Youth Sports Instructor - YMCA

About the role

Help kids build confidence, skills, and a love of sports at the Lampeter‑Strasburg YMCA. This part‑time Youth Sports Instructor position supports the Y’s mission of strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. You will provide direct supervision of a group of children in a sports program, create a fun, positive environment while teaching teamwork, sportsmanship, and the fundamentals of youth sports, build cooperative relationships with parents/caregivers, promote and support the potential of all youth, and facilitate peer‑to‑peer connections as part of the overall program experience.

Our culture is welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined — we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.

Responsibilities

• Instruct sports classes/events for up to approximately 10‑30 youth.
• Follow the program agenda provided by the Sports Director to teach proper techniques of the major sports offered throughout the year.
• Promote character‑counts values (caring, honesty, respect, responsibility).
• Ensure all equipment is used properly, cleaned, and returned to the appropriate locations.
• Set up and clean up before and after each class.
• May assist in special events such as Kids Night Out, Healthy Kids Day, races, etc.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with youth or in a leadership position (preferred).
• Obtain and maintain required clearances for working with youth (criminal background check, child abuse clearance, FBI fingerprint clearance).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and ability to teach the fundamentals of one or more of these sports: basketball, soccer, t‑ball/baseball, flag football, volleyball, floor hockey.
• Current CPR and AED certification, or willingness to obtain.

Skills

• Engaging Community
• Developing Others
• Functional Expertise

Benefits

• FREE access to fitness centers and pools at all YMCA of the Roses locations.
• Program and lesson discounts.
• FREE Child Watch (up to 3 hours per day while working, when available).

Schedule

Part‑time position with evening shifts and Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.