Sports Program Director

2 days ago

Springfield MO United States Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Full time

11/27/2024

SPORTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

PAT JONES YMCA

LOCATION: 1901 E Republic Rd, Springfield MO 65804

SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

WAGE: Full Time/ Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Under the direction of the Program Director, the Sports Coordinator assists with scheduling games and staff, field maintenance, and filling in when needed to officiate sports matches held at centers, camps, or off-site at other facilities. He or she attends, monitors, and regulates games and trains staff to enforce rules during games, as well as how to demonstrate the Y’s Core Values of Caring, Respect, Honesty, and Responsibilities while communicating with staff, sports participants, and parents.

OUR CULTURE:

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing; we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Maintain courts and fields, including any set up.
  • Know, demonstrate, and interpret YMCA philosophy to staff, officials, players, parents, and coaches.
  • Works closely with the Executive Director to advance the growth and development of the sports program staff through training, coaching, mentoring and guidance to ensure exceptional safety, care, and customer service.
  • Always keeping safety at the forefront of your mind, be knowledgeable, understand, and consistently apply safety rules, and policies. Properly report injuries.
  • Work closely with the Executive Director to address concerns of staff, members, participants, and parents.
  • Assist with the promotion of adult and youth sports programming including new and innovative ways to strengthen program quality and enrollment; identification of areas of improvement and proactive problem solving.
  • Possess the ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds, varying ages, abilities, opinions, and perceptions and manage large groups.
  • Attend and participates in other YMCA program activities as needed, staff meetings, and trainings.
  • Demonstrate leadership and take initiative to greet and assist all members, potential members, program participants and volunteers in a courteous, professional, and friendly manner. Be enthusiastic towards members by learning their names and expressing an interest in their YMCA activities.
  • Recruit new talent and retain participants through building positive relationships with the team and the community. Encourages parent involvement and identifies potential volunteers, connecting them with each other and the YMCA.
  • Ensure program quality and monitor staff performance and member service.
  • Serving as a role model and an upstanding representative for our cause-driven organization
  • Practicing our four core values: Respect, Caring, Responsibility and Honesty
  • Ability to work flexible hours as program needs arise.
  • Collect and record scores.
  • Organize and put away team equipment. Reports damaged equipment.
  • Perform miscellaneous related duties, as assigned.
  • Compile teams and recruit coaches.
  • Ensure coaches receive appropriate training and communicate effectively with them.
  • Compile and maintain schedules.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • At least 18 years of age with 2 years of related experience.
  • Two years officiating sports.
  • CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid certifications required.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Proven verbal communication skills that impact human relations at all levels of responsibility, strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Experienced teambuilding, programming, and project management skills
  • Ability to take initiative, be flexible, use sound judgment, and work harmoniously with others.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to respond to emergencies at any time with sound judgment and physical lifesaving ability.
  • Ability to perform all physical aspects of the position for long periods of time, including walking, standing, bending, squatting, kneeling, and lifting.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
  • The physical ability to supervise, instruct and lead groups of part-time staff and children relating to sports.
  • Visual and auditory ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to the activity.
  • Ability to work in various outdoor temperatures including high heat and humidity.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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