Sports Monitor

YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta•Atlanta, GA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is a thought-leader and best-in-class provider in education, wellness, youth development, and community-building, serving as one of Atlanta's oldest and most essential non-profits. The organization aims to positively impact lives and communities, ensuring everyone, especially children, has an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. Annually, they provide high-quality literacy and STEAM-infused learning to over 3,000 children (ages 6 weeks through Pre-K), offer 58,000 youth and teens access to sports, aquatics, camps, teen leadership development programs, and employment opportunities, and provide over 200,000 members with programs, services, and facilities for connection and wellness. They also engage over 25,000 volunteers and donors. The Sports Monitor position, under the direction of the Sports Director or Coordinator, involves monitoring sports programs, opening/closing sites, and responding to various situations to ensure the safety of participants and spectators, as well as the cleanliness of the site. This role does not involve sports instruction and requires adherence to the policies, goals, mission, values, and objectives established by the Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA, Branch Strategic Plan, Safety Protocols, and Member Services Guidelines and Non-negotiables, with an emphasis on member service, program knowledge, member/staff safety, and communication.

Requirements

Must meet minimum age requirement of 16 years old.
Must be able to independently get to the branch, gym, or fields for scheduled shifts.
High degree of interpersonal communication, conflict management, and customer service skills to tactfully enforce all rules and regulations.
Maintain branch and association certifications in CPR/AED, state approved First Aid, new staff orientation, branch orientation and emergency procedures.
Ability to pass a pre-employment background check including Criminal Record check, Drug Screening, motor vehicle record (MVR) and reference check according to company policy.
Must be legally eligible to work in the US without current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children in the program by providing close supervision of all activities.
Monitor sports practices, clinics, games, or open play.
Set up, monitor, maintain, and secure all supplies, equipment, and buildings.
Ensure cleanliness and safety of facilities.
Reports any problems to supervisor.
Answer inquiries from participants, parents, volunteers, or other stakeholders and provides information or seeks the answers to provide in a timely manner.
Responsible for opening and closing the facilities on evenings, weekends or as needed.
Must perform duties in accordance with the policies, goals, mission, values, and objectives established by the Metropolitan Atlanta YMCA, Branch Strategic Plan, Safety Protocols, Member Services Guidelines, and Non-Negotiables.
Implement the YMCA safety protocol related to branch and off-site operations.
Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintains/reports accurate incident/accident forms.