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Esports High School League Coach

Connected Camps, a partner organization of the North America Scholastic Esports Federation, is hiring to support the expansion of the Federation. Work from home as a high school esports coach. Use your gaming expertise to teach others, be an esports ambassador, and foster community.

The Organization: The North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) is a one of a kind national esports “learn and play” platform whose mission is to provide opportunities for ALL students to use esports as a platform to acquire critical communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to thrive in work and in life.

We are committed to our core values of Learning, Opportunity, Community, Diversity, and Respect.

We are led by and partnered with leading experts in game culture and STEM education.

The Role:

We are seeking talented esports coaches to lead teams of high school students during NASEF’s 2019 season. You will nurture a healthy and competitive environment that empowers high school gamers to become society’s game changers. Coaching will take place virtually, and include team sessions, clinics, scrims, and tournament play. This is a temporary part-time employee position lasting from January through approximately April 2019. Coaches will be hired as employees of Connected Camps, a non-profit handling coaching for the league expansion.

  • Get paid: Make money helping others level up their game.
  • Help others: Discover the satisfaction of sharing your skills and help high school students achieve their goals.
  • Connect with a community: Our community is full of smart and friendly people that love games as much as you do.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take ownership over the experience of two or more high school teams through high quality training and mentoring
  • Develop an inclusive, friendly, and supportive team culture for all community members
  • Act as a representative of NASEF by understanding all league rules and regulations and assuring compliance and consistency among athletes
  • Work closely with the team’s faculty sponsor/General Manager (GM) in managing training and scrimmage schedules, as well as assisting in the selection of players for the competitive team
  • Deliver improving performance results, including individual and team goals

Requirements:

  • Competitive experience in professional league play (League of Legends)
  • A quiet workspace with reliable internet and webcam
  • Experience working with high school or middle school students
  • Experience coaching and being coached or experience mentoring and being mentored
  • Availability to work on a Pacific Standard Time-based schedule

Preferred Skills:

  • Have or be pursuing a degree in Business, Education, Child Development, Psychology, or relevant degree that can be applied to coaching a team
  • Experience working in high-pressure scenarios or situations that involve confrontation and solving those issues
  • Excellent verbal and communication skills

Pay Rate: $15 per hour with an anticipated workload of 10-15 hours per week

Location: We are a distributed team so you will work from home.

Start Date: Early January, 2019

Application Process: Send your resumé along with a paragraph describing why you are a good fit for the position. Email all application materials to the email address linked below.

We are looking to hire ASAP. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority given to early applicants. Deadline for applications is January 20th, 2019