HRM Junior High Outreach Coordinator 2025/26

Posting date: 29 September, 2025
Application Deadline: 13 October, 2025

Note: A PDF version of this job posting is available HERE.

DiscNS Juniors Committee is looking for qualified instructors for the 2025/26 HRM Junior High Outreach Coordinator position. Please read through all responsibilities and qualifications before submitting your application.

If you are interested in this position or know of someone that would be well suited to it please reach out to juniors@discns.ca as well as complete and submit the application for further consideration. Application deadline is October 13th, 2025.

Successful candidates will be required to provide a Criminal Record Check by their position’s start date, valid within 2 years.

Junior High Outreach Representative Responsibilities

The DiscNS Juniors Committee is seeking interested people to fill the role for one (1) Junior High School Outreach Coordinator. This position includes a stipend $2000. The 2025/26 season will run from November 2025 to June 2026. Outreach Representative selection will be completed by late October 2025.

Reporting to the DiscNS Juniors Committee, the HRM Junior High Outreach Coordinator will provide a range of disc sport-related instruction, at the Junior High level, with a specific focus on Ultimate. The Coordinator will be working in Junior Highs across the Halifax Regional Municipality and therefore are required to complete/provide a vulnerable sector and background check.

The Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for the following:

Organizing and running ultimate-focused gym classes in junior high schools within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) during the months of November 2025 through June 2026.
Representatives are expected to set expectations and schedules for the gym classes (including booking field times). The exact dates and times will be determined by the representatives and school liaisons. DiscNS Juniors Committee will assist in the initial planning/connecting with the schools.
Work with and adapt existing DiscNS practice plans to introduce ultimate to the students.
Create and execute practice plans. This may require modification for each school depending on available facilities, the number of students, and student skill level.
Coordinate resources and any additional services required.
Coaches are expected to work with DiscNS Junior Committee for any fundraising events or plans. Equipment (cones, discs, etc.) will be provided by DiscNS.
Present themselves in a professional manner as a representative of DiscNS.

The initial timeline for this endeavor would need to be established through contact with each interested school, but is expected to commence in March and run through April. November through March, the Outreach Coordinator is expected to create the initial practice plans for the schools. Equipment (cones, discs, etc.) will be provided by DiscNS.

Qualifications

Must have prior experience in Ultimate Frisbee or disc-related sports
Must have access to transportation
Be flexible in days and times to visit schools (This is a day time opportunity during regular school hours but the times through the day and days of the week may vary from school to school)
Must complete/provide a vulnerable sector and background check
Must be NCCP - Competition Introduction Qualified
Experience coaching/teaching school aged children but not necessary
This role requires a high degree of independent practice, skills assessment ability, and the ability to implement & execute a class plan
Experience in offering brief, supportive intervention strategies focusing on conflict mitigation
Ability to navigate and de-escalate situations
Knowledge of social determinants of health/social context and its importance in coaching/instructing is an asset
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficient in Microsoft office products

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who have completed previous coaching qualifications must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Hours of Work

Part-time, contract position

Salary Information

$2000

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

DiscNS is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all levels. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer.