Who we are
Vancouver Rangers Football Club, presented by Pedalheads soccer is a youth soccer club for children aged 5-12. We operate out of UBC and Trillium Turf*.
Our mission
We inspire kids to believe in themselves.
What's Important to us
- Exceptional communication skills, the ability to engage both children and parents alike
- Self-motivated and passionate about early childhood education through sport & activity
- Responsible, able to demonstrate good initiative to priorities safety in a fun and engaging environment
- Fun – is a team player, able to build positive relationships across the organization. You will contribute to our open and inclusive workspace in your own and confident way
Purpose
We believe in providing children of all ages with high quality professional coaching, we are consistently looking for excellence to add to our coaching team. Pedalheads also offers a generous bursary program and give back program through annual social giving, and we are continuously working on meaningful ways to make communities better for having us there
Opportunity
Do you have a passion for working with children and believe in the benefits of professional soccer coaching from a young age? We are looking for confident characters to teach foundational soccer skills to our 5–12-year old soccer stars.
Culture
Vancouver Rangers is a club like no other which challenges you to combine your coaching experience with your creativity to deliver a high performance curriculum in a FUN setting. We strongly believe that all children in Vancouver should be able to access high quality coaching with a focus on skill development.
Our people consistently attribute their love of working at Pedalheads to the culture and team. We’re all about creating a supportive, energizing team environment with fun, friendly and driven people.
The Role
We are looking for great coaches to lead our academy youth teams from ages 5-12.
Experience in soccer coaching is essential. We are specifically looking for coaches who have professional coaching experience and qualifications, who can work Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings.
This job is perfect for someone looking for part time hours (in school, working alongside another job etc). This role would be well-fitted for someone who has, or is working on, their coaching qualifications. Training will be provided in our coaching methods and regular support offered throughout the season.
You must be located in Vancouver and ready to start work immediately.
We are looking for confident characters who understand the value of age appropriate coaching methods whilst ensuring the learning objectives are met. Our ideal candidate would be someone with prior experience in coaching/working with the 5-12 year old age group.
Your Responsibilities
- Teaching our daily Pedalheads Soccer programs for children ages 5-12 years
- Actively introduce children to new soccer skills
- Ensure the health and safety of children at class or league
- Act as a positive role model and leader at all times
- Communicate regularly with parents about their child’s progress
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
We believe that a great team is built on a collection of skills, knowledge and experiences and we consider all of this when we review your application:
- Confident communicator who can get on the children's level and encourage and support them to achieve their individual potentials
- Physically fit and able to work 4+ hours per day
- Reliable and able to commit to evenings
- Currently living in Metro Vancouver, BC
- Able to commute to sites across the lower mainland
- 2+ years of youth soccer coaching (required)
- Coaching Certification (preferred)
- Possession of a current standard First Aid CPR-C certificate prior to starting
- Satisfactory criminal record check (for employees 18+) or character reference check (for employees under 18).
Direct reports
- This role has no direct reports
PAY AND PERKS
The successful candidate will be paid hourly an hourly wage of $20.00 - 35.00 plus 4% in lieu of benefits. This position is based out of our Vancouver sites.
Finding the perfect person for this job is very important to us and we recognize the value in that;