Job Description:
Do you have an outgoing, professional personality? Do you want to transition your passion for sports and children into an exciting career? Are you interested in gaining experience in account management, sport business communication and marketing, or sales?
If so, this an outstanding opportunity to gain paid professional work experience while earning your degree; we are willing to collaborate with your university/advisor to award college credit in addition to your pay! Soccer Shots The Woodlands/Spring is hiring a paid Partner Services Intern. This position is ideal for those interested in Sport Management, Business, Sales, Accounting and much more.
The Partner Services intern will shadow our Director of Partner Services and learn the business behind how Soccer Shots partners with childcare centers across north Houston to provide soccer enrichment programs to children ages 2-8. The ideal intern candidate is friendly, confident, organized, professional, and enjoys working with children and part of a dedicated and hardworking leadership team. While the schedule is flexible, candidates should be able to commit approximately 15-20 hours each week to the intern role. Candidate should have their own reliable transportation and willing to travel as needed for work; our office is located at Six Pines and Woodlands Parkway in central Woodlands, but this position will require frequent travel to our partner childcare centers.
The Partner Services Intern will serve in the following areas:
A. Sales and New Account Setup
- Learning the sales process and activities that support the addition of new accounts
- Participating in sales meetings with the Director of Partner Services
- Assist directors with CRM notes and updates, such as:
o Director/coordinator contacts
o Notes and dates of previous visits/conversations
o Information about schedules, classrooms, etc.
B. Account Management for Current Partners
- Maintaining an up-to-date list of active locations and director/coordinator contacts
- Assisting with quarterly check-in visits to ensure excellent customer service
C. Communication and Marketing
- Updating, printing, and distributing season enrollment flyers, posters and other marketing materials prior to the season launch
- Preparing partner materials for coaching staff, such as location 1-sheets, guest passes, demo flyers, etc.
D. Coaching
- Participating in training process to become a Level 1 certified Soccer Shots coach
- Coaching or school or park locations approximately 50% of hours worked
- Filling in for coaches when necessary
E. Quality Assurance
- Working closely with Director of Operations and Director of Partner Services to review seasonal NPS results and follow up with as needed
- Brainstorming and implementing creative and thoughtful programs to recognize school partners
Are you looking for a great job where the work is actually fun?
Do you want to work somewhere you can get real job experience while making a difference in your community?
Are you passionate about sports, education, being a positive role model and impacting young children?
Welcome to Soccer Shots!
We change lives.
We help children learn, grow and meet their developmental goals.
We care, a lot.
Soccer Shots is an engaging children's soccer program for children ages 2 to 8. Our goal is to leave a positive and lasting impact on kids through introduction to sports and activity.
Our coaches are at the heart of what we do, our real MVPs if you will. They create smiles and deliver character-building FUN by teaching age-appropriate soccer skills to kids in the local community.
Soccer Shots coaches are equipped with...
- Training - We make sure our coaches are comfortable on the field by offering informative online & in-person training to equip coaches with our curriculum and helpful (developmentally appropriate) coaching techniques.
- Curriculum – Our curriculum is FULL of the stuff kids and parents love! Our program is curriculum based, so coaches are provided with session guides and mobile friendly resources to help you deliver the Soccer Shots experience.
- Ongoing feedback and growth opportunities - We’re a growing business and are always looking to find passionate and reliable team members to help us continue to grow.
- Equipment - We provide everything you need for a Soccer Shots session in an on-the-go bag that fits in the trunk of a car. It’s why we can have Soccer Shots in convenient locations like school gyms, classrooms, outdoor spaces, local parks and community centers.
- Opportunities to provide feedback - We value the feedback of our dedicated team and want to know how to make our program better for the families we serve, and our coaches.
Whether you’re looking for a part-time, flexible job, or a full-time career - if you have a passion for positively impacting children, we’d love to talk to you!