Director of Curriculum and Training
- 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?
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
- 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.
- flexible work schedules
- hard-working, team-oriented, and friendly staff
- top-notch company culture
Compensation: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
ABOUT US - Stronger Youth Brands
Stronger Youth Brands (“SYB”) is a franchising platform, which offers diversified, high-quality child-centric enrichment programming to discerning families! SYB currently manages two brands: Soccer Shots and Little Kickers.
Our caring team is dedicated to ensuring that our franchise locations are supported and have everything they need to execute our amazing program - everything from marketing support to technology, and business coaching to inventory. Our franchise communities are growing, with more locations opening every year!
Daily, we strive to achieve our vision of providing a beloved growth experience for every child; a remarkable experience for every family.
Our North American HQ office is located in Middletown, Pennsylvania, US.
Soccer Shots
Soccer Shots is an engaging children's soccer program for children ages 2-8 with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children's lives on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, curriculum, and communication. We're a franchise system, with over 200 locations through North America! Our vision is to provide a beloved growth experience for every child, a remarkable experience for every family.
Little Kickers
Little Kickers was founded in the UK in 2002 as a program to get young pre-school aged children involved in and enjoying sport. Now, with 250+ franchises in over 25 countries, Little Kickers is a global leader in providing high quality football (American Soccer) skills, and important preschool learning to children - more than just soccer.
What's it like at SYB?
Our amazing, friendly and responsive staff includes experts in sales, marketing, technology, field support, education, event planning, and potentially YOU! We're a small team of 40+ unique individuals with different interests, backgrounds, and skillsets all working collaboratively toward a common goal that we're all passionate about - serving children!
Collectively we contribute to a fun and strong team culture, centered around our company Core Values: We Care, We Own it, and We're Stronger Together.
As a fast growing organization, we recognize how important things like culture, giving/receiving feedback, transparency, and recognition are to our team's development and joint success!
- 2022 - Ranked #49 in Best Places to Work in PA survey (by Best Companies Group)
- 2023 - Ranked #27 in Best Places to Work in PA survey (by Best Companies Group)