Youth Sports, Arts, and Movements Director

Salary: $80,000 - $112,000 Annually The YMCA of Greater New York is here for all New Yorkers – to empower youth, improve health, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y serves a diverse population of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn, grow, and thrive through programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is the cornerstone of the Y.

Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to build stronger communities.

To help fulfill our mission, we cultivate a culture of learning, leading, and collaboration to enhance community impact. Through our talented staff and “LEAP” career framework (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Personal Growth), we are committed to a people-first approach that fosters trust, inclusion, growth, and development for all.

The Youth Sports, Arts and Movement Director will be responsible for enhancing and expanding the enrichment programming, including instructional youth sports, dance, performing and visual arts, my grown up and me classes as well as relevant community workshops and leagues, through creating and implementing a comprehensive long-term strategy. They will work throughout the organization to coordinate, implement, support, and measure the impact of the Y’s youth sports, arts and movement programs and services.

In addition, the Youth Sports, Arts and Movement Director will be responsible for identifying and developing new initiatives. Working collaboratively with YMCA staff, community stakeholders, and funders, they will provide oversight to the strategy, systems, and structure of the programs. This position will report to the Y’s Youth and Community Development department.

• Create a comprehensive long-term 8-week youth program strategy and continuum, including assessing current and future trends.
• Identify and cultivate opportunities and partners to deepen and scale youth sports, arts and movement programming at branches as appropriate Y citywide.
• Support the planning and implementation of all citywide training and program initiatives, ensuring YMCA’s program expectations and compliance requirements are met.
• Coordinate the empirical evaluation of programs and services based on defined models, internal and external standards, and funder expectations; provide summary findings and recommendations internally and externally as required.
• Work closely with branch and association leadership to foster cross-departmental collaboration that expands capacity, grows expertise, and deepens the citywide impact of YMCA youth programs by designing and implementing progressive sports, arts, and movement curricula focused on structured skill development and evaluation.
• In partnership with the Y’s Marketing department, drive citywide recruitment and growth efforts.
• Create and monitor a resource referral system for youth and families.
• Represent and advocate on behalf of the initiatives in various YMCA and public forums as needed.
• Lead and/or develop staff training/curricula in content areas.
• Support the planning and execution of high-quality, safe Summer Camp, After school and Teen programs by equipping site teams with essential standards, tools, and resources related to YSAM.
• Analyze historical and real-time program data to identify participation trends, inform operational decisions, and deliver targeted coaching and support.
• Manage and maintain the YSAM SharePoint, regularly curating and updating resources to address evolving site-level needs and field feedback.
• Other activities and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Social Services/Human Services, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• At least three- five years of experience managing, evaluating, and supporting community…