Volunteer Head Coach - Football

City of College Park; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to support youth athletic activities in a vibrant community. This role involves designing and implementing effective sports strategies, ensuring safety during practices and games, and fostering a positive environment for young athletes. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for youth development, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with parents and team members. Join a team that values sportsmanship, teamwork, and academic excellence, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of young athletes in College Park.

Qualifications

• Passion for youth development and in-depth knowledge of sporting strategies.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and maintain effective relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sporting strategies and ensure player safety.
• Supervise games and practices, promoting responsibility and commitment.

Skills

Youth development

Sporting strategies

Effective communication

Tact and courtesy

Teamwork

Judgment and decision-making

Computer skills

Physical fitness

Job description

A successful candidate will play an active role in the City of College Park’s existing operational success. The purpose of the position is to provide support to athletic activities, have daily contact with the public, and require the ability to interact (internally and externally) in a professional, positive, and tactful manner at all times. Independent judgment is required to identify, select and apply the most appropriate of available guidelines and procedures as well as interpret precedents. This position is responsible for designing and implementing basic sports strategies, scheduling team practices and games, and ensuring all team members get equal playing time.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing sporting strategies.
• Working to improve team unity and sportsmanship; teach the young athletes the fundamentals of the sport; and emphasizing skills development including safety, fair play, and sportsmanship.
• Setting realistic and age-appropriate expectations for team members.
• Ensuring the safety of the team during practice sessions and games.
• Plan and supervise games and practices.
• Inform players/parents about games, practices, events, cancellations, and make-ups.
• Supervise assistant coaches and team parents.
• Ensuring proper sideline behavior from team members and parents.
• Promote the values of responsibility and commitment, and emphasize the importance of academics first and foremost.
• Encourage the involvement of the parents in the sport as volunteers for ride-sharing, fundraising, etc.
• Provide a safe and fun environment for the children.
• Learn and follow ALL association and league rules, policies, and procedures.
• Give each player adequate playing time with fairness.
• Put the well-being of players ahead of your desire to win.
• Attend all association and league meetings, classes, and functions.
• Assume responsibility for equipment that has been provided by the City of College Park.
• Attend any required training.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• The ability to travel to and from games.
• Inform the Recreation Leader of any problems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that logically relate to the position.

Qualifications:

• Passion for youth development.
• In-depth knowledge of sporting strategies.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations; patient and understanding.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
• Must be able to use tact and courtesy in dealing with the public.
• Must be able to analyze and evaluate procedures and work processes and to exercise appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and work methods.
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to deal effectively and courteously with others, to work independently and in team settings.
• Must be able to type or to use a personal computer with word processing and related software and to enter and retrieve information with reasonable speed and accuracy.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of average weight up to fifty (50) pounds, standing, sitting, and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
• Note: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), those functions of the job which are identified as essential are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will be given careful consideration.