What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Coaches position at First Tee - Orange County?
Company Description
For more than 25 years, First Tee has been using the platform of golf to provide innovative and experiential learning opportunities for young people. Character education and long-term life skills are at the heart of our programs, which are delivered by coaches who have been trained in positive youth development. The First Tee Life Skills Experience is the unique component that sets First Tee apart from many other successful junior golf programs and youth development programs. By engaging young people in a combination of life skills, leadership, and golf activities, they are also exposed to positive traits that will help them achieve success in life. In the process, participants become valuable assets to their community. First Tee offers character education programs at golf courses, elementary schools, and youth centers in 150 chapters in all 50 states and internationally.
Job Summary
The Golf and Life Skills Lead Coach is responsible for guiding and coaching young people to become responsible future citizens and committed, active golfers. This is accomplished by positively impacting their lives through the First Tee Golf and Life Skills Experience using lesson plans and the First Tee Coach Building Blocks. Coaches deliver lesson plans that correspond with the core lessons laid out in the First Tee curriculum.
All learning follows a model and our model of learning is driven by the actions of our Coaches who assist our staff in a variety of ways regarding programming. The assistance is delivered in various ways, though primarily through the hands-on delivery of golf and life skills instruction and participant mentoring. Orientations and ongoing Coach Trainings are held throughout the year to familiarize Coaches with the First Tee coaching methodology and curriculum.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Must be able to lead 15-20 hours of programming per week throughout the course of a 9-week session
- Become proficient in the delivery of Age-Based Programming
- Must promote and model First Tee 5 Key Commitments
- Maintain a professional attitude towards co-workers, volunteers, participants, and their parents
- Set up and break down Golf and Life Skills program equipment and supplies
- Conduct pre-lesson coaching sessions for coaches and volunteers before the start of every lesson
- Commence and end scheduled lessons on time
- Maintain consistent and regular attendance
- Positively convey the Chapter’s brand image to the public
- Assist in the recruitment of new volunteers
- Assist Program Manager in responding to current and potential parent phone calls and emails
- Conduct First Tee Certification and relay the results to the Program Manager
- Transfer and monitor the quality of equipment and inform the Program Manager of equipment needs
- Maintain and organize all equipment storage areas
- Encourage and assist qualified youth to participate in golf tournaments, Headquarters opportunities, and local chapter events
- Make the game FUN for youth participants
- Maintain a safe environment for all participants, coaches and volunteers by adhering to the First Tee safety guidelines
- Adhere to the standards of the First Tee Code of Conduct
- Be charismatic, personable, and motivational in working with youth