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 [email protected] or Samantha Heliodoro at [email protected].

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