Sr. Sports & Youth Director-Full Time-Chapel Hill

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Associate Youth Director, the Senior Sports & Youth Director is responsible for leading and developing assigned Youth Programs and Youth Directors. They must run the program with safety in the forefront. The Senior Sports & Youth Director is responsible for managing the functions of the program in accordance with the stated mission, goals, and policies established by the administrative staff, governing committees, and Board of Directors of the YMCA.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and coach the full-time Youth Director (Y Learning)
• Models relationship-building skills in all interactions. Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations. Maintains regular, clear, and concise communication within area of responsibility.
• Maintains regular, clear, and concise communication within area of responsibility.
• Recruits and hires diverse full time and part-time staff and volunteer teams across multiple dimensions of diversity. Onboards and develops them for success.
• Direct and organize all aspects of two off-site Y Learning locations
• Directs, organizes, oversees and promotes high quality and engaging programming for assigned youth programs, with an emphasis on safety, relationships, skill development, character development, group control and fun.
• Provide leadership to the YMCA Annual Campaign through development of staff team, recruiting volunteers and meeting annual fundraising goals as assigned.
• Maintains all records of their assigned programs that are necessary for the operation of the department and branch effectively.
• Responsible for the development and management of all aspects of program budgets and resources.
• Lead and coach the full-time Sports Director
• Continually evaluates, improves, and innovates all assigned programs to ensure they meet or exceed Association guidelines and standards.
• Fulfills department/branch obligations as required by supervisor/Branch Director i.e. “on-call” weekends, large youth events, trainings, etc.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required.
• Plans and organizes day-to-day operations and is present in assigned programs based on Association Program Guidelines, which include daily program schedule and staff schedules.
• Attends all meetings that are pertinent to this position including youth, branch, and any assigned association team meetings.
• Contributes to and supervise the fulfillment of the YMCA mission through the Youth Department activities and programs.
• Direct and organize all aspects of Meadowmont Day Camp
• Maintains a flexible work schedule, including some evening and weekends as needed
• Maintains current and required certifications and records for staff according to the YMCA of the Triangle requirements.
• Direct Program Oversight:
  • Direct and organize all aspects of two off-site Y Learning locations
  • Direct and organize all aspects of Meadowmont Day Camp
  • Direct and organize all aspects of Homeschool “Team Time” program
  • Lead and coach the full-time Sports Director
  • Lead and coach the full-time Youth Director (Y Learning)
• Supports the overall vision for youth, branch and association initiatives.
• Direct and organize all aspects of Homeschool “Team Time” program

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
• Ability to effectively manage staff and programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred and/or 2-3 years of related experience.
• Experienced in and passionate about creating and fostering communities and relationship building through programs.
• Demonstrated experience in program and personnel development.
• Requires a positive attitude, high level of initiative and professionalism, and enjoy working in and creating a strong team environment.
• Capacity to assist in the management of facilities, equipment, and programs.
• Possess a high level of organization, ability to prioritize and possess the capacity to respond and handle multiple tasks appropriately in a dynamic and fast paced work environment.
• Multi-lingual desired but not required.
• Demonstrate initiative, effectively prioritize, and possess strong organizational, analytical and project management skills.
• Exceptional oral, public speaking and written communication skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• CPR, AED, O2 and First Aid certifications and a commercial Driver’s License, with “P” endorsement, in order to drive a YMCA bus as needed.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time and be able to communicate using a computer and phone/smart device.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The employee frequently is required to sit and reach, and must be able to move around the work environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.