Youth and Family Sports Program Director
$50,000–$57,000 year
On-siteWest Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Supervise existing and launch new youth sports, adult sports, and teen activities while providing direct instruction and facilitation for 10-15 to 20 hours per week. Manage program rosters, enrollment, and reporting; develop and monitor budgets to meet fiscal objectives; and oversee risk management and policy implementation for facilities serving children from birth to 13 years old. Recruit, hire, train, and develop diverse staff and volunteer teams; establish collaborative relationships with community organizations; and ensure program offerings align with strategic goals and community needs. Lead leagues serving up to 600 participants and participate in the Annual Campaign as a sustaining member. Evening, holiday, and weekend shifts are an expectation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services / Health Sciences or related field
- Minimum 3 years' experience working with youth and families
- Two years of experience supervising and developing staff and volunteer teams
- Demonstrated understanding of the developmental progression of skills of children and program development
- Four years of sports coaching experience
- Previous experience operating sports leagues in a leadership role preferred
- Experienced in and passionate about creating and fostering communities and relationship building through programs
- Experience with creating, implementing, and evaluating Youth and Family Programming and events
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Demonstrate initiative, effectively prioritize, and possess strong organizational skills
- Within 30 days of hire, completion of Child Abuse Prevention, Working with Program Volunteers, CPR, First Aid, AED, and Blood borne Pathogens training
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community
- At times, be able to lift amounts up to 50 lbs
- Evening, holidays and Weekend shifts are an expectation
- Flexible schedule including daytime, evening, and weekend availability depending on the needs of the position
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience operating sports leagues in a leadership role preferred
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
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