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Flexible schedule
Free food & snacks
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Profit sharing
Training & development
Vision insurance
Are you…
an early-childhood educator/curriculum developer looking for the next step in your career?
passionate about sports, youth enrichment and empowering coaches?
eager to grow with a thriving, culture-oriented company?
Hi! We’re Stronger Youth Brands, and we've been looking for you!
Stronger Youth Brands is hiring a Director of Curriculum and Training to lead the charge of evolving and improving our children’s enrichment programs, coach training & education! This role drives strategy and process to enhance curriculum, develop innovative programs, and materials, and coach training/resources to ensure Soccer Shots and Little Kickers franchises can deliver a top-tier children’s experience.
Stronger Youth Brands (“SYB”) is a franchising platform offering diversified, high-quality child-centric enrichment programming to discerning families. Our growing team supports over 400 Soccer Shots franchises (US & Canada) and Little Kickers franchises (Global) running intro-to-soccer programs for kids ages 2-8.
We serve over 500,000 kids each year in North America alone, and we’re growing!
Role responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Oversee development of Soccer Shots and Little Kickers Curriculum
Develop and evolve Curriculum Philosophy
Oversee regular updates to curriculum, program resources, and family resources based on ECE standards and youth soccer/football industry best practices.
Vet, evaluate, develop, and implement new programs – carrying new initiatives from start to finish.
Direct cross-departmental collaboration with marketing and operations teams to ensure consistency in delivery of product.
Develop Coach Training (Train the Trainer) resources.
Evaluate, update and revise coaches’ training.
Direct and collaborate with operations on new training opportunities, coaching standards, and coach evaluation tools to ensure our coaches stay the best in the business.
Continually evaluate policies concerning child safety.
Communication & Feedback
Lead teams in collecting and reviewing curriculum feedback from coaches and franchise owners, including leading the Curriculum Committee
Act as Subject Matter Expert on Coaching and Training
Stay up to date on ECE standards, and coach/educator best practices. \
Be the champion (voice and face) of curriculum and training amongst franchise communities.
Onboard new franchise owners into curriculum system (LMS) and curriculum philosophy
Current Direct Reports: 1
We're looking for hard-working, team-players with:
Master’s degree in education or related field
7 years of relevant work experience in early childhood education, curriculum writing/implementing, training, or recreation management
Familiarity with the game of Soccer and coaching experience preferred.
A Core Value fit
A collaborator
A track record of effective leadership
Strong attention to detail
Intrinsically motivated
Strong critical thinking skills
Personable, professional, and relational
Strong written and verbal communication
Effective presentation and training skills
Physical ability to coach Soccer Shots and Little Kickers sessions.
Ability to represent Stronger Youth Brands, Soccer Shots, and Little Kickers brands well.
Come work for Soccer Shots and experience our:
flexible work schedules
hard-working, team-oriented, and friendly staff
top-notch company culture
Apply now!
Flexible work from home options available.