Soccer Shots Austin (7X Winner Best of Austin: Austin Chronicle) is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Director of Coaching (DOC) to help promote Soccer Shots’ mission to positively impact children's lives by overseeing coach development and culture. Are you humble, hungry, and smart? Read on…
Position Overview:
The DOC is an active member of the leadership team, responsible for recruiting, training, evaluating, developing and retaining new coaches. This position also takes a primary role in identifying training initiatives and collaborates with the Executive Director and Program Directors of Soccer Shots to ensure that all coaches are prepared to excel in delivering coaching sessions that make a positive impact on every child that we coach and a remarkable experience for their families.
We are looking for candidates who...
Like to have fun and really love working with kids! We mean really, really love engaging with kids i.e., you can spontaneously come up with different voices, silly songs and dance moves to enhance a teaching moment. You recognize and celebrate each child's effort and continuously role model this enthusiasm to others.
Continuously pursue excellence in themselves, their organization and others. Are you the type who reflects on a job, task or event, celebrating what worked and identifying what might be improved? Are you comfortable holding others to a high performance standard?
Want to make a difference. Are you energized by the opportunity to positively impact children and families? Are you committed to helping coaches develop to their full potential?
Remain mindful, calm and balanced even if things didn't go as planned. Are you the type of person who has a plan B, C and sometimes a plan D?
Thrive on collaboration and being a team player. Are you willing to do what it takes to help provide a great experience? Do you recognize and respond when a team member needs help?
Intrigued by this opportunity? Read on to learn more about the DOC's primary job responsibilities, position requirements and how to apply (To Apply: Please submit a resume and a cover letter)
Primary Responsibilities:
LEADERSHIP - The DOC is responsible for leading, managing and holding accountable a high functioning team to execute in key areas of program delivery, coach training, schedules and customer service. The DOC is expected to lead weekly coaching team meetings with an emphasis on identifying and resolving programmatic, customer and team issues to ensure the coaching team of Austin is able to operate and improve effectively and efficiently.
COACH DEVELOPMENT - The DOC takes a primary role in recruiting, hiring, training, onboarding, developing, and retaining coaches. Such tasks include: networking for new hires, interviewing, scheduling and shadowing new recruits, co-leading sessions with coaches-in-training, leading coaching clinics and trainings and performance management. Remarkable coaches are the DOC’s number one priority.
CURRICULUM REVIEW - The DOC is responsible for having a thorough knowledge of Soccer Shots curriculum and will train and evaluate coaches in its implementation. Training includes providing tips and tricks to Coaches on implementation. Evaluation includes identifying revisions to curriculum to ensure the delivery of exceptional programming.
INSTRUCTOR ROLE - As the Soccer Shots DOC, you will be required to coach at any Austin area site, per the direction of the Soccer Shots owner, Director, or per the need or absence of another instructor.
SCHEDULING - The DOC manages all aspects of scheduling coaches each season. This includes identifying and assigning coaches to meet program requirements; developing schedules to address coaching development; responding to and resolving unanticipated scheduling issues.
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS - The DOC will be responsible for helping with the management and relationships of schools currently overseen by the Soccer Shots office and any new sites. Maintaining and enhancing school relationships is a top priority of all team members at Soccer Shots.
MARKETING SOCCER SHOTS - The DOC will help to market Soccer Shots to the greater Austin community.
PARENT COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT - Communication is a pillar of our Soccer Shots’ brand. The DOC will support the communication with parents on the phone when in the office and through email.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Coaching Managers
Coaching Coordinators
Coaches FT and PT coaches
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Commitment to the mission of Soccer Shots to positively impact children’s lives; passion for the game and making a positive impact in each child’s life
Ability to consistently exhibit, share and communicate company’s core values: hustle, be mindful, have fun, make a difference, be a team player and pursue excellence
Knowledge and ability to convey/train best practices for early childhood expectations and development
Ability to lead, develop and hold coaching staff accountable to high performance standards
Exceptional interpersonal communication skills: comfortable and confident interacting, speaking, leading and engaging with a variety of people ranging from toddlers to school directors in small and large group settings
Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple projects and multi-task without getting easily stressed -- must stay balanced
Ability to be “imaginative” and identify new ways to engage and maintain a child’s interest
Creative problem solver; the ability to adapt to rapidly changing situations and “think outside the box”
Dedicated to customer satisfaction and a commitment to exceeding expectations
Prompt and timely in all aspects of the business, including communication with both customers and Soccer Shots staff; attention to detail is a must
Commitment to develop, improve and grow (individually and organizationally) on a daily basis
Highly motivated
Required Experience and Education
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum 2 years working with children between ages of 2 - 8 years old
Knowledge of early childhood curriculum and development best practices
Minimum 2 years youth soccer coaching experience
Minimum 2 years supervisory experience
Soccer enthusiast; loves and honors the game
CPR/First Aid Certified or willing to get certified within 30 days of hire
Pass DFPS and FBI fingerprinting and background check
Have own reliable transportation and proof of auto insurance
Work Hours:
This is a full-time, exempt position. During seasons, expected working hours will vary and will include working on Saturday mornings and some weekday evenings.
This position is required to be available via phone during all weekend sessions and programs to respond to and address any potential coaching, child or parenting issues.
To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter.
Physical/Work Environment Requirements:
Functions in a temperature controlled office environment a portion of the time.
Work requires ability to sit, stand and walk throughout an extended work day (8 – 10 hours); position requires use of fingers, hands and arms on a consistent basis for keyboarding and phone work; position may need to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion; excellent vision skills (with or without correction) are required. The standard office environment has moderate noise levels associated with computer equipment, customers and phone conversations.
Position functions in an inside/outside sports environment a portion of the time throughout the year which may include temperatures of extreme heat or cold.
Work requires ability to run, stop, stoop, bend (a physical, exercise type regimen) in a minimum of 40 minute increments per session. Moderate gymnasium like noises are associated with this position as well as excellent vision skills (with or without correction).
This position requires extensive driving in and around the Austin area. The DOC is required to drive to multiple sites during the week and on weekends to conduct coaching assessments and provide coaching support as needed.
This job description should not be construed to imply these requirements are the only duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job. Incumbents may be required to follow any additional related instructions, acquire related job skills, and perform other related work as required. This job description may be updated at any time.
Soccer Shots is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.