"Collegiate and Youth Sports Performance Coach"

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Posted Job Title

Collegiate and Youth Sports Performance Coach

Job Profile Title

Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary

This role involves the planning, coordination, and implementation of Young Quakers Community Athletics Sports and Penn Sports Performance programs. The position works directly with Penn Sports Performance and Young Quakers staff to provide strength and conditioning and sports programming for both collegiate and youth athletes. Duties include program design and implementation, communication, equipment management, and documentation. The position also requires direct supervision of Penn student-athletes. Programming takes place both on Penn's campus and at schools in West Philadelphia.

Job Description

THE NETTER CENTER

Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University's primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement at Penn. It brings together the resources and assets of both the University and the wider community to help solve universal problems such as poverty, health inequities, environmental sustainability, and inadequate, unequal education as they are manifested in the University's local geographic area of West Philadelphia and Philadelphia at large. The Netter Center develops and helps implement democratic, mutually transformative, place-based partnerships between Penn and West Philadelphia that advance research, teaching, learning, practice, and service and improve the quality of life on campus and in the community. The Netter Center works with and serves as a model for other higher education institutions across the United States and around the world.

The Netter Center's university-assisted community schools (UACS) is a strategy to educate, engage, empower, and serve all members of the community in which the school is located and engage students (K-16+) in real world, community problem solving. The Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI) is a major component of the University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) program of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.

PENN SPORTS PERFORMANCE

The Sports Performance Department, a Center of Excellence in Penn Athletics, is a highly dynamic, interactive, and visible component in which the Strength and Conditioning Department plays a vital role in the development of our student-athletes. Our goal is to positively impact Penn student-athletes and help them reach their highest potential physically and mentally, reduce risk of injury, and create an unrivaled experience. All staff members will contribute to this goal by educating, inspiring, empowering, and growing their respective student-athletes and teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate training programs for assigned teams. Utilize provided technology systems (TeamBuildr and Perch) to assess program effectiveness.
• Work in concert with other members of Strength and Conditioning staff to govern the use of the weight room, ensuring the health and safety of all student-athletes. Share in the responsibilities of coverage and care of weight room facilities. Help with additional team coverage when needed.
• Communicate and collaborate with Sports Performance staff, sports medicine, sport coaches, and student-athletes, to ensure a sound strength and conditioning program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of YQCA and Internship Director.
• Occasionally work odd hours (early mornings, evenings, weekends).
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree, CSCS certification and CPR, First Aid, and AED certifications are required. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of experience specifically engaging a range of K12 youth in sports and fitness activities. Experience working in a collegiate-level strength and conditioning program is also highly preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience in urban education, supervision, program management and evaluation. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and foster high quality connections and relationships is critical. Must be collaborative, flexible, and work productively with many groups. Must be able to engage in sports and fitness activities, stand for long periods of time, and lift heavy objects.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: College degree required; applicants must have CSCS certification before June 01
• Experience: experience working with both collegiate and youth athletes preferred
• Ability to be excited and actively and constructively engage youth in a variety of activities
• Completion and passing of funder-required compliance documentation and all Federal and State background checks/clearances
• Ability to be flexible and work on a team
• Excellent interpersonal, organization and communication skills
• Punctuality

Compliance Requirements:

Once or while you are completing the University of Pennsylvania onboarding process, you will need to complete additional documents that are largely required by Netter Center funders.

• Act 168 UPENN Misconduct Form
• Mandated Reporter Training - staff can be paid for the time to complete this once hired.
• Confidentiality Statement
• National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR)
• UACS Staff Health Assessment - Please schedule a physical appointment with a medical professional and ask them to complete the form. This also requires a TB test result.
• Netter Center Media Release
• University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) Disclosure Statement

Schedule:

Varies - 32 hours per week, schedule will be determined with supervisors in Strength & Conditioning as well as at the Netter Center

Compensation:

$18-24 per hour commensurate with experience

This is a Temporary Position.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

School of Arts and Sciences

Pay Range

$7.25 - $18.00 Hourly Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.