Assistant Coach

Little Kickers; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Little Kickers is seeking fun-loving and dynamic coaches to teach soccer skills to young children in Hamilton. This part-time role is ideal for those who enjoy being creative and engaging, working mainly on Saturdays. Candidates must commit long-term and will need a valid First Aid Certification and references.

Qualifications

• Previous coaching/childcare experience is preferred.
• Ability to lift 30-50 lbs required.
• Commitment to consistent weekend availability.

Responsibilities

• Teach basic soccer skills through creative games to children 18 months to 7 years.
• Engage young children and communicate with parents about progress.
• Be physically fit to demonstrate and coach drills.

Skills

Outgoing personality

Reliability

Team player

Child engagement

Communication skills

Education

Valid First Aid Certification

Job description

We are looking for dynamic, hard-working and a fun-loving coach for our part time role on Saturday mornings in the Hamilton area the shifts are 3-4 hours long. Applicants must be able to continue working into the Fall / Winter season.

Our coaches must be imaginative and athletic, as we teach kids 18 months to 7 years old basic soccer skills through creative games while pretending to be silly pirates or animals or even Lighting Mcqueen!

Qualities to be successful :

• REALLY outgoing, confident personality with a strong presence.
• Quick thinker, 100% reliable and a good team player.
• Understanding of how to engage young children.
• Previous coaching / childcare experience.
• Ability to find your inner child to be playful, silly and fun.
• Have excellent verbal communication skills to engage both children during classes and parents in progress discussions.

Physical requirements :

• Be physically fit in order to both demonstrate and coach soccer drills.
• Ability to lift 30 - 50 lbs.

The role is part time :

• Consistent weekend availability a must with very few dates booked off / year.
• We offer from 3 – 6 hours / week.
• We run YEAR ROUND and are looking for team members to commit long term.
• We would need written character references and a valid criminal record check with Vulnerable Sector Screening will be required upon hire.
• You would need to have a valid First Aid Certification in place.