Head Of Caretaking Operations

Head Of Caretaking Operations
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Director of Athlete Pathways & Caretaking Operations

(Integrated Role – Pathways + Welfare)

Location: Europe-based preferred (Portugal / Spain priority)

Work Mode: On-site dominant - Travel required - Hybrid only when justified

Engagement: Full-time - Long-term mandate

Reports to: Founder / President (JP Org)

Chambers: Lincoln - Bright Tiger - Chromite

Why This Role Exists (Read Carefully)

This role exists because most athletes do not fail on the pitch.

They fail because:

• Nobody told them the truth early enough
• Their
  - field life collapsed quietly
• Adults around them protected “hope” instead of dignity
• Systems treated them as leads, numbers, or assets

JP Org explicitly rejects that model.

We do not move athletes through pipelines blindly.

We design lives, not funnels.

This role exists to protect:

• The athlete
• The family
• The integrity of the organization
• And the
  - term consequences of our decisions

If you are uncomfortable telling someone “you should not go pro” —

this role is not for you.

What Kind of Organization This Is

JP Org is not:

• A
  - selling academy
• A “grind harder” sports factory
• A savior brand exploiting hope

We build structured, humane,
- standard systems where:

• Ambition is respected
• Reality is not avoided
• Care is operational, not sentimental
• People are protected even from their own blind spots

Role Definition (Integrated Responsibility)

This is a hybrid
- operational role combining:

1. Director of Athlete Pathways
2. Head of Caretaking Operations

You are the person who ensures that no athlete enters or stays in a path that will quietly destroy them.

Core Ownership Areas1. Athlete Pathway Architecture

(Director of Athlete Pathways)

You own the entire logic of an athlete’s journey:

• Academy → Trial → Education → Professional attempt → Transition
• Pro / Semi-pro / Education-first / Exit-with-dignity pathways

You are responsible for:

• Designing and maintaining clear, realistic pathway maps
• Defining entry criteria, continuation criteria, and exit criteria
• Managing expectations before damage occurs
• Ensuring no athlete is pushed forward because of:
• sunk costs
• pressure from parents
• brand optics
• ego (theirs or ours)

Key principle:

Not every talented athlete should go pro — and saying that early is an act of care.

Chambers involved:

• Lincoln (Integrity,
  - horizon responsibility)
• Bright Tiger (Mental and emotional protection)

2. Ethical Filtering & Decision Safeguards

You must actively filter:

• Who enters
  - risk professional tracks
• Who should pause, redirect, or exit

This includes:

• Mental readiness assessment (in coordination with Bright Tiger systems)
• Emotional maturity and support evaluation
• Family dynamics and pressure analysis
• Cultural and relocation resilience checks

You have full authority to recommend:

• Delay
• Redirection
• Termination of a pathway

—even if it costs money or prestige.

3. Caretaking Operations

(Head of Caretaking Operations)

You own off-field survival and stability, including:

• Housing
• Daily logistics
• Travel and scheduling
• Medical and psychological escalation
• Crisis response (injury, breakdown, conflict, emergency)
• Family communication and mediation

You ensure that:

• Athletes can sleep, eat, recover, and function
• No crisis is ignored because it is “inconvenient”
• Families are informed without being allowed to hijack decisions

Key principle:

Players fail
- field before they fail
- field.

Chambers involved:

• Bright Tiger (Welfare & mental health)
• Chromite (Crisis override,
  - first authority)

4. Crisis Authority & Escalation

In crisis situations, you:

• Activate Chromite Chamber protocols
• Override normal procedures if safety or dignity is at risk
• Coordinate with legal, medical, and leadership teams
• Act decisively — not democratically

This role requires moral courage, not politeness.

What This Role Is NOT

• Not a “player manager”
• Not a travel coordinator
• Not a
  - pleaser
• Not a PR buffer
• Not a soft HR role

This is load-bearing responsibility.

Required Profile
Must Have

• Proven experience in:
• elite sports environments, academies, or athlete development
• welfare, safeguarding, or
  - responsibility care roles
• Ability to say no clearly, early, and humanely
• Emotional intelligence without emotional indulgence
• Strong judgment under pressure
• Comfort handling parents, agents, coaches, and executives

Strongly Preferred

• Multi-country or
  - cultural experience
• Background in football / elite sport (playing, coaching, or operations)
• Familiarity with athlete mental health issues
• Crisis management experience
• Fluent English (mandatory), additional languages a major plus

How We Evaluate You

You will be evaluated on:

• Quality of decisions, not volume of activity
• Long-term outcomes, not
  - term optics
• Whether people remain whole after working with us
• Whether you prevented damage that “no one else saw coming”

What We Offer

• Real authority (not symbolic responsibility)
• Direct access to leadership
• A system that backs ethical decisions
• International scope with meaningful impact
• A role that actually matters

How to Apply

Send:

• CV
• Short statement explaining how you decide when someone should NOT continue a pro path

to:

[official JP Org email]

Subject: Director of Athlete Pathways & Caretaking Operations

Final Note (Non-Negotiable)

If you believe:

• Every athlete deserves a shot no matter the cost
• Hope should always be protected, even when false
• Saying “no” is cruel

You will harm people here.

If you believe:

• Truth early is kindness
• Structure is care
• Dignity matters more than headlines

Then this role was written for you.

If you want, next I can:

• Map this role’s decision flow inside Chambers
• Draft crisis protocols
• Or integrate this role cleanly into your full org chart without overlap

Relevant brand and business information links:

www.Jporganization. Art

www.Jpsportsgroup. Com

www.Eresfutbolista. Com

www.Jpsportsmgmt. Com

www.Sportsareyourstockmarket. Art

www.Rawprudence. Org

www.Wearestarsandvictorious. Com

www.Welookaftercreativeminds. Com

www.Curetocommonapproaches. Com