What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Sports Coach position at The Salvation Army Northwest - Helena, MT?
DEPARTMENT: HELENA CORPS
POSITION TITLE: YOUTH SPORTS COACH
STATUS: Non-Exempt, Seasonal, On Call
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Minimum of professional or volunteer experience working with young adults and community members
- Coaching, athletic club leadership skill needed
- Organizational experience preferred
- Detail oriented and attention to detail
- Self starter
- Team player
- Outgoing and energetic
- Strong use of the English language in verbal and written communication
- Excellent telephone skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain poise under pressure
- Ability to work independently and take imitative
- Ability and willingness to keep information confidential
- Ability to set priorities and accept responsibility willingly
- Ability to exercise sound judgement
- Ability to recruit, lead and empower youth team and volunteers
- Must have a valid Montana State driver’s license
- Must complete and adhere to Protecting the Mission requirements and guidelines, including the ability to pass a TSA background check.
- Must cooperate with The Salvation Army policies and procedures
- Microsoft Word and Excel helpful
- Microsoft PowerPoint, helpful
- Working knowledge of integrated database applications and ability to use new software programs with basic training.
SCOPE OF POSITION:
The Youth Program Coach reports to the Athletic Director and is responsible for the supervision and coordination of the youth sports team, managing the youth team and volunteers, and maintaining contact with parents, team and volunteers of practices and game times. Coach the youth to develop better skills in their sport, as well as a good team player.
- Work a non-standard work week generally in accordance with The Salvation Army athletic programs, tournaments, gym rentals or events.
- Represent The Salvation Army upholding it’s standards at all times
- Work with the Athletic Director in planning snacks, prayer, and use of the gym for the team.
- Keep team stats for individual players
- Interface with the youth’s parents as the coach of the team
- Manage team sports equipment and keep it in useable order and or notify the athletic director of needed replacements or repairs
- Answer incoming phone calls and process mail accordingly
- Maintain Department Logs and Stats
- Maintain and update contact information for the team
- Generate reports of attendance stats
- Prepare and distribute practice schedules
- Coordinate with the athletic director arrival/leave times for players for both home and away games
- Assist in making sure the bus is clean after road trips
- Perform other duties as assigned in accordance to the job description.
- Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist on an intermittent or continuous basis
- Ability to grasp, push, pull objects such as files, file cabinet drawers, and reach overhead
- Ability to operate telephone
- Ability to operate a desktop or laptop computer
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs
- Ability to understand written information
Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order meet the physical requirements of the position. The Salvation Army will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is a reasonable and no undue hardship would result.
The Salvation Army will comply with all governmental orders and any contractual obligations relative to COVID-19 safety measures, including mandatory vaccination of staff, if required. The Salvation Army will consider requests for exemptions from any such requirements on either religious or medical grounds.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/People with Disabilities.
Behaviors
Preferred- Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
- Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
- Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)