Soccer Instructor

Organization Overview:

At Vivo we're on a mission to raise healthier generations in Calgary and beyond. We want Canadians of all ages to achieve their optimal health at home, school, work and play. We’re creating local, evidence-based solutions to support individuals and whole communities be more active and connected by charting a course to make 10% shifts - shifts in people’s lifestyles, shifts in the care and design of communities and shifts in decision making at organizational and government levels.

Gen H is our movement to achieve this vision. It is a generation that you choose to be a part of rather than being born into.  It’s a movement of striving to make progress on theirs and their community’s health. 

With the support of new experiences and innovative built environments created with and for the community, their success stories will be proof of our mission in action. They’ll serve as powerful motivation for others, in Calgary and across the nation, to make their own changes for life.

To help fuel this, the Innovation team co-creates, implements, measures and scales local solutions to the everyday challenges people face in their communities. Our team’s three big tasks over the next 5-10 years are to help bring the Gen H movement to life through the Gen H Lifestyle Experience, Gen H Play Project and North Calgary a Complete Community Initiative.   

Role:

As a Soccer Instructor, you are responsible for delivering engaging, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate soccer programming that supports physical literacy, skill development, and positive sport experiences. You will connect with participants, families, and teammates in ways that bring the Gen H Lifestyle to life, fostering confidence, enjoyment, and lifelong participation in sport and movement.

You will contribute to the delivery, evaluation, and evolution of soccer programs while creating a welcoming, safe, and motivating environment for participants of varying ages and skill levels.

Reports to: Sport Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Oversee aspects of the soccer offerings including curriculum based and play based experiences, school activity days and participation in the delivery of special events

• Explore, experiment and recommend new ways of building play based/ spontaneous experiences for soccer through a service design lens and help build capacity to execute

• Track, monitor and report trends, participation, conversations with participants and audiences

• In collaboration with team members, continuously test and tinker, evaluate, recommend and design experiences for soccer and work on generating intentional value for our pass holders 

• Assist with developing business cases for the design and implementation of play based and curriculum-based learning experiences for soccer

• Build strong relationships with our guest audiences to determine their needs, what they value and translate learnings to the team to test and implement the overall Gen H Lifestyle experience

• Participate in imagining the soccer experience development process through a service design thinking lens and then implement and build capacity in the team to do the same

• Assist in seeking out and exploring trends and practices in technical skills and curriculum development

• Design and instruct the technical skills in Soccer development for children ages 5-15 years through innovative lesson development and execution 

• Integrate and implement learnings and evolutions into the soccer team’s work in “real time” as a result of experimentation and testing

• Be accountable for the development, progress and evaluation of work-plans and performance targets for the soccer program

• Empower and hold team members accountable for achieving established work-plans and targets through the regular follow-up, feedback and mentoring

• Assess, and provide feedback on operational policies, procedures and training manuals to ensure they are aligned and support the new business model and team practices

• Consult on the development of the soccer budget and understand and monitor key components that influence targets

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in or graduate of a post-secondary diploma and/or university degree in education, kinesiology, recreation, management, business, etc. 

• 2-3 years progressive experience in soccer curriculum and environments

• Current Standard First Aid and CPR-C/AED certifications

• Required soccer certifications as designated by Vivo 

• Experience playing, coaching, or instructing soccer (youth or recreational level preferred)

• Experience working with children, youth, or diverse participant groups in a sport or recreation setting

• Strong communication, leadership, and group management skills

• Ability to create fun, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate experiences

• NCCP certification or soccer-specific training considered an asset

• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

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