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Details:
Location: La Grange, Illinois
Type:
Preferred Education: College Graduate
Salary: TBD
Categories: Coaching, Administration, Business

Overview:
Reporting to the Executive Director and Director of Coaching. We are looking for a First XI Director that will manage Celtics’ most competitive travel program that competes at the State, Regional & National levels. College Placement can also be incorporated into this role. The First XI Director will lead the coaching staff in this program and oversee the day-to-day operations of the program. The position requires remote, flexible office hours, with evening and weekend work required for training and game responsibilities. This is a full-time, salaried, W-2 position within the club.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversee the day-to-day operations of First XI program implementation.
Implement the First XI curriculum and philosophy, promoting our core values across all
teams and programs.
Oversee overall coach performance - Identify, recruit, and evaluate the coaching staff.
Conduct Coach development meetings and on-field sessions.
Maintain open communication channels with staff, coaches, families, and community
partners.
Lead the parent outreach of the club in collaboration with the Executive Director.
Serve as a Head Coach for at least 3 travel teams.
Conduct College Placement meetings and guest college coaching.

Administrative
Attend staff meetings and weekly Directors meetings to provide club updates as well as other reports as requested.
Be the point of contact for the First XI member leagues.
Assist with Tryout planning and organization for the club and lead First XI Tryout.
Consistently communicate with DOC and Executive Director.
Other duties may be assigned as needed to fulfill role responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:
Possess or working toward a minimum of a USSF ‘B’ License or USC Premier Diploma
(or equivalent).
5+ years coaching youth soccer.
Previous experience as a Director of Coaching or Assistant Director of Coaching.
Demonstrated experience developing coaches and players.
Bachelor’s Degree.
Social media skills.

Abilities and Attributes including, but not limited to:
Excellent communication, organizational/time management, and dispute resolution.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate to family and personal concerns.
Possess integrity and follow ethically sound standards.
Proven computer skills, including programming and the ability to use Google Workspace, registration, and website management programs.
Teaching Skills.
Lead and develop the club culture.
Ability to network in the community.

Call to Action:
At the Celtics, we are committed to all levels of program development and competition, from local travel to elite First XI teams. Our club motto, ‘Conatu et Constantia' translated from Latin to English, means ‘With Effort and Determination’. This is something we are proud of and show in all aspects of our program by engaging with families and staff on and off the field. As a club, we are extremely proud of our club culture and work environment. Our Celtics Directors and Coaches regularly meet up for club discussions, team outings, and adult league games. We are a soccer family that focuses our efforts on each individual and looks to grow all employees for further roles within the club or in their chosen sectors

About LaGrange Celtics

The Celtics Soccer Club is committed to all levels of program development and competition, from local travel to elite First XI teams, but the focused curriculum and culture are the same. Technical fundamentals of soccer are important, as is caring about the development of every player. Every year, our parents report that the club's greatest strength is caring about every player and creating an environment in which players can grow in confidence and improve their game. The club began in 2008 to give girls the opportunity to play club soccer in a social environment extending to each player’s family. Celtics, and the families involved, firmly believe in the vision and culture which translates into the positive educational development of our players. Team names are pre-Roman English Celtic tribal names to differentiate the teams, hence such team names as Cornovii, Decantae, Votadini, Coriondi and others. Celtic players are constantly reminded of the club motto ‘Conatu et Constantia’ which is an extension of the culture and, translated from Latin to English, means ‘with effort and determination’. In 2011, boys became part of the Celtics Soccer Club and we now have nearly equal number...s of girls and boys teams. Additionally, we have an academy-type program called Celtics Juniors for U7 and younger players, looking to advance their early soccer skills. Celtics Juniors offers unique programs in which players can compete in a low-stress, low-cost and low-travel environment. Celtics elite teams are called First XI; they play in the Illinois State Premiership, NPL, and the A levels of IWSL and the highly competitive Chicagoland Indoor Soccer League at the Max. Celtics teams play in YSSL, NISL and IWSL, from Platinum levels to Red, from A to D divisions. Each year we have a number of players participate in the Olympic Development Program (ODP), who go on to play for ODP state, regional or pool play teams.

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