YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge
Sports Coordinator - Tanglewood YMCA Job at YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge in Roa
YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge, Roanoke, VA, United States, 24000
Description
Under the guidance of the Youth and Family Director, the Sports Coordinator will oversee specific sports offered by the YMCA for 3-4 year-olds. Currently, the YMCA provides soccer and basketball.
This position requires Saturday mornings throughout the season. Youth Sports is an 8-week program operating January- February, March- April, and September- October. This is a part-time job. The coordinator will be off during "off seasons." The coordinator must have knowledge of sports. The coordinator will be required to supervise, schedule, recruit/train volunteers, and motivate your team of coaches each Saturday. Therefore, high energy and organizational skills are a must.
Essential Functions:
Under the guidance of the Youth and Family Director, the Sports Coordinator will oversee specific sports offered by the YMCA for 3-4 year-olds. Currently, the YMCA provides soccer and basketball.
This position requires Saturday mornings throughout the season. Youth Sports is an 8-week program operating January- February, March- April, and September- October. This is a part-time job. The coordinator will be off during "off seasons." The coordinator must have knowledge of sports. The coordinator will be required to supervise, schedule, recruit/train volunteers, and motivate your team of coaches each Saturday. Therefore, high energy and organizational skills are a must.
Essential Functions:
- Welcomes all participants with a smile each week.
- On the field for each sport.
- Explain and demonstrate the drills and skills of the week to all sports volunteers.
- Observe volunteers during drills and games while executing the same with your team.
- Explain the fundamentals of the sport to all volunteers.
- Must be willing to move back and forth, displaying a high energy, encouraging atmosphere during the entire shift (3-4 hours)
- Notify the supervisor of any damaged equipment or shortages.
- Wear appropriate activity attire and footwear. Shirt provided by the YMCA
- Schedule all volunteers for weeks and times they will be working/playing.
- The Sports Coordinator will coach a team and supervise if needed.
- Execute Branch emergency action plan as necessary.
- Organize and maintain all equipment.
- Order equipment as needed
- Carry out the countdown responsibilities for each sport (given at the time of hire)
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ability to solve practical problems and professionally deal with competitive parents while executing weekly planned drills and games.
- Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Required to stay moving regularly during a 3 to 4 hour shift.
- The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 45 pounds.
- Experience with sports is necessary.