Sports Trainer - Lakewood

Job description:

Position Summary:

Provide high-level basketball training and skill development instruction to youth and adult participants in a safe, engaging, and positive environment that promotes athletic growth, confidence, and love for the game — in alignment with YMCA values, policies, and procedures.

Essential Functions:

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of basketball fundamentals, game strategy, player development, and skill progression for various age and skill levels.

2. Ability to design and lead individual and group basketball training sessions tailored to the needs, experience, and goals of participants.

3. Execute player development programs focused on improving shooting, ball handling, defense, conditioning, and basketball IQ in a safe and effective manner.

4. Provide consistent instruction that emphasizes teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship, and positive character development.

5. Motivate and inspire athletes to achieve personal and athletic goals while maintaining a fun, encouraging atmosphere.

6. Build strong relationships with players, parents, and YMCA members; help participants connect with the Y community.

7. Maintain working knowledge of current basketball training methods, trends, and coaching techniques to deliver high-quality instruction.

8. Keep accurate attendance and progress records for all training sessions and participants.

9. Communicate regularly with supervisors, staff, and parents to ensure program quality and participant satisfaction.

10. Uphold YMCA policies and safety procedures; respond appropriately to emergency situations.

11. Attend all required staff meetings, trainings, and YMCA functions as directed by the supervisor.

12. Represent the YMCA mission and core values—Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility— both on and off the court.

13. Perform other 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. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them. Supports fund-raising. Collaboration: Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions. Builds rapport and relates 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 judgments, 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 meetings. Follows budgeting policies and procedures, and reports all financial irregularities immediately. Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high-value experience for members.

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 best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Qualifications:

• Preferred: Former Varsity High School and/or Collegiate Basketball player, or High School/College coaching experience.
• Proven background in Basketball skill development training, player evaluation, and basketball program leadership.
• Strong communication, leadership, and motivational skills.
• Must hold or be willing to obtain current CPR, First Aid, and AED certification.
• Criminal Clearance, Health Exam with TB test.
• Must attend a new employee orientation within the first 90 days of employment.
• Five plus years of experience teaching Basketball group classes required.

Working Conditions:

Environmental Factors: Indoor and outdoor facilities (e.g. childcare and recreational sites); exposure to heat, cold, potentially hazardous chemicals, toxic materials; work on slippery or uneven surfaces. 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 regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is 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 40 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

Pay Range: $25.68 - $39.40