Youth Basketball Coach & Equipment Driver

About the role

Community Sports Partners, one of the largest and fastest-growing private youth sports organizations in the GTA, is hiring energetic, enthusiastic and kid-friendly youth basketball coaches. Its program starts with children aged 2 to 10, focusing on fun and organized activities, then moves to dribbling, passing, shooting, teamwork, scrimmages and competitive play, and finally to game-like situations and skill development for older kids.

Key responsibilities

• Coach youth basketball players aged 2 to 10, progressing from fun activities to competitive play and skill development.
• Drive soccer equipment between the organization's facilities.
• Work with children, parents and co-workers, giving feedback to parents.
• Be available during summer and winter seasons.

Required profile

• Experience working with children aged 2 to 10; preference for coaches with experience across a wider age range.
• Availability on weekday evenings (4pm to 8pm) and/or weekends (9am to 12pm on Saturday and Sunday).
• Reliable and professional, with excellent communication skills.
• Physically fit and able to coach for 2+ hours.
• Ideal experience: working with children of all ages 2 to 14, experience with toddler and youth programs, and exposure to other youth sports organizations or soccer environments.
• Coaching certification (Active Start, FUNdamentals, Learn to Train, etc.) is an asset.

Required skills

• Full, valid driver's license.
• Ability to complete two short assessments (about 5 minutes each) before or after applying: a Culture Index survey and a skills game assessment.

What we offer

• Compensation of $19 to $27 per hour.