Job Description

Position Title:

Grassroots Manager

Reports To:

Technical Director

Hours of work:

37.5 hours/week (approx. 18 hours in office, and 19.5 on field)

BACKGROUND

The Guelph Soccer Club is the largest youth sport organization in Guelph, Ontario, proudly serving over 6,000 passionate soccer players annually. Established in 1966, the Club is a non-profit organization that offers indoor and outdoor soccer programs for youth and adults.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Grassroots Manager will assume a strategic role across grassroots programming whereby, assuming the responsibility for overseeing the holistic development and delivery of all programming within grassroots ages at Guelph Soccer. This includes supporting and mentoring coaches, ensuring alignment with the club's technical and player development framework, and maintaining consistent communication with players, parents, and staff.

The Grassroots Manager will coordinate training schedules, monitor player progression, and foster a positive, inclusive environment that promotes long-term development and retention while working alongside a group of coaches to execute program deliverables. Additionally, they will collaborate with the Technical Director, and other program leads, to implement best practices in coaching methodology, talent identification, and seasonal planning to ensure continuity across the club pathway.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Player and Coach Development

Provide the Technical Director with a yearly Grassroots technical plan. Oversee the Under 8 - Under 13 Grassroots Development program by: Designing training sessions Implementing periodization models Creating age and stage appropriate development objectives Game model development per age consideration Support grassroots festivals by performing coach evaluations, team evaluations, providing player feedback, and completing age group evaluations. Conduct meetings with grassroots lead coaches and team head coaches to monitor progress and offer support. Assist all Grassroots coaches with licensing and registration information, while ensuring that all coaches are properly certified/qualified or have actionable plans in place to obtain the required certifications for appropriate registration Work with all Grassroots teams to ensure game day rosters are created appropriately and ensure players are placed into the correct/appropriate environment Help to enhance and deliver a player feedback/assessment program for the Grassroots program Produce an annual Grassroots Development and Methodology presentation for grassroots parents that outlines philosophies and development objectives Create a grassroots coaches recruitment plan outlining recruitment strategies, areas of needed growth, women in sport initiatives, and BIPOC initiatives Oversee player identification within the Recreational programs and implement an identification strategy across grassroots recreational programming and specifically interacting among the Under 7 ages for pathway education Complete grassroots coach evaluations for the winter development phase and provide an end of season assessment on grassroots coaches Utilize Guelph Soccer analytics tools to provide Under 11 - Under 13 groups with a comprehensive analytic package to provide feedback on quality of play

Program Oversight

Oversee Guelph Soccer's Futsal Development Program by monitoring the curriculum to ensure it is age and stage appropriate, and ensure program sustainability assessment consisting of a staffing model, budgeting and post program evaluation Oversee Guelph Soccer's Talented Player Pathway Program by overseeing the invitation process, session design/implementation, creating a staffing model for program implementation, managing the program budget, developing the program objectives, completing a program evaluation, providing the players with a feedback model from the program, completing a post program evaluation for further enhancements Develop all Grassroots Under 8 - Under 13 training field schedules in collaboration with the Competitive Operations Manager. Track key successes, growth moments, areas for future growth, coach development and overall interactions observed throughout the year in the Grassroots Development Program Create a Grassroots report outlining retention rates, new players welcomed into the program, and perform an annual comparison for key metric analysis Create and manage a grassroots development budget that covers coach certification expenses, and on-field equipment Facilitate Grassroots Identification sessions

Administrative Responsibilities

The Grassroots Manager will be the first point of contact for all grassroots coaches, and when necessary, team managers and parents Oversee Grassroots player registration process, grassroots fast track completion process, coach certification process, coach certification tracking and team official/league registration in accordance with the timelines and processes prescribed by our governing body Liaise with the Southwest district office as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

University Degree or College Diploma in Sport Management, Recreation and Leisure or related education Minimum of three (3) years' experience with a youth soccer club National Children's License is preferred Leadership skills, mentoring ability and program development Organization skills and the ability to effectively manage resources Strong verbal and written communication skills Proficient computer skills Ability to work effectively with volunteer coaches, technical staff and office staff Must clear a criminal record check and vulnerable sector search Must be willing to work non-traditional hours that will include some evenings and weekends
Guelph Soccer is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We invite and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $50,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

Guelph, ON N1K 1C3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person