South Bronx United Inc. (SBU) is a sports-based youth development organization that uses soccer as a tool for social change aiming to help youth build character, teamwork, and leadership so they can succeed in high school, college, careers, their community and beyond. SBU serves more than 1,600 young people annually through programming on the field and in the classroom, working to unite a diverse group of students, families, and the South Bronx community toward positive goals. SBU is driven to accomplish our mission and promote the SBU Values of S howing Commitment, B ringing Integrity, and U niting our Community in all that we do.
SBU is seeking energetic individuals with a passion for positive youth development and soccer to join our team as a full time Coach-Mentor. The Coach-Mentor will serve as the head coach of two girls travel teams (one middle school and one high school-aged) within the SBU Academy, a comprehensive program combining competitive travel soccer with college/career readiness and social emotional learning for 200 youth annually, grades 6-12. This dynamic role combines individual mentorship for student-athletes on your team(s), full team management, and program-wide initiative leadership. Coach-Mentors play a pivotal role in student engagement and positive experience at SBU, contributing to overall program goals of helping young people develop essential life skills to thrive in all areas of their life.
1. Serve as a mentor for student-athletes on your team(s)
Build strong and trusting mentor relationship with student athletes through the effective practice of Positive Youth Development
Oversee student engagement, attendance, and progress in all aspects of SBU
Maintain weekly contact with each student athlete and/or a guardian
Maintain regular contact with mentees’ parent/guardian, keeping them updated on all program progress
Support SBU Education Managers in monitoring student academic performance and assist in the collection of student report cards, transcripts, and school documents
Collaborate with Social Work Program Manager and Education Managers to identify social emotional (SEL) progress and challenges of student-athletes
Support the facilitation of weekly academic and SEL programming with your team(s), promoting student engagement and program cohesion
Hold weekly meetings with Academic Managers and Social Worker to individually review each student to develop and implement interventions to support them
2. Manage all aspects of head coach position for competitive travel soccer team(s)
Ensure all soccer activities are infused with elements of Positive Youth Development
Plan and lead engaging training sessions at least two times per week to develop tactical and technical skills among all athletes
Coach and manage team at games, ensuring sportsmanship and positive representation of themselves and SBU
Coordinate team travel and traveling with students to games and events
Track attendance data from soccer training and games
Conducting student-athlete and guardian outreach to keep them updated in advance of all schedules and addressing any attendance concerns
Implement SBU’s Game Eligibility system and other program policies on the soccer field, using cohesive messaging across the whole program
Work collaboratively with an assistant coach when applicable and support the development of new SBU coaches
Manage all team equipment and collaborate with Director of Soccer and Soccer Operations Coordinator on all logistical matters
3. Serve as a program lead in an area to be determined.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Candidates should ideally meet the following requirements:
Commitment to the sport-based youth development model with ability to balance competitive approach with helping young people learn and grow
Creativity in infusing team building and social emotional learning into soccer
Experience and passion for soccer coaching youth from diverse backgrounds
Ability to plan and run engaging training sessions that build athlete’s technical and tactical soccer abilities
Applicants with coaching licenses will be prioritized
Self-awareness and recognition of ways that race and other identities intersect in the work, especially for communities we support
Strong organizational skills, ability to manage a variety of responsibilities
Spanish and/or French fluency is preferred
Full Time, exact schedule depends on team assignments .
General hours, 12:00-8:00pm four days per week Monday-Friday, Saturday or Sunday hours around game schedules.
The starting salary for this position is $40,000 - $45,000, commensurate with education and experience.
Financial support for continuing coach education through licensing
South Bronx United offers complete health benefits, including a fully covered health insurance plan, vision and dental options, life insurance, an individual professional development fund, employer managed 401k, 26 PTO days, paid parental leave, pre-tax commuter benefits, and other benefits provided through a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Staff also get a 40% discount at SBU’s Clubhouse Cafe coffee shop.
August 2025
Please send your cover letter and resume to ***email_hidden*** with "Full Time Coach Mentor” in the subject line. For those applying specifically for the Girls Advancement Lead role, please include relevant experience in the cover letter. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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