Youth Sports Director | Walnut Creek Family YMCA

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JOB LOCATION: Walnut Creek YMCA
HOURS/DAYS SCHEDULE: Standard work week, but will need to work evening and/or weekend hours to accommodate events.
SALARY: $41,000 - $45,000 annualized
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 22, 2025 - Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The YMCA Youth Sports Director is responsible for overseeing and managing the delivery of high-quality, engaging, and safe youth sports programs. The Youth Sports Director will supervise staff and volunteers ensuring they have the resources, training, and support needed to effectively engage participants. This position is responsible for developing programs which meet community needs as addressed through sports programming. This individual will collaborate with community partners, create a positive, inclusive environment, and evaluate program outcomes to ensure alignment with the YMCA’s mission and goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Create a work environment that exemplifies the Y’s culture and how we show up and supports ownership and accountability for staff members.
• Directs and supervises program areas and activities to meet the needs of the community and ensures programs comply with all applicable operating standards; evaluate and review programs to ensure quality and safety.
• Create, develop and implement new programs, and expand participation in existing association shared programs.
• Promote member engagement by encouraging involvement in related Y programs.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
• Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs staff and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Conduct marketing and promotion for assigned programs, coordinating with association’s marketing staff to ensure all marketing meets association and brand requirements.
• Manage planned budget and information for assigned area to ensure revenue and expenses are consistent with approved budget plan.
• Manage the program registration process and ensure timeliness.
• Coordinates the use of facilities for program activities and events.
• Attends department, branch, and association meetings as required
• Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor or designated staff person.
• Demonstrates and support the objectives of the Association as embodied in the mission statement and values.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in recreation, youth development, recreation management, education, sports management, related field or equivalent work experience.
• Two to four years of experience in program management experience, preferably in a YMCA or other nonprofit agency.
• Two years of youth development related work experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Demonstrated computer skills in a Google Workspace or Microsoft Office environment.
• Ability to direct programs through supervision of staff and volunteers, development and monitoring of budgets, marketing and public relations, program development and fund-raising.
• Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations.
• Proven track record of developing authentic and deepened relationships with others.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborations with community organizations.
• Current Red Cross CPR / AED / First Aid Certifications or equivalent - prior to starting if hired
• Additional training to be completed within the first 30 days and maintained afterwards

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is required to talk, hear, sit, use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel, stand, walk, reach with arms and hands. The employee is often required to lift up to twenty-five pounds of weight, climb, balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, and may at times require peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. This position usually works in an office, fitness, outdoor environment, and/or youth oriented environment, but the mission of the organization may sometimes take them to non-standard workplaces. This position works a standard work week, but additionally will often work evening, weekend, and additional hours to accommodate management of program activities and representation of the organization at events.

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