Year Round Youth Sports Coaches and Directors - Connecticut

Skyhawks is actively hiring Youth Sports Coaches and Directors all around Connecticut. If you have a passion for sports and want to have a positive impact on local youth, then this is the role for you! 

These coaching roles are part time in the Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons. During the Summer season, we have coaching opportunities that are closer to full time hours. 

We can work around your school or other work schedules to customize a working situation that best fits what you’re looking for. If this is something you’re interested in, then make sure you apply on our website by visiting https://www.skyhawks.com/staff/application/!

Coaching Locations

All Coaches must be able to work in at least one of the locations below to be eligible for one of our roles:  Bristol, Brookfield, Bethel, Avon, Greenwich, Danbury, Middletown, Madison, East Lyme, Watertown, Hartford, Wallingford, Monroe, Redding, Newtown, & Longmeadow.

Benefits/Perks

-Grow Management Experience

-Work with kids in sports - The best job you will ever have!

-Varied work locations throughout your community

-Flexible & consistent work schedule

-Summer Camp Season - Get weekends off!

-Winter/Spring/Fall Seasons - We work around your school or other work schedule!

-Free First Aid/CPR/AED certification and Positive Coaching Alliance certification

-Paid training

-Coaching resources and curriculums available

Job Responsibilities

As a Program Director, you will:

-Lead program planning and implementation efforts using Skyhawks curriculum

-Both transport and prepare equipment the help of staff

-Head up the sign-in and parent welcome procedure along with implementing safety protocols

-Lead your own participant group while managing program quality and coach development

-Be a “Free Director” at larger programs roaming and supporting all participant groups

-Manage roster and turn in completed, accurate roster paperwork at the end of each program

-Be one of our leaders on the field who sets the tone for all coaches

As a Program Coach, you will:

-Be a great communicator and work closely with your Program Director and fellow Coaches

-Assist with program planning and implementation

-Help setup equipment and prepare participant giveaways

-Lead instruction with a group of participants throughout the entirety of the program

-Cultivate positive camp/program environment for all participants
 

Schedule Expectations

All staff are expected to commit to the full duration of assigned programs:

-Winter/Spring/Fall Seasons - You will be assigned to multiple classes that take place during afternoons, evenings and weekends typically once per week over four to eight weeks

-Summer Camp Season - You are assigned to one or more camp formats per week that typically take place Monday through Friday 9am-12pm, 1-4pm or 9am-3pm

Qualifications

-A high-energy, enthusiastic demeanor

-Multi-sport background preferred

-Flexible, adaptable, and an excellent communicator

-Responsible and committed to following through on assignments

-Some experience working with kids (not required)

-Some experience coaching youth sports (not required)

-Some supervisory experience (not required)

-Desire to build experience developing youth and/or teaching sports

-A passion for and interest in developing leadership skills

Company Overview

With over 40 years of offering skill-based sports opportunities for children, Skyhawks is best known for beginner to intermediate instruction that helps build confidence in young players preparing them for their next step in sports. We offer:

• Skyhawks skill-based offerings that include 12 different sports across various camp and class formats for ages 4 to 14
• SuperTots classes that offer children ages 2 to 5 game-based development opportunities across 7 different sports
• STEM Sports, a one-of-a-kind program that blends the science of sports with traditional skill-based instruction

Our mission is to teach life skills through sports and we operate in hundreds of communities across nearly 30 states, providing quality sports instruction to thousands of children every year.

If this is a role that suits what you’re looking for, please apply on our website by visiting https://www.skyhawks.com/staff/application/!