Coaching and Culture Lead
Term : Part-time
Salary: $40 000 per year
Hours: Approximately 20 hours per week (see note in Important Information section)
About MavsThe Maverick Volleyball Club serves Ottawa and its surrounding communities in providing our youth with high-quality volleyball programs. Our Club takes pride in our successful track record of promoting and fostering leadership, organizational, team, and life skills for the benefit of its members. Maverick Volleyball is seeking an experienced leader who will lead the coaching and culture portfolio, one of the most important pillars in our organization moving forward.
RolePurpose
The Coaching and Culture Leader is accountable for coach assignment, development, standards, culture and HR oversight related to coach and volunteer recruitment, onboarding, succession planning and people-process support. The role ensures that coaching quality, behaviour, communication and the Maverick culture are consistently implemented across all teams and programs, so athletes, families, coaches and volunteers experience a safe, positive and high-performance environment.
HR oversight is included in this role because approximately 90% of the club’s hiring and people-process activity relates to coaches and coach-supported volunteers, making coach and culture leadership the natural accountability point for recruitment, onboarding, retention, succession planning and conduct follow-up.
This position is one of three executive level positions, and leads the Coaching and Culture Management function, an emerging leadership function responsible for coaching standards, culture stewardship and related HR oversight. The role reports to the Executive Director and provides direct oversight of HR and designated coaching or culture support roles. The role partners with Programming and Athlete Management, Operations, Digital Experience, Marcom, Finance and Business Development to embed coaching and culture standards across programs, people processes, logistics and communications.
Key Responsibilities include:Coaching standards, assignment and development: Lead club-wide coaching standards, coach assignment, role fit, mentoring, observations, feedback, clinics, certification support and practical resources. Ensure coaches are placed appropriately, supported consistently and developed in alignment with the Maverick culture, program goals and athlete needs.
Culture leadership and people oversight: Lead implementation of the Maverick culture across teams and programs, including onboarding expectations, communication standards, recognition, retention, conduct follow-up and culture interventions. Provide oversight of HR for coach and volunteer recruitment, onboarding, succession planning and related people-process support. Provides oversight and accountability for all human resources activities, ensuring the Club has the people, culture, and HR practices required to achieve its strategic objectives.
Cross-functional coordination and issue escalation: Partner with Programming and Athlete Management, Operations, Digital Experience, Marketing and Communication, Finance and Business Development to embed coaching and culture standards into program design, logistics, communications and operating decisions. Escalate serious issues appropriately and ensure follow-through on agreed actions.
Oversight and Reporting RelationshipsDirect oversight: Human Resources function; designated coaching and culture support roles, once established. The role is also expected to establish a team of coach mentors to ensure consistent engagement at the team and program level.
Functional oversight: Coaches and assistant coaches across programs, for coaching standards, development expectations and culture alignment.
Major Challenges and Complex ThinkingAligning diverse coaching styles, experience levels and volunteer expectations to common standards without losing individual strengths.
Balancing coaching excellence, culture stewardship and HR oversight within an approximately 20-hour weekly role.
Addressing culture, conduct or performance issues early while maintaining trust with coaches, volunteers, athletes and families.
Providing enough in-gym visibility, mentoring and follow-through across multiple teams and programs.
Exercising direct authority over HR-related coach and volunteer processes while influencing programming, operations, communications and finance decisions through partnership.
Translating the Maverick culture into practical…
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