Instructor (Youth Sports) – Up to 19 hours per week

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Essential Functions

The major responsibilities of this position are listed. For more information, please review Instructor job description.

• Develops and teaches assigned sports classes, practices, camps, clinics, trainings, tournaments, games, and workshops in program areas such as youth basketball and flag football.
• Develops lesson plans, practice schedules, athletic skills and fundamentals for each sport.
• Coach advanced, beginner, and intermediate youth ages 5-14 how to play basketball and flag football preparing them for league games.
• Assess talent skill levels and place participants in the correct level of play.
• Communicate with parents and players team expectations, practice requirements, practice details, and league details.
  
• Encourages sportsmanship; provides structured team competition.
• Monitors sports leagues and facilities.
• Tracks and monitors equipment at sports facilities and may oversee parking at sporting events.
• Determines and recommends supplies and equipment needed for sports classes and related activities.
• Transports and ensures security of equipment and supplies issued.
• Maintains attendance and other records as required.
• Physical strength and ability to carry and pull 25 pounds on a regular basis.
• Follows and enforces established policies and procedures.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES: The following list represents the core competencies needed for success in this position.

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  Adaptability responds positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires.
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  Assessing Talent identifies performance capabilities and potential in others.
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  Customer Focus attends to the needs and expectations of customers.
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  Handling Conflict manages interpersonally strained situations.
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  Leadership guides and encouraging other to accomplish a common goal.
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  Oral Communication engages effectively in dialogue.
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  Professional Integrity & Ethics displays honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability.
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  Relationship Building establishes rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships.
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  Safety Focus shows vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.

Qualification Guidelines

Minimum qualifications:

• Instructor (Youth Sports) a minimum of one year of recent full-time experience teaching team sports in the area(s) of basketball and flag football or at least one year of education in Recreation/Physical Education or related field.

Desired qualifications:

• Adaptive and inclusive work recreation experience highly preferred.
• Experience in coaching youth ages 5-14 highly preferred.

SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process may consist of a combination of training and experience evaluation, Subject Matter Review (SME), structured interview panel, and/or department-level interviews.

VACANCIES
There is currently one vacancy in the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. The resulting eligibility list from this recruitment may be used to fill this vacancy and similar vacancies in the future.

PROBATIONARY WORK TEST PERIOD = At-will
FLSA = Non-Exempt
UNIT = HOURLY (P/T)

Special Requirements

Instructor (Youth Sports) position works up to 19 hours per week with a varied work schedule that may include working evenings and weekends. Typically, youth sports working hours are Monday through Friday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Saturday’s 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Please note hours may be adjusted as needed to accommodate program requirements and class schedules.