Sports Program Director

The YMCA is more than a gym—it’s a movement, a community, and a place where sports change lives. We’re looking for an energetic, passionate leader who thrives on teamwork, loves engaging with the community, and believes in the power of sports to inspire and unite. If you’re ready to create life-changing experiences for kids, families, and adults through high-quality sports programming, this is the role for you! 

 

As the Youth Sports Director, you will lead the development and execution of dynamic youth and adult sports programs that foster teamwork, confidence, and lifelong healthy habits. Whether it’s a classic game of basketball, an exciting soccer match, or an innovative new sport offering, your programs will create positive, lasting experiences for participants and their families. Through well-organized leagues, clinics, and special events, you will bring people together and strengthen the foundation of our community.  This position is also partly responsible for the delivery of our summer camp program along with our family program director.

 
Leadership is at the core of this role. You will recruit, train, and support a dedicated team of part-time staff, coaches, referees, and volunteers, ensuring they have the tools and motivation to create a fun, safe, and encouraging environment. Your ability to mentor and develop others will shape the future of our sports programs while reinforcing the Y’s commitment to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. 

 

Beyond the field and court, you will build strong relationships with schools, community organizations, and sponsors to expand programming and increase resources. Your role will also include active participation in the Annual Campaign, where you will help secure funding, engage donors, and grow sponsorships that make our programs accessible to all. 

Facility upkeep and safety will also be key responsibilities. You’ll ensure that all program locations are well-maintained, clean, and ready for game time, providing participants with the best possible experience. As a hands-on, high-energy leader, you’ll be fully engaged in the daily operations, with a schedule that includes mornings, evenings, and weekends—because that’s when the magic happens! 

 

If you’re ready to be part of a dynamic, cause-driven leadership team and help shape the future of sports in our community, we’d love to have you on board. Join us in making a difference—one game, one team, and one player at a time! 

 

The Y is a cause-driven organization that is for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. This position requires an enthusiastic professional with proven skills in all areas of sports management, financial management, communication and supervision. Candidate must be able to nurture a high-performing team of part time staff, volunteers, contract officials and organizational partnerships focused on growing the impact of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility by developing high quality, excellent experiences in youth programming that aids in strengthening the foundations of our community.  This position will actively participate as a member of a dynamic, high performing, cause-driven branch leadership team, exhibiting the characteristics of a welcoming, nurturing, genuine, hopeful and determined leader by developing a passionate commitment to all members within our community.

 

Ability to passionately promote and market all youth and adult athletics programs with a sense of urgency and attention to member service is a must. This role will support overall satisfaction by assuring clean, safe and attractive sites & grounds for the programs under their scope of responsibilities. This position requires face-to-face leadership and involves mornings, evenings, and weekend responsibilities depending on the season. This position will take an active role in the Y’s Annual Campaign, including donor and volunteer cultivation, as well as expectations to grow program sponsorship annually. 

 

·         Uphold the mission of the YMCA, and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.

·         Develop and lead youth sports for the YMCA at Norton Commons and its area

·         Work and Lead in our Summer Camp 

·         Serves as a role model and advocate of the YMCA Mission, Promise, Values and Voice.

·         Under the supervision of the Associate Executive Director this position will oversee the vision and operation of both youth and adult sports programs in their region; Including the marketing, responsible for approximately 800-1000 registrations.

·         Recruiting, hiring, training, and supervision of part time hourly staff as site supervisors, officials, and coordinators; staff teams of 10-30 part time staff.

·         Manage the budget for all programs within oversight, including controlling salary and supply costs to create the most efficient programs possible.

·         Responsible for making the Athletics branch of our association a financially, self-sustaining operation.

·         Lead, manage, and supervise 50-100 total volunteers annually that are involved with all of our youth sports programs.

·         Recruit, train, and communicate the mission & values of the YMCA to all program volunteers.

·         Actively seek out and engage in community organization collaborations.

·         Ensure that all of our program facilities and athletic fields/areas portray a clean, welcoming environment with specific attention to details.

·         Develop a creative and innovative marketing/promotional plan for all programs that meets all brand standards.

·         Ensure all members and participants understand the YMCA’s charitable history by passionately participating in the Annual Campaign.

·         All other duties as assigned.

Education:

·         Bachelor’s Degree preferred (4 years of experience can be substituted for degree)

Skills:  

·         Strong personal character and values

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·         Technologically proficient, with the ability to use technology to advance the mission

·         Reliable and effective transportation

 

Key Competencies:       

·         Mission Advancement thru volunteerism, community, & philanthropy

·         Collaboration thru relationships, communication, & inclusion

·         Operational effectiveness thru decision making, innovation, and quality results

·         Personal growth thru emotional maturity, change capacity & functional expertise

·         Standing for long periods 

·         Ability to hear

·         Ability to see

·         Ability to speak 

·         Ability to type

·         Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds 

·         Ability to transport to/from various sites 

 

·         The YMCA is viewed as a community leader in the area of summer camps, youth sports and youth programming.

·         The lives of the youth in your programs are forever changed for the better because of the caring nature shown by the staff and volunteers towards them.

·         Growth and impact in the number of people we serve are consistently improving based on the excellent experiences they have at the YMCA.

·         Community organizations actively seek out partnerships & collaborations with the YMCA because of the genuine relationships that have been built.

·         Program enrollment maintains growth while maintaining the same excellent experience for all participants.

·         Curriculum in both the programs and volunteer trainings is continuously evaluated and improved.

·         Satisfaction survey results are continuously evaluated and improved while remaining a leader in our association.

 
STATUS:  Full-time, Exempt

 

STARTING SALARY:  $44,000/year                                     

Equal Opportunity Employer Metro United Way Agency
Complimentary communitywide family membership