This is an AmeriCorps position for a year of service in the Coach Across America (CAA) program, not a full-time job. The compensation is not intended to be a salary. For more information about the AmeriCorps program, please click here. For more information about CAA, click here.

Reports to: Beat the Streets Director of Advancement, Program Director

Tasks: Assist with summer program for HS and MS students, curriculum development for coaches and athletes

Requirements: College degree preferred; minimum 5 years wrestling experience; Access to and skill with internet, email, and MS Office; General computer savvy and be enthusiastic about using technology; Must pass a background check

• Responsibilities:
• 450 hours over the course of the season (can be done over 3-12 months; exact timeframe is flexible and will be determined to best accommodate successful hire)
• Assist in running 2-3 practices a day, 5 days a week, with some travel and assistance on weekends
• Answer questions and provide advice to coaches and student-athletes
• Help create practice lesson plans
• Help create web-based video lesson series
• Qualities:
• Have a significant background in the sport of wrestling and a desire to be a wrestling coach
• Be willing to travel all across the city to attend practices and work with kids and coaches
• Have a good sense of or an interest in working with people having diverse personalities and backgrounds

Coaches Across America General Description:

Member Duties : CAA Coaches will serve as mentors and role models for youth as they teach physical fitness, leadership, and sport-specific skills; impart health and nutrition information; lead service-learning activities; participate as an active member of the national service movement, and use sport as a vehicle for social change. During each Coach's term of service he or she will use reflection, training (through CAA and their Host-Site) and experience to build, improve and refine skill sets in the areas of coaching, non-profit management, and youth development.

Program Benefits : Education award upon successful completion of service, Living Allowance, Training. 

Terms : Permits attendance at school during off hours, Permits working at another job during off hours, Uniforms provided and required. 

Service Areas : Children/Youth, Education, Health. 

Skills : Community Organization, Conflict Resolution, Education, Leadership, Teaching/Tutoring, Youth Development. 

Service Description : Sports have always been an important part of your life: as a Coach Across America (CAA) member you will serve, teach and support youth through Beat the Streets, an organization that provides wrestling programming for under-resourced youth. During your year of service, you will receive extensive training in the proven methods of sports-based youth development (SBYD), along with a toolbox of coaching techniques, team building activities, and the knowledge needed to coach effectively, and you will learn how to use your sport as a vehicle for social change. As a Coach and Program Assistant, you will address some of the most pressing needs of our nation's young people: childhood obesity, academic failure, and anti-social behavior. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to learn valuable non-profit management skill as you participate in a range of capacity-building activities designed to support programming for youth in our nation's most under-resourced communities.

Stats on this Coaching Position: Quarter-Time, or 450 Service Hours. Living allowance: $3,375.00. Education award (upon successful completion of service): $1,468.00. Eligible for Health Insurance? NO. Eligible for Child Care? NO.

Ready to change some lives, Coach?

To Apply: Send email with résumé and cover letter to jhoch@beat-the-streets.org.

Beat the Streets is always looking for part-time and volunteer coaches for our youth program. Teams are located throughout the city and opportunities vary in season and scope.

If you have a wrestling background and are available to help in the after-school and/or evening hours, please let us know when and where you are available and send us a resume at: resume@beat-the-streets.org

All coaches will be required to pass a background check as part of the USA Wrestling Membership Coaches Card screening process.