POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Program/Sports Director, the Sports Program Specialist is responsible for direct care and supervision for all participants in the sports programs. The Sports Program Specialist may assist in officiating youth sport games for enrolled participants. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

General Responsibilities:

• Organizes and executes all activities for enrolled participants. 
• Monitors the area at all times to ensure safety, and immediately makes changes as necessary.
• Provides a positive environment for all participants, and actively encourages participation to ensure growth and development. 
• Exemplifies appropriate behavior and is a role model for participants; actively listening, shows patience, understanding, and respect for others. 
• Instructs and guides participants through the rules of the program and ensures adherence 
• Immediately reports all unusual incidents or accidents to the Program Director, and fills out all applicable and necessary reports. 
• Ensures the area is neat, orderly and free of all safety impediments.
• Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships between participants, and is pro-active creating an environment of cooperation, friendliness, and helpfulness towards staff and customers.
• Ensures all necessary supplies are on hand and well maintained at all times.
• Set up for sports programs as directed by supervisor
• On-site attendance is required of this position
• Responsible for upholding all staff safety requirements including cleaning protocols throughout the day, as required by my department.
• All other duties as assigned

Additional Refereeing Responsibilities:

• Responsible for being prompt and professional during all games and program activities 
• Interact with coaches, other sports officials / umpires, youth, parents and YMCA staff 
• Enforce program rules and policies by maintaining constant surveillance of program participants 
• Set up facility or equipment, store equipment, and secure facility upon completion of games/program (on an as needed basis) 
• Report equipment problems 
• Ensure safety of members/participants 
• All other duties as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior experience working with children and adults
• This person should be familiar with the game rules and possess the knowledge to teach the basic skills, as well as supervise the children  
• Must have previous playing or officiating experience or have completed referee training clinic 
• Successfully complete State of Florida Criminal History Background Check requirements as well as meet the Association’s policies on background screening
• Adhere to drug/alcohol/smoke free workplace policy
• Able to maintain confidentiality

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• CPR and First Aid Certification
• Annual completion of YMCA Blood Borne Pathogens training
• Annual completion of YMCA Child Sexual Abuse Prevention class
• Staff Safety Requirements/Cleaning Protocols
• Additional training classes as recommended by supervisor.

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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform a broad range of activities. Requires full range of motion, including manual and finger dexterity and hand and eye coordination. Requires corrected vision, speech, and hearing to normal range, or special accommodations made of sufficient nature for completion of assigned tasks. 
• Ability to lift 30 pounds

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

YMCA of Southwest Florida has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the YMCA of Southwest Florida reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the YMCA of Southwest Florida may deem appropriate.