Coordinator, Youth Sports - YMCA Association Services Job at Treasure Valley Fam

Description

The Y is committed to strengthening communities. Every day, we work side by side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income, or background, has the opportunity to have the Y experience. We strengthen the foundations of community by developing successful youth, engaging people in healthy living, and instilling a commitment to social responsibility.

The Youth Sports Coordinator is responsible for fostering a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for participants and volunteers by supervising assigned staff and developing and managing a high-quality sports program.

Responsibilities:

• Create an inclusive and fun environment for participants by actively engaging and building relationships with participants, parents, and coaches.
• Represent the Y at assigned sites through effective site and equipment management, knowledge of the activity or sport, and by role modeling the Y's core values.
• Create a safe environment by educating participants, parents, and volunteers using the Y voice attributes and responding swiftly to incidents when they occur. .
• Provide appropriate feedback to participants, parents, and volunteers using the Y voice attributes.
• Implement leading practices and the established curriculum that helps youth achieve the five Cause Measurement goals.
• Supervise staff, including hiring, onboarding, role-modeling, and coaching, scheduling and on-going development.
• Recruits and manages volunteers as needed per current Volunteer Policies and Guidelines.
• Oversee multiple program site locations, ensuring proper maintenance of equipment and required program records.
• Work closely with the Youth Sports Director to ensure department operations are consistent with approved Leading Practices.
• Supervise Youth Sports referees, instructors, and site leads, including hiring, onboarding, role-modeling, coaching, scheduling, and on-going development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in recreation or sports management, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum six months experience in related field.
• Excellent human relations skills and an ability to maintain position communication with staff and members.
• Ability to address and make solid decision in emergency situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including telephone etiquette and computer use.
• Prior experience of successful supervisor of staff and volunteer preferred.
• Must have good interpersonal and communications skills and be sensitive, adaptable, professional, and articulate when dealing with others.

Benefits:

Treasure Valley Family YMCA provides a progressive work environment with great benefits for qualifying full-time employees. Benefits include:

• 12% employer-funded retirement plan after two years of service with immediate vesting and ability to make additional contributions to retirement benefits through 403(b) savings plan.
• High quality and affordable benefits including health (75% employer paid for family) and dental insurance (50% employer-paid for family).
• Free use of YMCA facilities for immediate family.
• Generous paid time off package, earning at the rate of 24 paid days off per year to start.

Welcoming and Inclusion:

At the Y, we welcome everyone whose behavior adheres to our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We advance our cause by building a stronger and more equitable community where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, thrive, and reach their full potential with dignity. The Y is a force for building bridges among all people-regardless of ability, age, birthplace, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, race, or sexual orientation. The Y is for all.

How To Apply:

External candidates must complete an online application. If you have any questions regarding the position, please visit our website at www.ymcatvidaho.org or contact jobs@ymcatvidaho.org. All current and previous YMCA staff must apply through their UKG account, and updated resume and cover letter is recommended.