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Overview Posted Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 4:00 AM Overwhelmingly, people who decide they want to be a part of the Y in Central Maryland tell us they do so because it reflects their values and a conscious decision, they’ve made about how they choose to live their lives. The happiest and most fulfilled Y associates are those who are motivated to help others and who want to be a part of something larger than themselves. If this speaks to your heart, then we invite you to join our team. Be a part of a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us. Founded in 2010, Up2Us Sports is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring youth to achieve their potential by providing them with coaches trained in positive youth development. We do this by identifying, training and supporting coaches in their communities who bring sports-based youth development to the most underserved communities. The Up2Us Coach and Up2Us Training programs empower youth-based organizations across the country to become a united force for meaningful change. Up2Us Coach is the first national service program to identify and train young adults to coach and mentor kids in low income communities. Coaches are trained in youth development and mentoring strategies to promote physical activity, healthy living, and good decision making, while cultivating caring, trust-based relationships with the youth they serve. As an Up2Us Sports Coach at the Y in Central MD you’ll be an important part of a mission-driven, charitable organization that helps children, adults, families, and communities achieve more in all aspects of life. You will deliver physical activity and additional assistance as needed at your assigned location. You will maintain and organize all equipment and program resources. You will support planning, set up, clean up, and implementation to ensure a high-level of quality programming and participant experience. As an Up2Us Sports Coach you’ll contribute to the Y and to the broader community we serve by creating experiences that help people feel a greater sense of health and well-being, purpose, acceptance and belonging. This work is right for you if you have: Responsibilities Deliver physical activity and additional assistance as needed at your assigned location. Maintain and organize all equipment and program resources. Support planning, set up, clean up, and implementation to ensure a high-level of quality programming and participant experience. Contribute to the Y and to the broader community by creating experiences that foster health and well-being, purpose, acceptance and belonging. Qualifications A love of sports and people A desire to help & encourage others to have fun with sports Prior experience working with school-age children The ability to clearly communicate and effectively listen to children, parents/guardians, members, and other Y associates Equal Opportunity The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. The Y is committed to celebrating and achieving diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others with respect, kindness and dignity, at all times. Thank you for considering working for the Y in Central Maryland. If being a part of our cause feels right for you, we hope you will join us. #J-18808-Ljbffr YMCA Central Maryland

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