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Sports Director - Lincoln
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YMCA of Springfield
Position Summary: The Sports Director, under the direction of the Branch Director (or designate), will manage all current sports programs which may include soccer, archery, sports clinics, small and large group training programs, basketball, racquetball, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, tennis, flag football, and baseball/softball. The Sports Director will also develop and lead summer camps and clinics which support these sports programs as well as our Pre‑School Physical Education program during the school year. This position develops, plans, and administers all new and existing programs, applies procedures and methods to achieve our strategic goals and membership/participant engagement. Ensures these programs are aligned with the Y’s cause and meet the needs of our members and the community. The expectation is that through volunteers, community partners and staff the existing programs will meet operational and budget goals and new programs and events will further grow the YMCA as the highest quality program in the area.
Department Mission Statement: Provide the opportunity for all children to play sports in a safe, enjoyable environment, where they can gain Christian principles, life skills, and build lifelong friendships.
Customer Service Expectations
Display a friendly, helpful, and positive disposition.
Provide customer service that is thorough, timely, organized, and accurate.
Help ensure the Y is meeting member and participant needs by utilizing good listening skills, attentiveness, objectivity, and patience in all situations.
Place members and participants as the first and highest priority showing kindness and compassion at all times.
Demonstrate the Y core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility through all daily activities and responsibilities.
Essential Functions
Directs and supervises program activities to meet YMCA objectives. Expands sports programs within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
Establishes and maintains budgeted Department revenues and expenses.
Secures and schedules athletic fields and facilities. Directs the coordination for all assigned sports leagues, clinics, and camps; monitors and purchases necessary sporting equipment as budget permits.
Creates teams from paid and financially assisted registrations. Organizes and conducts parent orientation meetings, and training and meetings for coaches.
Oversees the team practice and game schedules; trains and schedules sports officials; develops and distributes sports rules, guidelines, and handbooks.
Purchases, collects, and distributes team uniforms and awards; coordinates and distributes team photographs.
Organizes and conducts clinics and camps.
Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers.
Assists in the marketing and distribution of youth sports program information; may organize and schedule program registrations; may review and process program scholarship applications.
Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
Knowledge of sports rules and anticipates changes that will impact the Department.
Plays a key role in assisting the YMCA’s annual fund‑raising activities and special events.
Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in the program.
Other duties as assigned.
Key Leadership Competencies
Engaging Community – Build bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y’s work is community‑focused and welcoming of all.
Building Relationships – Connect people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships, and collaborations.
Change Leadership – Facilitate, co‑create, and implement equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community.
Philanthropy – Secure resources and support to advance the Y’s work.
Volunteerism – Engage volunteers and promote social responsibility at all levels of the organization.
Communication & Influence – Listen and express oneself effectively and inspire commitment to the Y’s cause.
Inclusion – Promote practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work.
Leading Operations – Ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization.
Fiscal Management – Manage the Y’s resources responsibly and sustain the Y’s nonprofit business model.
Innovation – Create and implement new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y’s work and impact in the community.
Program/Project Management – Ensure program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs.
Developing & Inspiring People – Support holistic development of self and others so that everyone can embrace the Y’s cause and inspire others.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Previous sports participation, coaching, or refereeing preferred.
Experience with developing and implementing sports programs, including knowledge in areas of badminton, baseball, basketball, fencing, flag football, gymnastics, martial arts, pickleball, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball.
Prior Y experience preferred.
Excellent personal computer skills and experience with standard business software.
Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
Ability to learn quickly.
Ability to work with integrity, discretion, and a professional approach.
Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.).
Ability to complete all required training within 60 days of employment, including but not limited to CPR, first aid, Living Our Cause, DCFS Mandated Report, IL Gateway Registry Modules, and to maintain these certifications as current as outlined by regulations or requirements.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, jog, or run; use hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Requires driving a vehicle, usually a 12–15 passenger/ cargo van and loading and unloading equipment and supplies.
Regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time.
Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate; use a computer and phone/smart device.
Must be able to move around the work environment and respond to critical situations.
May require physical effort and cardiac endurance while reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, balancing, bending, leaning, kneeling, walking, and climbing.
Travel between multiple work sites within one workday.
Walk extensively both within the YMCA facility and the sports sites; may involve walking 10,000 steps during a workday.
Walking up and down stairs multiple times a day.
Carrying supplies to and from work locations.
Playing or demonstrating sports skills.
