Youth Development Director - Soccer Programs

Job Description

Job Description

• Company Description The Far Post is a growing sports facility in Limerick, Pennsylvania, serving youth and adult athletes through leagues, training, camps, rentals, and special events. Located on an 18-acre campus in Limerick, PA, the facility features a 60,000 square foot field house with two large indoor turf fields, a LED-lit outdoor synthetic turf field, and grass field, and expansion possibilities.

• Position Summary The Far Post seeks an energetic, organized, and entrepreneurial Youth Development Director to lead and grow Summer, Winter, and Spring Break Camps; Technical Training programs; Soccer Animals; After School programs; and youth performance-gym programming. The Director is responsible for program quality, enrollment, marketing, staffing, customer experience, and financial performance. This is primarily a management role, but the Director must be comfortable assisting or leading soccer sessions when needed. The Youth Development Director will have the opportunity to build programs, shape the customer experience, and create a meaningful long-term role within the organization.

• Responiblities
• Plan, schedule, launch, and evaluate youth programs.
• Establish age-appropriate curricula, coaching standards, and development goals.
• Recruit, schedule, supervise, and evaluate coaches, counselors, trainers, and seasonal staff.
• Maintain an active presence in Soccer Animals, camps, After School programs, and Technical Training, stepping into soccer sessions when needed.
• Prepare budgets, enrollment projections, staffing plans, pricing, and forecasts.
• Report on program profit and loss and respond when enrollment or profitability falls below plan.
• Execute marketing and registration calendars across digital, print, in-facility, and community channels.
• Build relationships with schools, clubs, recreation organizations, and community partners.
• Develop youth performance-gym programs and recruit qualified trainers or partners to deliver them. The Director is not expected to serve as the performance trainer.
• Coordinate schedules, space, equipment, rosters, check-in, and staffing with other Far Post activities.
• Lead parent and participant communication and administer approved registration, cancellation, refund, weather, and conduct policies.
• Maintain required records, safety procedures, clearances, and child-safety standards.

• Performance Measures
• Enrollment, revenue, gross profit, and budget performance
• Program and gym utilization
• Retention and repeat registration
• Marketing effectiveness
• Parent and participant satisfaction
• Coaching quality and staff reliability
• New programs and partnerships

• Qualifications
• Experience managing youth sports, camps, training, recreation, or a similar service business.
• Knowledge of youth soccer instruction and age-appropriate player development.
• Ability and willingness to coach children of different ages and ability levels when needed.
• Experience with budgets, program finances, marketing, and enrollment growth.
• Experience recruiting and supervising part-time or seasonal staff.
• Strong organizational, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Comfort with registration systems, spreadsheets, digital marketing, and basic financial reports.
• Availability during camps, school breaks, selected evenings, and weekends.
• Ability to meet required background-clearance and child-safety requirements.

• Preferred Qualifications
• Sports Administration, Business Administration, or related similar related college degree.
• Soccer coaching license or equivalent education.
• Local school, club, coaching, or youth-sports relationships.
• Experience developing gym-based performance programs or managing multiple program lines.

• Future Growth The position may later expand into sponsorships, partnerships, and other revenue initiatives. Any change in responsibilities, title, or compensation would be considered separately and is not guaranteed.

• Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate combines strong youth programming with sound business judgment and builds lasting relationships with players, parents, staff, schools, and community partners.

• Workplace and Scheduling The role requires movement throughout a sports facility, occasional youth soccer instruction, and setup of ordinary training equipment. The Far Post is committed to a welcoming and respectful workplace and evaluates candidates based on their qualifications, experience, skills, and ability to succeed in the role.

Company Description

The Far Post is a year round sports complex with a 60,000 square foot building housing an indoor turf field, a 99,000 square foot outdoor turf field, and a 70,000 square foot grass field on its 18 acre campus.\r\nWe provide development programming for kids age 2 to 8, technical training for kids 6 to 18, and we have leagues programing from age 5 through adults.