Youth Sports, Arts, and Movements Director (Association Office)

YMCA of Greater New York•New York, NY

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The YMCA of Greater New York is seeking a Youth Sports, Arts, and Movement program specialist to advance programs and services for children and young adults. The Director will enhance and expand enrichment programming, including instructional youth sports, dance, performing and visual arts, “my grown up and me” classes, community workshops, and leagues by creating and implementing a comprehensive long-term strategy. The role coordinates, implements, supports, and measures the impact of youth sports, arts, and movement programs and services throughout the organization, while identifying and developing new initiatives. Working collaboratively with YMCA staff, community stakeholders, and funders, the Director provides oversight of program strategy, systems, and structure. The position reports to the Y’s Youth and Community Development department and is based at the YMCA of Greater New York Association Offices in New York, NY. The role also supports high-quality, safe Summer Camp, Afterschool, and Teen programs by equipping site teams with relevant standards, tools, and resources; analyzes program data to guide decisions and targeted support; and maintains the YSAM SharePoint resources. Other activities and duties may be assigned.

Requirements

At least three to five years of experience managing, evaluating, and supporting community youth sports, arts, and movement programming.
Knowledge of fee-based youth and family sports, arts, and movement programs in New York City.
Strong communication and project management skills.
General knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Social Services/Human Services, or equivalent work experience preferred.
Background in programs serving youth with diverse abilities preferred.
Knowledge of Access, Adobe PageMaker, and Photoshop preferred.

Responsibilities

Create a comprehensive long-term, eight-week youth program strategy and continuum, including assessing current and future trends.
Identify and cultivate opportunities and partners to deepen and scale youth sports, arts, and movement programming at branches and citywide.
Support the planning and implementation of citywide training and program initiatives, ensuring program expectations and compliance requirements are met.
Coordinate empirical evaluation of programs and services against defined models, internal and external standards, and funder expectations; provide findings and recommendations as required.
Collaborate with branch and association leadership across departments to expand capacity, expertise, and citywide impact by designing and implementing progressive sports, arts, and movement curricula focused on structured skill development and evaluation.
Partner with the Marketing department to drive citywide recruitment and growth efforts.
Create and monitor a resource referral system for youth and families.
Represent and advocate for the initiatives in YMCA and public forums as needed.
Lead or develop staff training and curricula in relevant content areas.
Support planning and execution of high-quality, safe Summer Camp, Afterschool, and Teen programs by providing site teams with essential YSAM standards, tools, and resources.
Analyze historical and real-time program data to identify participation trends, inform operational decisions, and provide targeted coaching and support.
Manage and maintain the YSAM SharePoint, curating and updating resources in response to site needs and field feedback.
Perform other activities and duties as assigned.