DESCRIPTION
Organization Overview
Research shows that youth sports participation leads to improvements in physical health, educational achievement and emotional well-being. Young people in low-income communities participate in sports at half the rate of their peers living in middle class and affluent communities. In fact, opportunities to play quality, organized sports with a trained coach simply do not exist in many under-resourced communities.
Coaching Corps is dedicated to increasing these opportunities for underserved kids. We do this by providing after-school programs with a workforce of volunteer coaches trained in using sports to provide kids with the building blocks for healthy development. Our coach training and support equips coaches with the knowledge and skills they need to coach young people who are living with the many stresses of growing up in poverty.
Coaching Corps currently operates throughout California, and in Boston, Baltimore, and Atlanta, and has an ambitious growth plan to build our capacity to coach 65,000 kids annually.
Job Description
Reporting to the Director of Regional Operations, the Regional Manager is responsible for the growth, engagement, and management of team captains and afterschool programs in their designated region, the San Francisco Bay Area. Through building community-based relationships, the Regional Manager will ensure the implementation of national strategies that enable the following (but not limited to): the attainment of coach & partner goals, coach retention, expedient on-boarding of coaches, capacity-building of partner organizations, and coach recruitment models. This person will work closely with both volunteers (team captains) and partner organizations to provide kids living in underserved communities with coaches which develop their social, emotional, and physical health.
Key Responsibilities
Provide volunteer leaders (team captains) support to develop and implement viable coach recruitment and retention strategies:Recruit volunteers, primarily from college campuses, to coach kids living in underserved communities with an emphasis on youth development
Develop sustainable leadership recruitment strategies to identify and cultivate team captains at target campuses and in the community
Conduct weekly check-ins with team captains to strategize, create plans, and deliver on a variety of coach recruitment and engagement goals
Train, model, and mentor team captains in the execution of coach recruitment (tabling events, group presentations, etc.) and coach support
Monitor peer learning communities
Track, manage, and report on both quantitative and qualitative achievements
Develop and manage relationships with new and existing community organization partners to:Conduct regional supervisor orientations to build their capacity to support coaches
Support and manage partners as they integrate volunteer coaches into their sports programs
Facilitate the incorporation of our coach training into their staff and volunteer coach development program
Conduct site visits to assess program quality
Develop and manage relationships in the community (with college campuses, corporations, civic organizations, etc.) as potential coach sources
Use Salesforce to document all contacts, manage relationships, and update coach status(es)
Collect at least 3 coach stories each season and share with the Development and Marketing/Communications departments
Collaborate with technology/organizational impact and program staff on implementation of data collection practices and best practice sharing
Engage afterschool sports programs in the local communities, establish partnerships, identify coaching opportunities, and assess sites as potential placements
The organization is based in Oakland and the direct supervisor is based in LA. This requires someone who is a self-starter and has access to a vehicle for travel throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or equivalent professional experience
Familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area
At least 3 years of experience in program management, community organizing, or campus organizing
Experience working directly with volunteers required
Demonstrated understanding of the needs of college students and afterschool programs
Experience building relationships with outside organizations, community programs and/or schools
Commitment to high quality programming through ongoing learning and evaluation
Commitment to promoting positive youth development in low-income communities
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills with a variety of stakeholders
Proactive, self-motivated problem-solver
Ability to work at evening and weekend events, when required
Highly organized, able to multi-task and meet deadlines
Previous sports, coaching or youth experience required
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a resume and cover letter to Monica Santos Quintana, Director of Programs. Direct your email to monicas@coachingcorps.org with Regional Manager in the subject heading.
Coaching Corps is proud of its family-friendly, healthy, and engaging work environment.
Coaching Corps is an equal opportunity employer that values the diversity of its staff, partners and constituents. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.