Position: Competitive Head Coach – U8 to U13

Reports to: Sporting Director

Terms of Employment: Part-time, Contract

Location: Richmond Hill, ON.

Start Date: January, 2024

Background:

KO|Football Academy is an Ontario Recognized Academy and a member of the York Region Soccer Association. Founded in 2014, the Academy has approximately 1000 youth players comprised of our competitive programming, along with our soccer school.

Position Description:

The role of the Head Coach is to provide leadership and overseeing development for a KO|Football Academy team. In addition to technical responsibilities, it may also involve administrative duties.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop and execute an age-appropriate training session and curriculum in alignment with KOFA style of play and club philosophy
• Attend all scheduled training sessions and travel with the team to all games/festivals (3-4 training sessions per week, and 1 game)
• Understand the developmental phases of individual youth players and provide ideal training environments and maintain high performance standards
• Be responsible for the management of support staff, team manager and assistant coach
• Be responsible for the behavior of your bench and sidelines, including staff, players, and parents at all events/games

Training and Qualifications:

• Minimum of Canada Soccer C Licence
• NCCP Requirements – Making Headway in Soccer, Respect in Soccer, Making Ethical Decisions
• Valid Police Check
• Standard First Aid with CPR & AED – Level C (or in the process of obtaining)
• Valid driver's licence and accessibility to a vehicle.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada

Skills and Competencies:

• Professional behaviour both on and off the field
• Able to communicate effectively, professionally, and positively with staff, players, parents and match officials
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships and have great team management skills
• Good computer skills with the ability to produce session plans.

Remuneration:

• Competitive
• Based on qualification, experience and performance

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00-$55.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Richmond Hill, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-10

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