Competitive Youth Team Manager + Head Coach

Job Details

Description

Position Overview

The Youth Team Manager at Movement Valhalla is responsible for growing, running, and managing the Movement competitive youth climbing programs. Movement Valhalla first opened it's doors in 2005 as a legacy Cliffs facility and has a dedicated community of staff, members, and guests. Valhalla's old school walls draw in a mix of Gunks regulars, support a strong recreational and competitive youth program, as well as others from the West Chester area.

The Team Manager serves as the main point of contact for the competitive climbing programs, 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 competitive climbing programming that promotes transformative experiences for youth athletes and teaches life skills through sport climbing.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Reports to the Gym Director and works closely with the 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 a team of Coaches to develop training plans that ensure development of each athlete’s personal and team-oriented goals across all levels of the Team
• Coach three 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, lead climbing, and belaying.
• Provide effective and timely communication between coaches, parents, directors, and gym members
• Ensure that backend administration and organization of team program is taken care of in a timely and effective manner. 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.
• Manage the Youth Team business unit at that facility, working to meet financial goals including overall revenue targets and comp/rev percentages which support the program and gym overall.
• Schedule mock comps, training camps, social events, and other team functions that foster and support a healthy and inclusive team culture
• Innovate by identifying ways to improve the team program, the gym, and Movement’s vision for programs, and work with the Gym Directors, Director Team, and other Team Managers to grow our community in a way that maintains alignment between gyms and programs.
• This position is a managerial role within a team of 5 full-time managers at the Valhalla facility. The role plays a part in supporting the overall management of the facility, including but not limited to assisting during competitions, collaborating on facility improvements, and contributing ideas and support to the recreational and adult programming departments.
  
  

Qualifications

• Ability to define and create 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
• 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
• 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
• Current USA Climbing Coach membership, or ability to obtain this immediately upon hire, is required. This includes Safesport, First Aid, and CPR certifications, and also the ability to pass a background check
• Personal Training Certification or equivalent experience is an added plus, but not required
• Experience with managing budgets or meeting financial targets strongly preferred
  
  

Additional Information

• This is a full-time, hourly non-exempt position. Weekly hours may vary between 30-40 per week depending on the exact needs + seasonality.
• Benefits include free membership, in-gym discounts, guest visits, potential 401(k) eligibility, paid time off, health benefits.
• Internal candidates who apply should be in excellent standing with their current director/management team.
• New hires will complete a screening process.
• Scheduled shift times may vary from week to week or month to month.
  
  

Please submit applications materials no later than August 2.

• Please provide a brief cover letter highlighting your expertise of teaching and/or mentoring youth athletes, or relevant work experience. A cover letter is a required component of this application.
  
  

Compensation for this role $22.50-$27 per hour based on experience.

Approximate start date of August 25th.

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!

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.