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
This position may work more than 40 hours per week based on sports calendar and may have responsibilities on weeknights and both weekend days.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other
Industries: Wellness and Fitness Services
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Sports Director - Lincoln
role at
YMCA of Springfield
Position Summary: The Sports Director, under the direction of the Branch Director (or designate), will manage all current sports programs which may include soccer, archery, sports clinics, small and large group training programs, basketball, racquetball, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, tennis, flag football, and baseball/softball. The Sports Director will also develop and lead summer camps and clinics which support these sports programs as well as our Pre‑School Physical Education program during the school year. This position develops, plans, and administers all new and existing programs, applies procedures and methods to achieve our strategic goals and membership/participant engagement. Ensures these programs are aligned with the Y’s cause and meet the needs of our members and the community. The expectation is that through volunteers, community partners and staff the existing programs will meet operational and budget goals and new programs and events will further grow the YMCA as the highest quality program in the area.
Department Mission Statement: Provide the opportunity for all children to play sports in a safe, enjoyable environment, where they can gain Christian principles, life skills, and build lifelong friendships.
Customer Service Expectations
Display a friendly, helpful, and positive disposition.
Provide customer service that is thorough, timely, organized, and accurate.
Help ensure the Y is meeting member and participant needs by utilizing good listening skills, attentiveness, objectivity, and patience in all situations.
Place members and participants as the first and highest priority showing kindness and compassion at all times.
Demonstrate the Y core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility through all daily activities and responsibilities.
Essential Functions
Directs and supervises program activities to meet YMCA objectives. Expands sports programs within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
Establishes and maintains budgeted Department revenues and expenses.
Secures and schedules athletic fields and facilities. Directs the coordination for all assigned sports leagues, clinics, and camps; monitors and purchases necessary sporting equipment as budget permits.
Creates teams from paid and financially assisted registrations. Organizes and conducts parent orientation meetings, and training and meetings for coaches.
Oversees the team practice and game schedules; trains and schedules sports officials; develops and distributes sports rules, guidelines, and handbooks.
Purchases, collects, and distributes team uniforms and awards; coordinates and distributes team photographs.
Organizes and conducts clinics and camps.
Recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers.
Assists in the marketing and distribution of youth sports program information; may organize and schedule program registrations; may review and process program scholarship applications.
Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with community organizations.
Knowledge of sports rules and anticipates changes that will impact the Department.
Plays a key role in assisting the YMCA’s annual fund‑raising activities and special events.
Compiles program statistics. Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of and participation in the program.
Other duties as assigned.
Key Leadership Competencies
Engaging Community – Build bridges with others in the community to ensure the Y’s work is community‑focused and welcoming of all.
Building Relationships – Connect people to the Y’s cause by developing inclusive relationships, partnerships, and collaborations.
Change Leadership – Facilitate, co‑create, and implement equitable change for the good of the organization and/or community.
Philanthropy – Secure resources and support to advance the Y’s work.
Volunteerism – Engage volunteers and promote social responsibility at all levels of the organization.
Communication & Influence – Listen and express oneself effectively and inspire commitment to the Y’s cause.
Inclusion – Promote practices that support diversity, inclusion, and global work.
Leading Operations – Ensure relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the organization.
Fiscal Management – Manage the Y’s resources responsibly and sustain the Y’s nonprofit business model.
Innovation – Create and implement new and relevant approaches and activities that improve and expand the Y’s work and impact in the community.
Program/Project Management – Ensure program or project goals are met and intended impact occurs.
Developing & Inspiring People – Support holistic development of self and others so that everyone can embrace the Y’s cause and inspire others.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Previous sports participation, coaching, or refereeing preferred.
Experience with developing and implementing sports programs, including knowledge in areas of badminton, baseball, basketball, fencing, flag football, gymnastics, martial arts, pickleball, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball.
Prior Y experience preferred.
Excellent personal computer skills and experience with standard business software.
Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
Ability to learn quickly.
Ability to work with integrity, discretion, and a professional approach.
Prefer knowledge of, and previous experience with, diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.).
Ability to complete all required training within 60 days of employment, including but not limited to CPR, first aid, Living Our Cause, DCFS Mandated Report, IL Gateway Registry Modules, and to maintain these certifications as current as outlined by regulations or requirements.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, jog, or run; use hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Requires driving a vehicle, usually a 12–15 passenger/ cargo van and loading and unloading equipment and supplies.
Regularly required to use a computer for extended periods of time.
Ability to speak concisely and effectively communicate; use a computer and phone/smart device.
Must be able to move around the work environment and respond to critical situations.
May require physical effort and cardiac endurance while reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, balancing, bending, leaning, kneeling, walking, and climbing.
Travel between multiple work sites within one workday.
Walk extensively both within the YMCA facility and the sports sites; may involve walking 10,000 steps during a workday.
Walking up and down stairs multiple times a day.
Carrying supplies to and from work locations.
Playing or demonstrating sports skills.
Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
This position may work more than 40 hours per week based on sports calendar and may have responsibilities on weeknights and both weekend days.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Other
Industries: Wellness and Fitness Services
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