Activity Leader

About the Role

• Location: Texas Sports Academy, Lake Travis (Austin), TX
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (choose your schedule within school hours)
• Hours: 15–30 hours/week
• Compensation: $30/hr USD ($30,000/year USD assuming 20 hours/week and 50 weeks/year)
• Path: Full-time path available at $60,000/year + benefits

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Texas Sports Academy's academic and training day running on schedule so Coaches can stay focused on instruction and training.
• Supervise student-athlete transitions between the academic block, training sessions, and workshops (roughly 30% of your time):
• Monitor the clock.
• Prompt students to move.
• Use positive reinforcement to keep movement orderly and on schedule.
• Prepare session materials before each block:
• Gather academic supplies, workshop materials, and training equipment.
• Organize them per the plan.
• Confirm setup matches the Coach's instructions before the session begins.
• Facilitate student-athlete engagement during the two-hour academic block and afternoon training (roughly 40% of your time):
• Monitor participation.
• Identify disengagement early.
• Redirect students using TSA-approved techniques without interrupting instruction.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Coaching athletes, programming training, or running drills.
• Designing lessons, writing activity plans, or being accountable for academic outcomes.
• Inventing your own approach to student behavior; TSA's motivational techniques are defined and you'll apply them consistently.
• Managing facility tasks, carpool logistics, or after-hours events.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Willing to work in person at our Lake Travis (Austin), TX campus.
• Available for at least 15 hours each week during school hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM), with a full-time option available.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Professional or volunteer experience coaching children (e.g., athletics, debate, chess, or camp counseling).
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in a structured setting (e.g., school, camp, childcare program, tutoring program, or sports team).
• A specific example of setting high standards while giving a child strong support, resulting in significant, measurable progress.
• Experience coordinating people, materials, or activities in real time.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on group management experience with kids in motion (youth sports coach, assistant coach, team manager, camp counselor, classroom aide, or after-school program staff).
• Nice-to-have: Comfort working in gyms, on fields, or in training facilities as well as classrooms.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in a mastery-based, competency-based, or structured learning program.
• Nice-to-have: Track record of keeping groups on schedule using positive redirection rather than escalating to adult intervention.