Football Staff
About The Position
Football instructors provide a structured class teaching students in flag football skills and various other sports related to the sports department. Football instructors assist in instructing football practices with children from the ages of 7 to 14. This includes the basics of playing the sport including passing, defending, offensive and defensive play formations, and stretching. Football instructors are responsible for developing individual lesson plans, being familiar with various styles of class formats offered, supervising class participants, and leading instructional sessions and league games. This position is not primarily a coaching position. However, football staff may be periodically asked to be a substitute coach when a volunteer coach is absent. Football instructors help develop volunteers with the intention of creating new coaches. Football instructors supervise football league games on weekends to ensure that all YMCA rules, policies, and procedures are always followed. They take account for and maintain football equipment. When needed, football instructors may officiate league games. All sports instructors assist in the success of all sports program duties such as fundraising, special events, and marketing. All sports instructors ensure the safety of all program participants. This is a part-time, non-exempt position.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- One year or more experience working with or coaching youth in large groups in an organized (particularly football) setting.
- Submit to and comply with all requirements for employment including, but not limited to, a criminal background check, drug and alcohol testing, health screening, and tuberculosis test.
- CPR/first aid certification within the first 30 days of employment and kept current for condition of continued employment.
Responsibilities
- Provide a structured class teaching students in flag football skills and various other sports.
- Assist in instructing football practices with children from the ages of 7 to 14.
- Teach the basics of playing the sport including passing, defending, offensive and defensive play formations, and stretching.
- Develop individual lesson plans.
- Be familiar with various styles of class formats offered.
- Supervise class participants.
- Lead instructional sessions and league games.
- Periodically act as a substitute coach when a volunteer coach is absent.
- Develop volunteers with the intention of creating new coaches.
- Supervise football league games on weekends to ensure YMCA rules, policies, and procedures are followed.
- Take account for and maintain football equipment.
- Officiate league games when needed.
- Assist in the success of all sports program duties such as fundraising, special events, and marketing.
- Ensure the safety of all program participants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
