Minor League Mental Skills Coach

This is a Full Time Job

Department: Health and Performance

Job Title: Minor League Mental Skills Coach

Reports To: Mental Skills Coordinator

Job Purpose: To oversee and deliver the RedsWay of mental skills training that encompasses and solidifies how Cincinnati Reds baseball is played. To teach and develop both players and staff members the pre-game, in-game, and off-field fundamentals of winning baseball by cultivating trust and providing cutting-edge mental training. To ensure consistent instruction and philosophies to maximize ability and availability of mental skills throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support a winning style of play commensurate with the storied history of the Cincinnati Reds Organization.
• Ensure consistency of instruction from the Rookie level affiliates through the Major Leagues.
• Provide impactful services during Spring Training, during travel to all affiliate teams throughout the season, provide training and support during Fall Instructional League, and participate in off-season camps.
• Maintain consistent collaboration and communication with other mental skills staff.
• Provide direction for all staff concerning the mental approach to competing.
• Individualize plans for Minor League players and staff to seek opportunities for growth and manage adversity.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary staff (e.g., player development, front office, H&P, scouting, and analytics).
• Participate in Priority Player Committee planning sessions to ensure player plans are thorough and exhaustive.
• Communicate with all pertinent staff prior to visiting any Minor League team, to ensure teaching or intervention(s) provided to players is consistent with player plans.
• Be available by phone for players and staff seeking mental skill support and growth.
• Assist in research and development within the field of sport and performance psychology, continually progressing the mental skills program, the H&P Department, and the Reds Organization.
• Collect data and create viable measures to quantify the impact of our mental skills program.
• Document service provided to groups and individuals.
• Support early identification of potential mental health issues and refer to our wellness coordinator.
• Model the behaviors of humility, trust, leadership, empathy, and respect.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Experience in professional baseball preferred.
• Previous experience working in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Completion of a graduate degree in the field of sport and/or performance psychology.
• Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) via the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) preferred.
• 2 years working on mental performance strategies with military, collegiate, Olympic, or professional athletes.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Excellent written, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Independent judgment and ability to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload.
• High level of interpersonal skills and ability to effectively embed and communicate with wide range of departments, seniority levels and personalities.
• Interest and/or understanding of player development and baseball analytics.
• Ability to understand and advocate for changes due to new information and/or tools in baseball.
• Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

Expectations:
• Adhere to the American Psychological Association (APA) and AASP code of ethics.
• Adhere to Cincinnati Reds Organization Policies and Procedures.
• Strong purpose, motivation, and work ethic to work long, flexible hours including weekend and holidays.
• Act as a role model within and outside the Cincinnati Reds Organization.
• Performs duties as workload necessitates.
• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Meet Department productivity standards.


Disclaimer:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. The above description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Additional duties, as assigned, may become part of the job function. The duties listed above is, therefore, a partial representation not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position.