Assistant Youth Team Manager

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Description

At Movement, our core values of partnership, inclusion, passion, innovation, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do. We're not just a climbing gym - we're a community that's dedicated to transforming lives through climbing, yoga, and fitness and sharing that vision with as many people as we can. As the country’s largest network of climbing gyms, we're building an extraordinary team that's committed to growing our business, our value to our members, our future customers, and our industry.

By expanding our community, we can create rewarding career paths for our team members, continually improve the customer experience, build a sustainable business for the long term, and give back to the communities we are all a part of. We’re looking for passionate, resilient, and business-minded enthusiasts who share our values and want to join us in not only leading the climbing industry but defining it!

Job Summary

The Assistant Youth Team Manager supports the Youth Team Manager and together they are responsible for growing, running, and managing the Movement youth team programs and full-day youth programs in their facility. This person serves as one of the main points of contact for the climbing team, and as such must be self-motivated, goal-oriented, able to multitask, innovative, possess good time management skills, and be passionate about helping coaches and young climbers achieve their expression of success. They must be able to lead with empathy and compassion to create a positive culture. The result will be to deliver high quality climbing programming that promotes transformative experiences for youth athletes and teaches life skills through sport climbing.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Reports to the Youth Team Manager and works closely with Gym Director and the Assistant Director of Programs to develop the team program in line with overall Movement vision
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, training, and mentoring a cohesive team of Coaches who collectively embody Movement’s values (Innovation, Passion, Partnership, Integrity, Inclusion) and provide high quality programming for youth athletes
• Work closely with Coaches to develop training plans that ensure development of each athlete’s personal and team-oriented goals across all levels of the Team
• Coach two to four days a week either as part of ratio or as a floating coach, and attend competitions and events as needed.
• Provide supervision for youth climbers who will be bouldering, top-rope climbing and belaying, and lead climbing at our highest levels.
• Support with monitoring and quality control of programs including responsibility to support performance reviews for your assistant coaches
• Hold accountability for actions, including safety and risk management procedures, ensuring they are upheld by guests, athletes and coaches alike
• Provide effective and timely communication between coaches, parents, gym leadership, and gym members
• Ensure that backend administration and organization of team program is taken care of in a timely and effective way. This includes effective communication with new prospective athletes, handling membership issues, scheduling staff, tracking belay and other safety trainings, ordering team clothing and other supplies, etc.
• Communicate any issues or concerns with parents, coaching staff and the management team.
• Work with the Gym Director and Director of Programs to schedule mock comps, training camps, social events, and other team functions that foster and support a healthy team culture
• Work with the Gym Director and/or Youth Team Manager to help meet financial and other metrics of success for the program and gym as a whole.
  
  

Qualifications

• Ability to define a positive team culture
• Passion for developing coaches and young athletes in a way that emphasizes fun and fosters a love of the sport and the climbing community
• Experience with competitive youth climbing programs. Experience with USA Climbing including local and championship events is preferred
• Experience planning and implementing a training schedule for youth athletes is preferred
• Strong climbing and training background, and knowledge of climbing techniques
• Self-motivated and organized
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with athletes, coaches, parents, and gym leadership.
• Solid computer skills (web-based applications, Word, Excel, POS applications)
• Flexible schedule, able to travel for competitions and events as needed
• Understands and embodies Movement’s Core Values, and is a sound mentor for the youth on climbing team as well as an example for the other coaches and employees to follow
• Completion of certifications including Safesport, First Aid, and CPR, and also the ability to pass a background check. A current USA Climbing Coach membership, or ability to obtain this immediately upon hire, may be required.
• Personal Training Certification or equivalent experience is an added plus, but not required
• Experience with working within provided budgets or meeting financial targets preferred
  
  

Additional Information

• This position is a part-time, non-exempt position, with average weekly hours between 15-25 and no more than 29 hours per week.
• Pay range is $22.75-$25.00 based on experience
• Benefits include a complimentary gym membership, gear discounts, guest passes, and other benefits available to Movement employees.
  
  

FOR CONSIDERATION

A cover letter is required for consideration, please submit as an additional document with your application.

Applications will be accepted until January 20th, 2025.

Union Disclosure: Please be advised that this position is a member of a bargaining unit of employees represented by Workers United, an affiliate of Service Employees International Union (Workers United). Movement and Workers United have not yet agreed to a collective bargaining agreement, but the terms and conditions of employment related to this position may be altered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Movement is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.

Movement is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.