Youth & Adult Sports Director

The Metro Youth & Adult Sports Director will provide leadership and supervision to Sports Coordinators and Assistants and direct support of sports programs in Salem and Woodburn areas as well as providing support to Coordinators for Monmouth/Independence and Silver Falls Branches. This role will have a direct focus on sports safety, recruitment of participants, program development, retention, staff development, volunteer coordination, fundraising, and customer service.

Entry Requirements:

• 2-3 years leadership experience in the field of physical education, sports or related field preferred.
• Obtain First Aid & CPR Certification*.
• Mandatory Abuse Reporting Training*.
• Concussion Certificates*.
• 3 years management experience – preferred.
• Must be willing to work the occasional evening and weekend.
• All candidates must have reliable transportation. Job offers are contingent upon completion of a rigorous criminal background check.
• Must obtain within 30 days of employment or first available training.

Essential Functions:

• Oversee and manage Sports Coordinators in Salem and Woodburn, facilitates communication between the Coordinators, their Branch Directors, and the COO.
• Provides support and oversight to MIY and Silver Falls programming to maintain consistency across the association.
• Facilitating programming when Salem and Woodburn Sport Coordinators are unavailable or as needed.
• Facilitate weekly meetings for Sport Coordinators to keep tasks and duties clear, to review weekly operations of sports, clarify rules, trouble shoot problems that arise, and maintain long-term vision for Y Sports Programs.
• Be available to Sports Coordinators for any problems that arise.
• Support Sports Coordinators in the hiring process.
• Train new Sports Coordinators and ensure they have all the resources they need to be successful.
• Create a yearly sports schedule for each branch and game/season schedule for each upcoming sport.
• Facilitate, delegate, and approve all programming and communications for Y sports including digital and printed materials, maintaining Y branding.
• Constantly re-evaluate programs to enhance or determine if they should continue.
• Create and maintain easy to use, easy to access coach resources for each sport.