Coach-Mentor, Philadelphia Youth Basketball

Posted by Philadelphia Youth Basketball on September 26, 2023

Philadelphia Youth Basketball, an out-of-school time sport-based youth development organization is currently looking to hire coach-mentors for our new Community Partner Program.

Philadelphia Youth Basketball, Inc. (PYB) was officially launched in June, 2015, with a mission to create transformative opportunities for thousands of young people, especially those from under-resourced families and communities, to reach their full potential as students, athletes, and positive leaders. A diverse and impassioned group of individuals, including leaders from the grass-roots to the tree-tops, have been working diligently to execute upon this mission by building an impactful program, a robust and sustainable organization, and ultimately a state-of-the-art youth basketball and education center to enable us to provide empowering experiences to many more children, youth, and families.

We are looking for highly-motivated individuals to serve as a Coach-Mentor. The Coach-Mentor must possess a passion for positive youth development and urban young people. Program staff coaches and mentors will report to the VP of Program Operations and Impact.

Responsible for:

• Creating a safe, inclusive environment for youth & families;
• Delivering off-court curriculum focusing on i.) critical thinking; ii.) reading and writing; and iii.) civic
  dialogue;
• Ensuring the in-the-classroom daily activities run intentionally and smoothly;
• Facilitating on-court basketball youth development plan and coaching;
• Troubleshooting with other staff members, including the partner liaisons;
• Arriving at the site on program days approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time to set-up for
  programming and leaving after clean-up;
• Setting an overall positive tone for the week in keeping with PYB’s values and approach.

Our coach-mentors must be capable of delivering basketball training/coaching and academic curriculum. We are seeking smart, caring, and engaged adults with a growth mindset, an aptitude for our on- and off-court work, and deep passion for the upward mobility of low socioeconomic young people.

Full job description and application information.

For more information, please reach out to Randy Butler at rbutler@phillyyouthbasketball.org or Samantha Heliodoro at sheliodoro@phillyyouthbasketball.org.

You can also find more job opportunities (both full and part time) here.