YMCA
Description
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 that meet community needs as addressed through sports programming.
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.
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.