Youth Sports Coordinator

About the role

The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause, focusing on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. This position involves developing, organizing, and implementing high-quality YMCA Youth Sports programs for diverse participants while creating a safe, positive, and inclusive atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and coordinate programs for assigned location(s).
• Recruit, hire, train, develop, schedule, and direct personnel and volunteers as needed.
• Review and evaluate staff performance; develop strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals.
• Ensure programs operate within budget and that program fees are collected.
• Assure compliance with state and local regulations related to program areas.
• Ensure YMCA program standards are met and safety procedures followed.
• Provide for upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment.
• Maintain relationships with parent groups and other organizations related to assigned programs.
• Maintain proper records and department files.
• Organize special events for participants.
• Assist in YMCA fundraising activities and Program Committee meetings.
• Assist in the marketing and distribution of program information.
• Compile program statistics and monitor program effectiveness and participation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum age 18.
• One year or more experience as a coordinator or supervisor of programs.
• Basic computer skills/knowledge required.
• Fluency in a second language preferred.

Y Culture

• Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways.
• Connect members with one another and to the YMCA.
• Exhibit the Y’s core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
• Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines.
• Arrive on time for shifts and adhere to the timekeeping system.

Core Competencies

• Mission Advancement: Models and teaches the Y’s values; ensures high service levels with a commitment to improving lives; provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition; cultivates relationships to support fundraising.
• Collaboration: Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives; builds relationships to create small communities; empathetically listens and communicates for understanding; tailors communications to the appropriate audience; provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
• Operational Effectiveness: Provides frameworks for decision-making; conducts prototypes to support program launches; develops plans and manages best practices; creates and manages budgets; holds staff accountable for high-quality results.
• Personal Growth: Shares new insights; facilitates change and models adaptability; addresses sensitive issues or inappropriate behavior; demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Physical Demands:
  • Ability to plan, lead, and participate in indoor/outdoor activities.
  • Occasionally lift children weighing approximately 50 pounds.
  • Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to supervise program activities safely.
  • May push/pull large rolling cabinets, roll/set up cafeteria tables, or lift 22-gallon storage boxes.
  • Regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk, hear, use hands for repetitive tasks, and reach with hands and arms.
  • Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Demands:
  • Use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information, and documents.
  • Analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning.
  • Observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills.
  • Perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions.
  • Interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others, including dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions

Interaction with others is busy, constant, and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times and may require irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

• FREE family YMCA membership.
• Education Advance: Up to $2,000 per year for continuing education.
• FREE training for all positions; paid training for your job.
• Flexible work schedules and a family-friendly environment.
• 50% off ECE child care for full-time staff (and dependents).
• 100% off specific programs and services for full-time staff (and dependents), including:
  • School Age Child Care.
  • Licensed Discovery Camp and Day Camps.
  • One session of Overnight Camp.
  • Family Camps, group swim lessons, youth sports, and youth leadership programs.
• Competitive benefits package for full-time staff:
  • Two medical plans to choose from (one FREE for employees).
  • Dental plan FREE for employees.
  • Life and long-term disability insurance (begins on the first of the month after start date).
  • 2 weeks paid time off accrued per year to start (increases with years of service) and 8 paid holidays.
  • Sick pay accrued at a rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked.
• Tax-deferred retirement account and Roth retirement account available to all employees.
• 403a Retirement investing account paid at 12% of annual compensation after 2 years of service (minimum 1,000 hours worked each year).
• FREE Employee Assistance Program.
• Opportunities for career growth and internal promotions.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $20.06–$31.53 per hour.