UACS SFH Group Leader
Listed on 2026-09-30
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Education / Teaching
Youth Development
UACS SFH Group Leader
The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research,and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education,all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.
As an employer Penn has been consistently ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers.
Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home forwork and play.
Posted Job TitleUACS SFH Group Leader
Job Profile TitleTemporary Employee
- Non-Exempt
Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University's primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement brings together the resources and assets of both the University and the wider community to help solve universal problems such as poverty, health inequities, environmental sustainability, and inadequate, unequal education as they are manifested in the University's local geographic area of West Philadelphia and Philadelphia Netter Center develops and helps implement democratic, mutually transformative, place-based partnerships between Penn and West Philadelphia that advance research, teaching, learning, practice,and service and improve the quality of life on campus and in the community.
The Netter Center works with and serves as a model forother higher education institutions across the United States andaround the world.
The Netter Center's university-assisted community schools (UACS) isa strategy to educate, engage, empower, and serve all members ofthe community in which the school is located and engage students(K-16+) in real world, community problem solving. UACS collaborates with partners to advance teaching, research, learning and service,as well as the civic development of their students. The Netter Center UACS implements summer enrichment and youth employment programs for West Philadelphia children and youth.
Job DescriptionThe UACS Sports, Fitness, and Health (SFH) Group Leader supportsduring-school and after-school programming at six University-Assisted Community School (UACS) partner sites in West Philadelphia.
UACS uses athletics as a vehicle for youth development, leadership,mentorship, and community engagement. The UACS SFH Group Leader helps deliver high-quality, age-appropriate sportsprogramming while supporting a cross-grade leadership modelconnecting Penn Division I student-athletes, high school student leaders, and K-8 youth.
A primary focus of the position is Young Quakers (YQ), Penn's youthathletics initiative designed to expand access to high-qualitysports programming for K-8 students. The position works with Pennstudent-athletes to translate their sport expertise into engaging,developmentally appropriate practices and helps them strengthen their skills as youth coaches and mentors.
The position also supports the Cross Grade Sports (CGS) program,which prepares high school students to coach and mentor youngerparticipants. Through training, observation, and feedback, the position helps student leaders develop communication, facilitation,teamwork, and leadership skills while creating positive experiences for K-8 youth.
Key Responsibilities Sports Programming & Coaching- Support implementation of sports-based programming across UACSpartner schools.
- Collaborate with Penn student-athletes and coaches to developage-appropriate practices, drills, games, and skill-building activities.
- Help student-athletes adapt their sport expertise for elementary and middle school participants of varying ages,abilities, and experience levels.
- Provide guidance on practice structure, skill progression,group management, inclusive coaching, and youth mentorship.
- Support consistent, engaging, and developmentally appropriateprogramming across sports and school sites.
- Train and coach high school students serving as mentors…
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