Athletic Director Jls - Middle School Athletics

The Department:
The Community Services Department (CSD) offers dozens of urban and neighborhood parks, outstanding classes for adult/seniors and kids, 40 miles of hiking trails, a municipal golf course, fascinating art exhibits, the Palo Alto Jr. Museum and Zoo, facility rentals, pools, and fields and gyms for fitness. Whether you're looking for educational activities for your kids, a place to relax, or place to explore the world around you, Palo Alto's Community Services Department is proud to offer programs, activities, and parks to meet all the needs of your family and to sustain a positive quality of life!
The Position:
The Athletic Director will monitor the day-to-day activities of the sports program at JLS Middle School. The position will communicate by email and phone with parents and guardians on carpool, schedules and updated Middle School athletic program information. This position will provide great customer service to students, parents, coaches, and Recreation Supervisor's and school administration. The position will help the Recreation coordinator recruit for coaches and create new sports activities for the athletic program at JLS Middle School. This position will handle the marketing for our City's sports pages. This position will be a part time, non-benefited position, and will support the Middle School Athletic Coordinator for 999 hours per fiscal year. The position will be a City of Palo Alto employee.
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Ideal Candidate: Experience with youth sports; administration, coaching or refereeing, and good Communication skills. Available daily 2:30pm-7pm.
Work Location: Onsite

• Communicates by email and by phone with customers
• Plans and conducts recreational activities for community members of Middle School aged students at one of our three Middle Schools
• Recruit for Middle School sports coaches
• Ensure facility is maintained and safe procedures are followed
• Advertise upcoming games
• Monitors practices and games
• Always on time and available Monday through Friday between the hours of 2-7 pm.
• Provides trainings for coaching staff each sports season
• Needs to be CPR and First Aid certified or get certified within 6 months of being hired
• Office will be located at a Palo Alto Middle School
• Works for Middle School Athletic Coordinator
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong writing and oral communication skills
• Strong leadership skills
• At least one year of Athletic Director services at the Middle School sports level &/or coached one year of Middle School Athletics

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Employment Type: SEIU Hourly