Bank Street School for Children - Children's Programs Role: Basketball Clinic Coach (Part-time role) Schedule: Weekly on Monday's from 7:15 am - 8:15 AM (from October 1, 2024 -October 31st, 2024; opportunities for occasional substitute work) This position runs along the SFC school calendar for the month of October.
Job Summary: Bank Street School for Children's (BSC) seeks a coach for our Upper School morning basketball clinic. We seek a dynamic individual who embodies our BSC sportsmanship, integrity, and youth development values. Our basketball coach will conduct practice sessions under the supervision of the after-school director and auxiliary programs team. The ideal candidate will have experience coaching 5th-8th grade students and understanding social and emotional learning.
Responsibilities: - Conduct 1 to 2 weekly clinics; willing to coach as early as 7:15 am. - Build relationships with students, faculty, and family members - Enforce BSC principles and values of equity, diversity, and inclusion - Model and encourage positive youth behaviors. - Supervise students and staff members during games and practices. - Is an effective communicator who can mentor students. - Model professional leadership and behavior by adhering to BSC rules and regulations. - Knowledge of appropriate safety measures to ensure the well-being of students - Oversee the safe transfer of children to daytime classes - Candidates must possess or be able to obtain First Aid and CPR certification.
Qualifications: - High School diploma required, and Bachelor's degree preferred - Has basketball playing experience or coaching experience with youth-aged athletes. Experience working with school-age children. - Experience with youth sports and family engagement activities preferred. - Willingness to collaborate and work as part of a team, as well as develop skills in working with individual children, small groups, and the whole class.
The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society.