The YMCA of Greenville is seeking a cause-driven leaders who desires to make a major impact in the community to join our team as Sports Associate Program Director at our GHS Family YMCA (Simpsonville, SC). Don’t miss this unique opportunity to help advance the mission of the YMCA in a committed and supportive community!
The YMCA of Greenville is a dynamic and rapidly growing association that seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Sports Associate Program Director will provide assistance to the Director in the Youth and Adult Sports programs for the branch.
Greenville, S.C. is 45 minutes from the Blue Ridge Mountains and three hours from the Carolina beaches and Charleston. The YMCA of Greenville encompasses eight strategically located branches, with our Metro Office situated near Greenville’s vibrant downtown, which has been ranked among “America’s Ten Best” by Forbes Magazine.
The Sports Associate Program Director will partner with the branch Sports Director in developing, maintaining, and providing high quality, high value sports programming to members and participants in executing the following duties:
- Assist the Sports Director with development and the implementation of programs within the Sports Department
- Assist the Sports Director with providing leadership and excellence in program service and delivery, through proper training, evaluation, and promotion of programs.
- Assist the Sports Director with giving guidance and direction to sports participants and volunteers
- Develops relationships for the advancement and promotion of the YMCA Sports Program.
- Ensure safety procedures are followed
- Assists the Sports Coordinator and Director with crowd control for Adults Sports
- Intentionally and continuously strive to promote an organizational culture that advances practices and policies which value staff engagement, diversity, strengthens inclusion, and builds global community in the US and abroad.
In addition, the Sports Associate Program Director will be assigned duties which may include:
- Administrative duties:
- monitor and maintain program records
- rosters
- program communication
- program registration
- program schedule creation
- coordination of site locations for sports
- equipment maintenance
- inventory maintenance and record keeping
- On-field duties:
- field prep
- equipment prep and delivery
- oversight/evaluation of volunteers and contract employees
- Active, member/participant-focused engagement on the field
- Associates Degree in education, recreation, sports management, or other related field, or equivalent years of experience.
- Three years of experience in youth, sports, recreation programming, physical education or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum one year of leadership/supervisory experience
- Experience working with all ages of youth
- Must be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills
- Must be able to multi-task and be flexible
- Must be efficient and productive in a fast paced environment
- Must possess enthusiasm
- Advanced Knowledge of the following sports: baseball, basketball, football, track& field, and soccer, e.g., rules, field dimensions, lining fields, etc.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Possess skills in relationship building e.g. excellent communication skills
BENEFICIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Have a full understanding of YMCA philosophy and live, work and perform work duties in a manner consistent with such.
- Referee experience
- Coaching experience
- Community involvement
- Ability to speak 2 or more languages preferred