Sports Instructor Lead - Los Altos

Date posted: August 25, 2025

Pay: $17.16 - $20.60 per hour

Job description:

Position Summary: Assist the Youth Development Coordinator in the development, organization, teaching, and evaluation of youth sports programs. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality instruction, a safe and positive environment for all participants, and effective supervision across program areas and facilities.

Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for communicating with coaches, players, and helping maintain order while creating a safe and fun environment.

2. Responsible for ensuring that participants are on team roster and if applicable, in uniform and proper attire.

3. Ensuring all rules are posted/followed and responsible for informing referee/coach/parents of any penalties.

4. Ensuring scoresheets are complete and results recorded, if applicable.

5. Monitor and track YMCA sports equipment, making sure items are turned in at the end of the game or practice.

6. Responsible for preparing the site prior to the start of game or event. Preparation includes, but is not limited to cleaning the area, removing any hazards, setting up equipment (rims, goals, cones, tables, etc.).

7. Model and promote positive sportsmanship, teamwork, and inclusion among all participants.

8. Promptly report accidents, injuries, incidents, or concerns to the Program Director in accordance with YMCA and legal requirements.

9. Provide sports instruction in a planned and age-appropriate way.

10. Follow and enforce safety standards, policies, and procedures. Communicate with staff and the program director if any safety standards, policies, or procedures are not followed.

11. Attend and assist in staff meetings, trainings, and other YMCA functions as required by supervisor.

12. Assesses needs and ensures that program objectives are met.

13. Communicate with participants, coaches, referees, staff, and supervisor as needed.

14. Acts as the lead/point of contact when supervisor is not present.

15. Assists in the planning, teaching, and development of P.E. programs.

16. Communicate with school students, playground staff, principals, school secretaries, and school staff.

17. This job description not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

YMCA Competencies (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Accepts and demonstrates the Y’s values. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill community needs. Recruit volunteers and builds effective, supportive, working relationships with them. Supports fundraising.

Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Build rapport with and relate well to others. Seeks first to understand the other person’s point of view and remains calm in challenging situations. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative to assist in developing others.

Operational Effectiveness: Makes sound judgements, and transfers learning from one situation to another. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Establishes goals, clarifies tasks, plans work and actively participates in in meetings. Follows budgeting policies, and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience.

Personal Growth: Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change and seeks opportunities in the change process. Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations and how they impact relationships. Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses the best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Qualifications:

1. Must be at least 18 years of age.

2. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. College preferred.

3. First Aid, CPR and AED are required and must be maintained and kept in current status.

4. Live scan fingerprints clearance.

5. Health screening with negative TB and drug test screening.

6. Complete all online required training(s).

7. Strong communication skills. Desired.

8. Public relations skills and/or experience working with a diverse population desired.

9. Sports background and/or organized sport involvement required.

Working Conditions:

Environmental Factors: Indoor and outdoor facilities; exposure to heat or cold. Noise level is usually moderate.

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 frequently required to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Gym membership
• Referral program

Work Location: In person