Senior Leadership & Character Development Coach

About IMG Academy
IMG Academy is the world's leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:

• Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online coaching via the IMG Academy+ brand, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
• Online college recruiting, via the NCSA brand,providing content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches

The Sr. Leadership & Character Development Coachwill be working with dedicated and talented young athletes to cultivate long-term development in leadership and character.
Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Leadership & Character Development Department in designing, delivering, and reviewing of our comprehensive leadership and character-development program.
• Implementing and enhancing our 10-month evidence-based curriculum with full-time students for a variety of sports, ages, and levels that is impactful.
• Implementing and enhancing our 2-3 month evidence-based summer curriculum that is engaging and impactful.
• Delivering curriculum in a highly creative, interactive, experiential, and dynamic fashion.
• Contributing to enhancing IMG's reputation in youth leadership and character -development.
• Supporting and adding to the department's vision by identifying and integrating best practices in leadership and captain training and character-development.
• Accounting for diversity and delivering culturally appropriate and inclusive Leadership & Character Development content.
• Supporting the head of leadership& Character Development with the overall management of the department team to include, but not limited to: Curriculum management, captain's training, professional development of staff internally, training of coaches externally, business proposals, and quality assurance.
• Working with sport teams and individual athletes from a variety of sports, ages, and levels.
• Engaging in live-coaching and interaction in the sport environment at practices, competitions, and around campus.
• Working with sport coaches to implement the curriculum that best supports the growth of athletes.
• Collaborating with other IMGA Athletic and Personal Development (APD) departments/colleagues
• Presenting on topics of character and leadership with other departments on campus as requested (e. g., Student Life and Academics).
• Supporting Coach or Parent Education opportunities on a variety of evidence-based leadership and Character Development topics.
• Delivering IMGA+ virtual events as necessary.
• Delivering IMGA Institute or team/group/events as necessary
• The position may have opportunities to travel with teams to support athletes and coaches.
• Promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Cultivating and contributing to a team environment centered on youth leadership and Character Development best practices.
• Maintaining a curriculum grounded in contemporary research and methodologies.
• Exhibiting flexibility in managing unique challenges.
• Innovating and sharing ideas to enhance student experience.
• Fostering inter-departmental collaboration and adapting communication for varied audiences.
• Engaging and professional workshop and presentation delivery

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Education, Character Development, Leadership, or related field.
• Knowledge of leadership and Character Development/positive youth development research and best practice.
• Passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of youth.
• Cultivator of cultures of excellence through communication, attention to detail, proactiveness, and accountability.
• Supports, guides, and creates buy-in for the APD Vision, Mission, and Objectives (VMO), IMGA core values, and the future of IMGA APD.
• Track record for mentoring (youth athletes and colleagues).
• Experience presenting with confidence to corporate groups or adult clients (e.g., seasoned sport coaches and educators).
• The ability to connect well with youth, middle school, and high school athletes.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders (e.g., students, parents, colleagues, administrators, coaches).
• Excellent time management, adaptability, and flexibility.
• Strong communicator: Excellent written, verbal presentation, and communication skills with the ability to interface with a variety of audiences.
• Ability to execute projects delegated by the head of the department that involve complexities (e.g., student confidentiality, time-sensitive, upward collaboration across other departments).
• Sounds judgement and decision-making.
• Highly organized and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced organization.
• Confident and open and responsive to feedback.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Proficient in Power Point, Excel, and Word

Preferred Skills

• Master's Degree or equivalent in Education, Character Development, Servant Leadership ,or related field
• 5+years of leadership experience working with athletes and coaches in an administrative capacity.
• Youth mentoring experience
• Familiarity with international/multicultural youth dynamics.
• CPR/First Aid certification
• Bilingual

Background Requirements:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug test upon offer

Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfect with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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Other details

• Job Family ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS
• Pay Type Salary

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