Closing Date: July 31, 2026 or until filled.

Pay: $4,000.00 - $4,600.00 per year

Work Location: In person