Youth Sports Coordinator

About the role

The Youth Sports Coordinator assists with overall program development of youth sports programming, including instructing classes, officiating games, and providing on-site leadership during practices and games. The coordinator also provides guidance to youth sports instructors, referees, and volunteers.

The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice, dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. The organization is accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of programs, caring for communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the delivery of culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate activities for assigned youth sports programs.
• Assists in conducting staff meetings and trainings.
• Provides guidance, leadership, and direction to youth sports instructors, referees, and volunteers as needed.
• Professionally engages with parents/guardians to provide pertinent information about their child’s experience and to promote upcoming programs.
• Ensures that supplies are clean and safe, set up and stored properly; reports equipment problems to supervisor.
• Attends staff meetings and trainings as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Knowledge of sports.
• One or more years of experience working with children.
• Strong customer service skills, responding to multiple questions via phone, email, and in person.
• Ability to problem solve and resolve conflict.
• Strong computer skills and experience working with word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
• Knowledge of standard office equipment, such as fax machines, copiers, and phone systems.
• Current state-approved first-aid certification (or obtained within 90 days of employment).
• Current state-approved infant/child (or community if school-aged) CPR certification (or obtained within 90 days of employment).

Preferred qualifications

• Knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical activity, sexual orientation, etc.).
• Ability to speak any language in addition to English.

Benefits

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Retirement with generous employer contributions
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly accruing paid time off (PTO)
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare, day camp, overnight camp, and outdoor leadership programs (25% for part-time staff, 50% for full-time staff)

Some benefits only available to full-time staff.

Pay

Hiring range: $22.00 – $24.20 per hour, depending on experience.

Schedule

This is a part-time variable role that predominantly supports programs occurring in the afternoons/evenings and weekends.

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods and communicate using a computer and phone/smart device. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach, and move around the work environment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.