Youth Athletics Coach - Spring Pre-K Sports

Position: Pre-K Spring Sports Coach/Athletics Associate

Hill House is seeking an enthusiastic and flexible individual for a Pre-K Spring Sports coaching role in our athletics department. As the position will involve a lot of direct coaching for 3-5 year old's, experience in playing, coaching these age groups, or officiating any sport is a plus. The position posted is specifically focused on small spring soccer and baseball classes on Saturday mornings. Classes start the first Saturday in April and run for 10 weeks potentially until the first week in June. This position could evolve into a larger role with the organization each season as an Athletics Associate!

The Hill House Athletics Associate is a year-round position with a seasonally adjusted schedule of approximately 15-20 hours per week. An ideal candidate will need early afternoon and evening availability as well as on weekends in the morning through mid-afternoons. As mentioned, the role will be predominantly involved with coaching basketball, baseball, and soccer (in addition to other sports). The position may also involve officiating youth sports, and may offer the potential for taking on the site coordination of larger programs. Successful associates are typically strong communicators and remain enthusiastic at all times while being passionate about working with children in the community.

The Athletics Associate will report to Hill House’s athletics administrators while working closely with many coaches, staff, and volunteers throughout Hill House’s athletics programming. The main site is located at 127 Mount Vernon Street, Boston 02108 while athletics fields are in walking distance.

Training throughout each season can be provided.

Program Times

• Weekend Mandatory -
• Half-Kick Soccer (ages 3-5) - 9:45-10:30am - Saturday
• Half-Kick Soccer (ages 3-5) - 10:30-11:15am - Saturday
• Half-Kick Soccer (ages 3-5) - 11:15a-12:00pm - Saturday
• Born To Play Baseball (ages 3-5) - 12:00-12:45pm - Saturday
• An ideal candidate could lead all programs, and potentially more of these classes on weekdays. However, only Saturdays are mandatory to be considered.
• Here's a breakdown of all of Hill House's coaching opportunities this spring - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W4OayhvbT8z0ytNctR-97zYrs1O2zFPNG-DGPZQqlV0/edit?gid=1836938450#gid=1836938450
• Coaches who excel with us can take on additional coaching opportunities outside of the job description.

Season Dates

This is a spring focused position that will start in April and run for 10 weeks until potentially the first week of June. This role could evolve into a year-round position that adjusts its schedule based on the different program seasons. Winter runs between November-March, spring would run March-June, summer between June-September and fall during September-November. This role would maintain 15-20 hours per week through each season with some scheduled vacation weeks based on school calendars and in between seasons starting.

Program Location

Our programming is predominantly run on the Boston Common, Esplanade and occasionally indoors at multiple facilities throughout the city. Most programs will be set the Beacon Hill area where we are based.

Qualifications and Skills

• Prior experience coaching a must.
• Strong desire and proven ability to work with children in the specified age groups.
• Ability to lead activities and supervise groups of players on your own.
• Ability to relate to players and other staff as part of a team.
• Strong character including but not limited to a sense of humor, enthusiasm, maturity and patience.
• Reliability, punctuality, adaptability, and availability throughout each season.
• Possess unique skills or talents that will bring originality and excitement to the program.

Organization

Hill House is a nonprofit community center located on Beacon Hill that serves Boston’s diverse downtown neighborhoods.

Hill House has truly become the ‘backyard in the city’ for thousands of families. Hill House is one of the most successful community centers in the area and one of the fastest growing. This is an opportunity for an enterprising individual to help shape that growth while respecting and leveraging Hill House’s strong history.

Our Mission

The mission of Hill House is to provide programs, services and activities to meet the diverse social, educational, cultural and recreational needs of individuals and families residing in Boston’s downtown neighborhoods. Through quality programs, collaborative partnerships and volunteer support, Hill House seeks to build and foster a strong sense of urban community and improve the quality of life for residents of all ages.

Our Values

• COMMUNITY: Our commitment is to our community. We focus on the community wants & needs first. Our mission is to bring people together, and we do that by listening, responding, and ensuring an environment of warmth and welcoming. We are the connectivity that binds our neighbors, community, and the larger city.
• HAPPINESS & FUN: Promote happiness for our families, program participants, and our staff and volunteers to create a happy organization! We do this by infusing fun into all we do. We let our inner child and zest for life shine!
• ENRICHMENT: Provide high quality programming to support physical, mental, creative, social, and emotional growth. The center of every program is about building skills, enjoyment, and an enriching experience.
• INCLUSIVENESS: We strive to make our organization as inclusive, diverse, and accessible as possible and to make sure the opportunity provided in our programs is available to any who wish to participate. We reflect the diversity of what it means to live in our city.
• TEAMWORK & COLLABORATION: We are only as strong as the sum of our parts and that means no individual can do it alone. We emphasize teamwork on the fields, in the classroom, and in the office. We support each other, our community, and our mission.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• After school
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20