Sports Program Director - Pat Jones YMCA

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 Executive Director, the Sports Program Director oversees the development and operations of the sports programs, ensuring the programs meet intended goals.  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:

1. Promotes and incorporates the YMCA core values and character development model into all program activities.
2. Know, demonstrate, and interpret YMCA philosophy to staff, officials, players, parents, and coaches.
3. Recruits, train and develop part-time program staff and volunteers.
4. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other community organizations.
5. Manages sports programs, both youth and adult and specialty camps.
6. Monitor the program budget to meet fiscal objectives; compiling program statistics to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in the program, securing scheduling, and maintaining the needed fields and facilities; creating and scheduling the activities or events; and maintaining and/or transporting program equipment for games and practices.
7. Maintains part-time staff schedules and evaluates performance
8. Be knowledgeable, understand, and consistently apply safety rules, and policies, always keeping safety at the forefront of your mind. Properly report injuries.
9. 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.
10. Possess the ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds, varying ages, abilities, opinions, and perceptions and manage large groups.
11. Attend and participates in other YMCA program activities as needed, staff meetings, and trainings.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. Ability to work flexible hours as program needs arise.  
15. Perform miscellaneous related duties, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in related field OR equivalent experience.
• At least 21 years of age with 2 years of related experience.
• Within 60 day of hire, completion of Child Abuse Prevention, CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid trainings.  
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Excellent written communication skills. 
• 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.