Volleyball Sports Instructor

Description

An exciting opportunity to join the Executive Team of a progressive YMCA association located in vibrant Somerset County, New Jersey. The YMCA is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. With a 150-year-old history, Greater Somerset County YMCA (GSCY) is a pillar of the community and has seven locations across three counties, which collectively serve upwards of 30,000 individuals. GSCY has 100 full-time and 950 part-time employees along with operating revenues to $22+ million.

The Y empowers everyone—no matter who they are or where they are from. To fulfill our purpose of strengthening community for all, GSCY is committed to being an inclusive organization and leveraging our collective impact to address social inequities. To learn more about GSCY, visit our website: http://gscymca.org

The Princeton YMCA is seeking experienced basketball coaches to provide a quality safe sports environment to our community. The role of the head basketball coach is to be responsible for skill development, character development, and providing direction to athletes so that they might achieve a high level of skill as well as an appreciation for discipline, sportsmanship, and teamwork in basketball.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Coaches in accordance with YMCA guidelines, having prepared lesson plans and practices accordingly.
• Builds effective, authentic relationships with participants and parents; helps them connect with each other and the YMCA.
• Responsible for all team communication, conveys information on practice and game schedules, as well as refers students and parents to other programs as appropriate.
• Maintains records as required (i.e. attendance, progress reports, etc.) and handles all registrations and schedules for all team games/tournaments and practices.
• Attends staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.
• Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.
• Organizes and puts away needed equipment. Reports damaged equipment.
• Trains and supervises team aides/volunteers as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications The Sports Instructor and Coach must have extensive knowledge of the game of basketball and be able to teach the fundamentals to youth participants, build a strong foundation for the sport, and build confidence and self-esteem for participants. The basketball coach ensures a positive member experience by interacting with players in a fair and professional manner. The Sports Instructor and Coach must have the ability to demonstrate YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Must be 18 years or older and have at least 1 year experience coaching or 2 years playing basketball on a team.

Benefits of working part-time at GSCY include:

• FREE Individual Membership Access to any YMCA in the Nation.
• 10% Discount on most programming at Greater Somerset County YMCA.
• Access to one of the leading retirement programs "Y Retirement Fund" from the first day of employment.
• Opportunities for professional development, mentoring, growth, and promotion throughout the YMCA Movement.
• Supportive and inclusive community for people of all backgrounds and access to Employee Resource Networks.

Greater Somerset County YMCA is a drug free work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information who share our values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.