Sports Coordinator I - City Heights

Overview

The Sports Coordinator will supervise and coordinate youth and adult sports programming. The Coordinator's responsibilities include youth and adult program development growth, and coaching staff and volunteers. The Sports Coordinator recruits, trains, manages, and supervises volunteers. The individual will assist in the supervision and development of all youth officials, instructors, and staff for leagues and programs. Responsibilities also extend to youth sports outreach and supervision, and the development of new programming. The Sports Coordinator is responsible for promoting league participation and developing all youth and adult league/clinic schedules and rosters in a timely manner. 

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Schedule

• Location: Copley-Price Family YMCA
• Mon/Tue/Thu 5:00pm-9:30pm; Wed 4:00pm-8:30pm; Sat 8:00am-3:00pm (Saturday availability required) 

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of all youth and adult sports programs. Includes volunteer training and supervision, league promotion and outreach, scheduling, coaching, and coordination 

• Assist overseeing all aspects of the development and implementation of youth and adult leagues in partnership with inside and outside organizations 

• Perform high volume data entry for program registrations 

• Assist with the organization and attend department meetings and trainings 

• Develop schedules, rosters, and other league related materials 

• Coordinate seasonal parent, team, and coaches’ packets and meetings 

• Work with school districts, outside vendors, schools, partners and branches 

• Maintain positive relationship with staff, participants, volunteers, and parents communicating regularly 

• Work closely and communicate effectively with sports staff, maintenance, and membership staff 

• Take the lead with volunteers and program promotion in outreach to achieve program growth objectives 

• Create, collect, and track league evaluations and surveys for continued improvement 

• Coordinate all aspects of VIP and picture day for youth programs each season 

• Create fliers and use other tools to market sports programming to the community 

• Ensure fliers are up to date and distributed and posted on an ongoing basis. Promote healthy values and leadership skills in participants 

• Responsible for the safety and proper maintenance of program equipment and program areas 

• Complete understanding and full responsibility for opening and closing duties of the facility and sports program areas 

• Observe, follow and administer YMCA of San Diego County policies and procedures 
• Must have the ability to lead, control, and administer youth and adult leagues in an organized and professional manner
• Ability to sufficiently supervise and interact with adults and enforce safety standards 
• Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act swiftly in an emergency 
• Ability to adequately observe participant activities and enforce safety regulations, and apply appropriate policies and procedures 
• Must have capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment 
• Flexible schedule - must be available to work weekends, nights and days 
• Other duties as assigned  

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years’ of experience working in a sports setting 

• Previous experience managing a children’s recreation program or day camp program 

• Previous experience managing adult programming 

• Experience and/or familiarity with the rules and sports (to include but not limited to) basketball, soccer, football, baseball, softball, track and field, cheer, volleyball and field hockey 

• Proven history and ability working with groups of children ages 2-17, adults 18 and up, parents, volunteers, and staff 
• Proven administrative skills with computers and telephone customer service to correspond to a high volume of phone calls and emails in a professional and timely manner
• Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications 
• CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations: 
  • American Red Cross
  • American Heart Association
  • American Safety & Health Institute  

YMCA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the YMCA is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Ordinance by visiting the San Diego County Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement.

Pay Range

USD $19.69 - USD $22.00 /Hr.