What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Development Director-Sports position at YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON?
Develops, organizes and implements high quality youth and family program(s) focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility and designed to make the YMCA the place for families in the community.
Essential Functions:
- Leads with inclusion and ensures all staff members and participants feel welcome and are treated with dignity and respect. Builds a staff and volunteer team that reflects the diversity of the community.
- Establishes youth sports programming including youth sports clinics, youth sports seasons, and academies.
- Creates teams from paid and financially assisted registrations. Organizes and conducts parent orientation meetings, and training and meetings for coaches. Develops and distributes team practice and game schedules.
- Collaborates with Member Experience Directors on member engagement programming.
- Ensures programs comply with YMCA of Greater Houston standards and operations to adhere to all state, local and YMCA health and safety regulations.
- Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel and volunteers as needed. Reviews and evaluates staff performance. Develops strategies to motivate staff and achieve goals. Ensures all direct staff have completed necessary certifications to be in compliance.
- Assists in the marketing and distribution of program information, may organize and schedule program registrations. Works closely with supervisor to plan and execute social media plan for the center.
- Identifies opportunities in the community for the YMCA to engage and connect. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
- Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives. Monitors program registration and accounts receivable. Purchases and maintains program supplies.
- Coordinates use of facilities for program activities, events and outside rentals. Secures and schedules athletic fields and facilities for sports programming and sets up sports equipment for games and practices.
- Assists in YMCA fund raising activities.
- Responds to all member and community inquiries and complaints in timely manner.
- Assists with Board Committee meetings as directed by Executive Director.
- Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in programs, including administering program evaluations and compiling statistics.
- Recruits volunteers and connects them with center activities and events. Supports, develops and implements program specific volunteer trainings including training volunteer coaches.
- Participates in the center’s Cause-Driven Leader on Duty (CLOD) schedule.
YMCA Culture & Cause Expectations
Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. It’s who are, who we aspire to be and how we show up every day. We are cause-driven. We don’t just show up, we show up with purpose. As a cause driven leader you are expected to be:
Welcoming-Accept neighbors eagerly, warmly, hospitably, and as equal participants.
Nurturing-To care for, support, and help develop through encouragement.
Hopeful-Take an optimistic or positive view of future outcomes.
Determined-To devote full strength and concentrated attention to the cause.
