1 Early Childhood Youth Soccer Coach Job in Oakland, PA
Soccer Shots Pittsburgh is Hiring an Early Childhood Youth Soccer Coach Near Oakland, PA
For coaches in the Pittsburgh City region, potential work locations include Oakland, East Liberty, Shadyside, Edgewood, Greenfield, Lawrenceville, Sharpsburg, Churchill, Greentree, Fox Chapel, Baldwin-Whitehall, and Westview, among others. Depending on location and drive time, areas such as the northern South Hills and southern North Hills may also be considered. This will be discussed & explored further during the interview process.
Soccer experience is a plus but isn't required; most important is that our coaches are very comfortable leading & interacting with groups of up to ten children, ages 2-8. We provide detailed Soccer Shots lesson plans & also provide all necessary soccer equipment.
We will only schedule you to work when you are available, but your availability must be consistent each week for the duration of the season. We operate year-round with winter, spring, summer, fall, & fall 2.0 seasons; seasons typically lasts 8 to 11 weeks.
While our biggest need is for weeknight & weekend coaches, potential scheduling blocks could (depending upon a person's availability) include:
- Weekday mornings: between 8:30 AM and 12 PM
- After-school hours: 2:30 PM to 4 / 4:30 PM
- Weeknights: 4:45 PM to 7 / 8 PM
- Weekend mornings: 8 / 9: 00 AM to 12 / 1:30 PM
It is our expectation that a coach will be committed to working with us for at least two seasons given our training cycle. Paid, seasonal in-person staff trainings at our office are required and will be announced in advance.
Instructors must meet the following criteria:
- Reliable & Committed: Must be willing / able to commit to your set schedule for each 8-11 week season.
- Responsible: Arrives at least 20 minutes early to each session; comes prepared with lesson plan memorized; keeps accurate attendance; communicates well with Soccer Shots leadership team as concerns and needs arise, etc.
- Professional: Neat in appearance; friendly and courteous with parents and/or facility staff; self-assured and confident.
- Enthusiastic: Must enjoy interacting with young children (2–8 years old); able to connect with children and to communicate on their level. You must be very outgoing, animated, and able to be silly with the children. There is no room for shyness or reserved behavior; we need ENTHUSIASTIC coaches!
- Experience with YOUNG children: Must be able to easily engage and interact with a group of up to ten 2-8 year olds.
- Self-sufficient, Communicative, and Responsive: The duties of position make it such that good communication and feedback from our coaches is necessary. Since we do not all work together at one location, responsiveness & the ability to initiate conversations and ask for help / support when needed are paramount. Coaches must be self-regulating in that they must keep themselves on track schedule-wise & must maintain effective & timely communication with supervisors about any challenges or with important information / concerns . We require a response within 24 hours of communications sent by Soccer Shots leadership / management personnel.
- Reliable PERSONAL transportation and valid driver's license: reliance on public transportation, ride sharing, or alternative forms of transportation (bicycle) has been shown to be highly unsustainable given the locations at which we work.
Instructors should also be willing to perform other duties as requested in order to to help drive to our Vision, fulfill our Mission, & abide by our Core Values.
OUR CORE VALUES:
- We care
- We own it
- We pursue excellence
- We are stronger together
- We are candid
- We grow
Job Summary
Part Time
$68k-115k (estimate)
08/05/2023
05/22/2024
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