POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for scheduling, planning and teaching sports lessons and/or acting as the referee in designated sport. In addition, every position in the YMCA of East Tennessee is responsible for upholding the Judeo-Christian principles that are central to our mission by modeling behaviors that exemplify the Y’s core values - caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

CORE FUNCTIONS:

1. Contact participant and/or parent/guardian to schedule lessons and/or games.

2. Maintain open communication with the participants and parents/guardians throughout lessons/games/season.

3. Arrive 15 minutes early for lessons/games with appropriate athletic attire, equipment, and a planned lesson/game plan.

4. Provide participant and/or guardian with a verbal progress report after each lesson.

5. Acts as a positive role model, building the student’s confidence through positive reinforcement.

6. Follows all Y policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary.

7. Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: There are no supervisory responsibilities. QUALIFICATIONS: Individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: The employee must have working knowledge of the rules and basic concepts required for the given sport. The employee must be able to teach technical skills related to the sport in order to develop the participant’s skill level.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

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

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Frequently required to talk or hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit and use hands and fingers. Employee may occasionally be required to lift 50 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Ability to plan, lead and participate in a range of activities in a variety of outdoor/indoor settings.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of children or employees of the organization.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, COURSES:

Additional training, licenses, and courses may be required throughout employment.