Program Management - Youth Sports Director

YMCA of LincolnLincoln, NE
Onsite

About The Position

Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively affects the lives of youth in your community. As a Youth Sports Program Director, you will plan, coordinate and schedule teams, leagues, tournaments and clinics. You will also recruit and supervise coaches and officials, organize and conduct coaches' trainings and meetings, and develop and distribute sports rules, guidelines and handbooks. Additionally, you will organize and distribute team schedules and uniforms, transport and set up equipment for games and practices, and regularly visit off-site program locations. You will monitor and purchase necessary sporting equipment, observe and assess situations within programs for safety, security and adherence to policies, and communicate with and develop action plans with participants, parents/guardians, school partners, etc. as needed. You will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in programs, implement continuous program improvement processes, and establish new program activities as needed to better serve community members, YMCA members and program participants. You will directly carry out supervisory responsibilities to effectively manage personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; auditing and appraising performance; approving and reporting payroll; conducting staff meetings; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. Our staff are enthusiastic about their work because they have the opportunity to make a lasting impression on people participating in Y programs, making them an integral part of a leading non-profit that is committed to strengthening community. Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively affects so many people!

Requirements

  • Supervisory responsibilities to effectively manage personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws

Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate and schedule teams, leagues, tournaments and clinics
  • Recruit and supervise coaches and officials
  • Organize and conduct coaches' trainings and meetings
  • Develop and distribute sports rules, guidelines and handbooks
  • Organize and distribute team schedules and uniforms
  • Transport and set up equipment for games and practices
  • Regularly visits off-site program locations
  • Monitor and purchase necessary sporting equipment
  • Observe and assess situations within programs for safety, security and to detect adherence to policies
  • Communicates with and develops actions plans with participants, parents/guardians, school partners, etc. as needed
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of and participation in programs
  • Implements continuous program improvement processes and establishes new program activities as needed to better serve community members, YMCA members and program participants
  • Directly carry out supervisory responsibilities to effectively manage personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
  • Interviewing, hiring, and training employees
  • Planning, assigning, and directing work
  • Auditing and appraising performance
  • Approving and reporting payroll
  • Conducting staff meetings
  • Rewarding and disciplining employees
  • Addressing complaints and resolving problems

Benefits

  • Free Employee Family Membership + 50% off YMCA Program Fees
  • 12% Employer Contribution to Retirement
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, + $1,500 Y contribution to your HSA Account
  • Generous Paid Time Off
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