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About the Role
Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Track & Field Field Events Coach to lead and develop scholar-athletes. The coach will provide high-quality instruction, prepare athletes for competition, and strengthen the overall Track & Field program, using athletics as a platform to promote academic achievement, leadership, and personal growth.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a comprehensive field-events development program.
- Design and implement age-appropriate, progressive training plans.
- Lead daily practices and field-event-specific training sessions.
- Develop individualized training plans based on athlete ability, experience, and needs.
- Prepare scholar-athletes for field events, including jumps and throws.
- Teach proper event-specific mechanics, body positioning, and techniques.
- Develop appropriate drills and technical progressions to improve event-specific performance.
- Incorporate strength, power, speed, mobility, flexibility, coordination, conditioning, and injury-prevention strategies into training.
- Collaborate with Strength & Conditioning staff, Athletic Trainers, and other coaches.
- Evaluate athlete performance through practices, competitions, and assessments.
- Use performance data to establish goals and adjust training plans.
- Identify and develop scholar-athletes with potential to compete at higher levels.
- Prepare scholar-athletes for league meets, invitationals, championships, and other events.
- Develop individualized competition plans.
- Attend and actively coach assigned competitions.
- Maintain accurate records of athlete marks, personal records, and performance data.
- Support meet entries, athlete selection, event assignments, and competition logistics.
- Help scholar-athletes understand competition rules and etiquette.
- Promote sportsmanship, professionalism, accountability, and appropriate conduct.
- Recruit, evaluate, develop, and retain scholar-athletes interested in field events.
- Provide individualized instruction and feedback to support athletic development.
- Create a positive, inclusive, disciplined, and high-performing training environment.
- Promote teamwork, leadership, resilience, accountability, discipline, and respect.
- Establish and communicate clear expectations regarding attendance, participation, behavior, and academics.
- Hold scholar-athletes accountable for meeting HCZ academic and programming standards.
- Collaborate with school staff and other HCZ colleagues to support scholars facing challenges.
- Reinforce the expectation that academic responsibilities take priority over athletic participation.
- Teach scholar-athletes the importance of goal setting, time management, and responsible decision-making.
- Recognize and celebrate academic achievement, leadership, positive behavior, and athletic accomplishments.
- Prioritize the health and safety of all scholar-athletes during practices and competitions.
- Implement appropriate warm-up, cool-down, mobility, recovery, hydration, and environmental safety practices.
- Ensure field-event training areas and equipment are properly inspected and used safely.
- Provide appropriate instruction and supervision when using equipment.
- Monitor athletes for signs of fatigue, overtraining, or injury.
- Follow all HCZ, school, league, and athletic safety policies and procedures.
- Immediately report injuries, incidents, and behavioral concerns.
- Collaborate with Athletic Trainers and other professionals regarding scholar-athlete health.
- Promote healthy training habits and educate scholar-athletes on recovery, nutrition, and injury prevention.
- Support the Head Track & Field Coach with day-to-day program operations.
- Maintain accurate records related to athlete participation, attendance, and performance.
- Support the management and maintenance of Track & Field equipment and resources.
- Ensure equipment is properly maintained, safely stored, and inventoried.
- Assist with scheduling practices, competitions, transportation, and facilities.
- Support the planning and execution of Track & Field events and activities.
- Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and professional training environment.
- Provide timely updates regarding program needs, athlete concerns, and operational matters.
- Collaborate closely with the Head Track & Field Coach and other leaders to ensure program alignment.
- Support the implementation of HCZ policies and initiatives.
- Participate in required meetings and professional development sessions.
- Maintain consistent and professional communication with scholars, families, and partners.
- Collaborate with CCLR to integrate college, career, and leadership opportunities.
- Collaborate with Wealth Builds to support financial literacy.
- Build relationships with local Track & Field organizations and community partners.
- Support a strong, inclusive, collaborative, and mission-aligned Track & Field culture.
- Ensure all coaching activities comply with HCZ policies, league regulations, and governing-body standards.
- Use performance data to inform training plans and program improvements.
- Monitor scholar-athletes’ academic eligibility and readiness for collegiate athletic opportunities.
- Research and identify appropriate field-event competitions and opportunities.
- Support scholar-athletes interested in pursuing collegiate athletics.
- Ensure participation in external competitions aligns with applicable requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
- At least three years of experience coaching track and field field events, preferably at the middle school, high school, collegiate, club, or elite competitive level.
- Demonstrated experience developing and coaching athletes in one or more field-event disciplines.
- Strong knowledge of track and field rules, regulations, event-specific techniques, training methodologies, competition strategy, and athlete development.
- Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate training progressions for field events.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement progressive training programs appropriate for youth and adolescent athletes.
- Experience coaching and supporting youth and adolescent populations.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, mentor, and retain scholar-athletes.
- Commitment to the mission, values, and programs of Harlem Children’s Zone.
- Strong leadership, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate records, and meet established deadlines.
- A positive, enthusiastic, collaborative, flexible, and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Ability to work effectively with scholars, families, coaches, school leaders, HCZ colleagues, community organizations, and external partners.
- CPR and First Aid certification, or the ability to obtain certification within the required timeframe.
- Ability to travel to away meets, invitationals, tournaments, championships, and other athletic events.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours as required by the athletic schedule.
Skills
- Field Events Coaching
- Athlete Development
- Training Program Design
- Competition Preparation
- Technical Instruction
- Strength and Conditioning Principles
- Injury Prevention
- Performance Evaluation
- Record Keeping
- Communication
- Leadership
- Organization
- Mentorship
- Teamwork
- Problem-Solving
- Collaboration
- Recruitment
- Sportsmanship Promotion
- Safety Management
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Part-Time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of coaching experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $25-$30 per hour
Benefits
- Career Advancement
- Paid sick leave
- Employee referral bonus
- Physical wellness discounts
- Commuter benefits
- Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.
About the Company
- Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) is a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York.
- HCZ's mission is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that creates opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
Equal Opportunity
- Harlem Children’s Zone is an EOE.