LifeSports Assistant Director

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Life Sports Assistant Director Department:

Social Work | Faculty Affairs

LiFEsports, at the College of Social Work, is nationally recognized as a premier model for sport-based positive youth development (PYD) programming and has grown to address the ever-changing needs of our community's youth. Our work impacts the lives our community members as we strive to address the broader social conditions young people face, especially those exposed to various social vulnerabilities. Our focus on outreach and community programs has continued to impact the sport-based PYD field by developing tomorrow's leaders and workforce through teaching, training, and developing individuals in the field of PYD.

Our ongoing research and evaluation of the LiFEsports intervention and related publications demonstrate the impact and differences community-based sports can make in the lives of vulnerable youth. Findings are used to inform evidence-based practices in sport-based PYD across the world.

The Life Sports Assistant Director will work in LiFEsports at the College of Social Work, and will independently coordinate, manage, supervise, and implement LiFEsports community outreach programs (currently
5). Specific activities include the coordination of program operations, the supervision of all assistant directors, program managers, and summer program site managers, developing and implementing youth record collection (attendance, registration, etc.), and developing trainings and preparing staff in proper implementation of program curricula, evidence-based practices, safety procedures, and other University policies. This position will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community program funders and partners to sustain and grow sport-based social skills programming for underserved youth.

Please note that this position will require night and weekend hours.

The Life Sports Assistant Director will coordinate, manage, and implement LiFEsports community-based outreach programs and interventions under the direction of the LiFEsports Associate Director. These outreach programs, interventions and clinics engage, and support youth community members and organizational partners. This position will assist the LiFEsports Associate Director in developing, coordinating, and evaluating for impact community-based outreach and educational programs in Central Ohio and surrounding communities.

As many of our program activities are led by community partners and organizations, working under the direction ofLiFEsports leadership, this position will be responsible for the recruitment and development of community partnerships among our local stakeholders including, but not limited to, school, county, park and recreational, and non-profit leaders. This position seeks out new community resources to leverage new partners and supports and manages the conununity and University partnerships.

This position facilitates communication, planning, sustainability, and next steps within these community programs by developing relationships with funders, partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders. Additionally, the LiFEsports Assistant Director promotes the mission of LiFEsports within the University and among community stakeholders to further develop relationships and serves as the organization's liaison with volunteers, staff, partners and the community.

The Life Sports Assistant Director develops and updates procedures for interviewing, hiring, training, and evaluating professional and support staff for assigned…