Youth Development Specialist

About the Role

• Role: Youth Development Specialist
• Location: On-site at Texas Sports Academy, Lake Travis (Austin), TX
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (flexible within school hours)
• Hours: 15–30 hours/week (part-time)
• Compensation: $30/hr ($30,000/year assuming 20 hours/week)
• Path to Full-Time: Available at $60,000/year + benefits

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising student-athlete transitions between academic, training, and workshop blocks (approx. 30% of time), monitoring the clock, prompting movement, and using positive reinforcement for orderly transitions.
• Preparing session materials by gathering academic supplies, workshop materials, and training equipment, organizing them according to plan, and confirming setup before sessions.
• Facilitating student-athlete engagement during the two-hour academic block and afternoon training (approx. 40% of time) by monitoring participation, identifying disengagement, and redirecting students using TSA-approved techniques without interrupting instruction.
• Keeping Texas Sports Academy's academic and training day running on schedule.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Standing by waiting for issues to arise; requires active presence and real-time decision-making.
• 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 must be applied consistently.
• Managing facility tasks, carpool logistics, or after-hours events.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Willingness to work in person at the Lake Travis (Austin), TX campus.
• Availability for at least 15 hours each week during school hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM).
• Professional or volunteer experience coaching children (e.g., athletics, debate, chess, camp counseling).
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in a structured setting (e.g., school, camp, childcare program, tutoring program, sports team).
• Ability to provide 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.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Hands-on group management experience with kids in motion (e.g., youth sports coach, assistant coach, team manager, camp counselor, classroom aide, after-school program staff).
• Comfort working in gyms, on fields, or in training facilities, as well as classrooms.
• Experience in a mastery-based, competency-based, or structured learning program.
• Track record of keeping groups on schedule using positive redirection.

About Texas Sports Academy

Texas Sports Academy is an innovative K-8 model in Austin, TX, that integrates AI-driven learning to accelerate academics, allowing students to master core subjects in two hours a day. The remainder of their day is dedicated to athletic training, skill-building, and personal development.