Sports Lead- Monty Ballard

Position Summary

Provides direction for the program to staff on game days, during practices, and at camps and academies. Provides a quality experience to participants and parents that focuses on youth development.

• Promotes and incorporates the YMCA five core values and character development model into all program activities.
• Treats all participants, parents and staff with dignity and respect.
• Assists and supervises program activities. Makes sound decisions in alignment with YMCA program standards. Ensures that all staff adhere to program standards.
• Sets up equipment for games and practices.
• Supervises program area at all times to ensure safety.
• Listens to concerns, answers questions and addresses coaches, players and parents in a calm, fair and professional manner.
• Immediately reports problems, inappropriate behavior or situations to Director.
• Monitors play to oversee the safety of players and ensures the particular sports and YMCA rules are followed as needed.
• Assists with sports department inventory of equipment.
• Provides training assistance and additional support to staff, offering extra training when needed.
• Assists Director in forming teams and schedule planning for games and practices to prepare for upcoming seasons.
• Assists Director with identifying and coordinating volunteer coaches to ensure all teams have coach.
• Supports marketing initiatives by creating promotional flyers for clinics and leagues using Association tools.
• Works with Director to ensure proper implementation of sports procedures. Reviews and updates desk procedures and communicates changes to staff.
• Attends mandatory trainings and meetings.
• Assists in YMCA annual fundraising and special events.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. It’s who we 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.
• Genuine –To be honest and open in relationships with others.

• Mission Advancement:
  Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising.
• Collaboration:
  
  Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view, and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.
• Operational Effectiveness:
  Makes sound judgments, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.
• Personal Growth:
  Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change, and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Prior childcare experience. Sports related knowledge in a youth setting is preferred.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Ability to apply common sense…