Soccer and Multi-Sports Coach

Job Title: Soccer and Multi-Sports Coach

Department: SoCal Reds FC

Location: Southern California

Status: Full-Time

Salary: TBD

Want a career opportunity? Join SoCal Reds FC in Southern California

• Are you fulfilling your coaching potential?
• Do you want to make a difference in children’s lives?
• Do you want to travel?

SoCal Reds provides young players with an opportunity to develop their sports skills under the guidance of professional coaching staff while learning key life skills centered on the four values of the SoCal Reds DNA: Ambition, Commitment, Dignity, and Unity.

Candidates will be expected to attend a recruitment day on 3rd May 2026 at the University of Wolverhampton in Walsall, England.

Essential job functions:

• Design and deliver taster sessions to boys and girls aged 3 through 14
  • Ensure sessions are challenging and focus on individual development
  • Deliver match-day preparations, including team selections and warm-ups
  • Identify and recruit talented players to help build teams capable of competing at U8-U12 age divisions in competitive club soccer
  • Lead coaching sessions in Junior and Mini Reds clinics and camps
• Deliver engagement and after-school programs and other such community outreach programs
  • Deliver basic sessions in sports, including cricket, badminton, and tennis
• Work in a coach mentoring program
• Complete daily administrative, marketing, and operational tasks across all programs
  • This may include phone calls and responding to parent questions
  • Help with the smooth running of daily operations
  • Work as part of a team to organize equipment, apparel, uniforms, and fields (including set up)
  • Provide weekly email to teams
  • Attend weekly meetings at the office
  • Duties may take place in both an office environment and outside on the field
• Set up, manage, and tear down practice and game day field(s)

Role of a SoCal Reds Coach:

• Set high standards of professionalism and demonstrate a high standard of conduct
• Supervise and be responsible for a group of young players at all times
• Demonstrate management and communication skills to players, parents, colleagues and community partners
• Promote SoCal Reds and our programs at all times
• Be punctual at all times
• Remain professional, representing SoCal Reds
• Be willing to assist, when necessary, in programs outside the current designated program

Successful applicants will also gain training in:

• Client management: Gain an understanding of club programs, policies, and procedures while developing effective communication skills. Training includes hands-on use of CRM systems to manage client relationships and maintain organized, accurate records.
• Business strategy: Use knowledge of club programs and services to develop strategies for client growth and retention. Participants will learn to set actionable goals and implement data-driven solutions to support long-term success.
• Business marketing: Apply insights from earlier phases to design targeted marketing materials and campaigns. Training emphasizes analyzing client needs, leveraging data to measure impact, and continuously refining marketing efforts for greater effectiveness.

Terms and conditions:

• Coaching placement/role will start in August 2026
  • Non-US-based coaches are paid by CAS, who also handle the visa process
• Applicants must:
  • Be 21 or older
  • Possess a recognized coaching certificate on course of study
  • Hold a valid driver’s license
  • Attend one of our monthly Zoom informational presentations
  • Be a degree program graduate or currently studying (remotely) OR
  • Be enrolling in a remote degree and wish to study and work abroad, or have a gap year OR
  • Have 5 years of demonstrable sports or business-related experience
• Access to a vehicle and a shared room in a house is provided
• Visa Application fee and flight to the US are not included
• Prior to entry into the US, applicants are required to have personal medical insurance (part of the visa)
• Upon arrival – US Club Soccer compliant (online coaching license, fingerprinting and safeguarding)
• Adhere to and sign a code of conduct
• Approx number of hours per week: 32

Additional benefits:

• SoCal Reds Capelli Sport apparel and equipment
• Funded coach education
• Development and progression opportunities – coaching and management pathway!

For any questions or to apply, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for this role to [email protected].