Game Day Assistant - GDA for Spirit League -Special Needs Athletics
About The Position
Spirit League provides year-round connection and self-confidence on the field of play to a historically under-supported population. Nearly 600 autistic, neurodivergent, or developmentally disabled youths and adults in Orange County participated in Spirit League athletics in 2025. The League is expanding, and now offers an additional week each season to include a Community Day event - programming that brings experts, families and athletes together to connect, support, and learn from each other, off the fields. We are the only special needs team sports league in California that offers year-round programming. We run 11 weeks of Soccer in the Fall, 11 Weeks of Baseball in the Winter, and 11 weeks of Basketball in the Spring. We hire Game-Day Assistants year-round, as another sports season is always around the corner. We hire per season, so you can apply anytime of year!
Requirements
- Experience working with athletes/teens with autism
- General knowledge of game rules (Soccer, Baseball, Soccer)
Nice To Haves
- An understanding of applied behavioral analysis is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring compliance with safety rules and regulations.
- Be customer and client-facing through answering phone calls and responding to emails promptly
- Resolving customer complaints and issues courteously
- Building positive and supportive relationships with all members of the SL community (staff, coaches/volunteers, families, athletes)
- Ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Function as an ambassador for Spirit League to the larger community; finding opportunities to bring awareness to the League, express its benefits, and always speak positively about the Spirit League community and its value.
- Staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.
- Assist program staff in preparing courts and equipment for games;
- Manage or referee a game on one's own, assisting coaches and athletes as needed;
- Helping teach basic sports skills to athletes during practice and game time;
- Adjusting equipment on the court when preparing for the next age division to play;
- Helping staff clean up equipment and return to on-site storage;
- Assisting the Youth Game-Day Athletic Program Manager, as needed, on game day.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
