Wrestling Development Lead

Purpose of Position:Des Moines Christian is introducing a new Wrestling Development Lead position to support the intentional development of a wrestling program. This stipend part-time role will focus on leading the creation development and implementation of a Christ-centered wrestling initiative. The initial focus will be establishing a parent-led DMC Lions Wrestling Club for students in grades K9 with a long-term vision toward building a sustainable competitive wrestling program aligned with the mission and values of position provides vision leadership and coordination for both boys and girls wrestling opportunities partnering closely with families school leadership and the Activities Department to ensure a strong foundation for program sustainability and intended scope and duration would be a temporary position (minimum 2 year commitment). This position has the potential for evolving into a Head or Assistant Coaching position within the DMC Wrestling program once it is established as a sanctioned sport offered through DMC. Position:Part-timeStipend payReports To: Head of Student ActivitiesQualifications:Wrestling coaching experience preferred (youth club high school or collegiate).Experience developing or growing youth athletic programs to lead organize and collaborate with parent communication and relational skills with students parents and to modeling Christ-centered leadership through believer in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and committed to growing in a relationship with agreement with the Des Moines Christian School Statement of agreement with the Des Moines Christian School Biblical Convictions for Christian attends and is actively involved in a church that affirms historic Christian orthodoxy (doctrine faith teaching practice) consistent with the DMC Statement of Faith through that churchs public creed confession core beliefs or statement of faith. Professional Profile:Committed to the mission of DMC: Equipping minds and nurturing hearts to impact the world for about developing young athletes in character discipline and spiritual leadership integrity and well to students and families across a wide range of proactive and able to lead new the ability to cast vision and build community collaboratively with Head of Student Activities the Activities :Wrestling Club Development:Leads the efforts to establish a parent-run Lions Wrestling Club modeled after existing Lions athletic clubs connected to Des Moines directly with parent volunteers and club overall vision direction and structure for the wrestling organizes and supports parent volunteers and and communicates a clear club mission goals and operating the ongoing planning and recruitment of students and families into the Lions Wrestling as the primary liaison between families and the DMC Activities Leadership and Operations:Leads both boys and girls wrestling club recommendations regarding facility usage initial equipment needs and safety in facility planning and space usage in coordination with DMC Activities relationships with local wrestling clubs organizations and youth scheduling of practices events and competitions as and Growth:Collaborates with the Head of Student Activities to cast long-term vision for the future growth of wrestling at Des Moines program progress and provides recommendations for expansion or next other duties as assigned by the Head of Activities.