Athletic Director

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland • Full-time • Cleveland, Ohio • 6m ago

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Benefits:

Health Insurance starting your first day
Tuition Reimbursement
401k plan including employer match
Competitive Time Off Benefits
Career Planning and Development
And more!

Basic Functions:

Develop and establish a systems approach for the administration of all CYO programs and sports for participants from grade school through adulthood. Integrate a faith perspective to provide an intentionally Christian environment in all CYO athletic programs.

Build a culture in CYO that animates Catholic values in the administration of all programs with a faithful application of the letter and spirit of the CYO Athletic Charter and Bylaws.

Responsibilities:

Ensure CYO programs animate the mission and values of Catholic Charities, CYO and Cleveland diocese.
Develop and implement effective administrative procedures for all CYO programs.
Work to assure that Catholic Charities system administrative requirements and priorities are done in CYO in accordance to the policies and procedures of Catholic Charities.
Examine, analyze, and evaluate CYO programs and operations to identify goals and objectives for continuous growth and improvement.
Perform other duties as necessary or assigned to accomplish CYO and Catholic Charities priorities.
Build a Catholic culture for athletes, coaches, officials, & families according to the CYO Charter & Bylaws.
Select and implement a sports management technology system for CYO program administration, team registration and scheduling. Work with the Catholic Charities I.T. department to evaluate software program needs to improve efficiency for: data collecting, reporting, and analysis; virtual training modules; and hardware integration and usage.
With direction, responsible for managing and resolving incidents through our incident management system.
Evaluate, recommend, and implement in-person and virtual trainings with content, technical, and delivery mastery for the following virtual trainings: Coaches Development Program; Seasonal Coaches Meetings; Membership Conferences; New Athletic Director Orientation; Site Personnel; and other assigned trainings.
Evaluate CYO trainings by their impact on stated CYO program goals and objectives.
Design, direct and implement a Volunteer Management System for CYO administrative tasks and CYO program site operations;
Coordinate and implement a contest and Facility Scheduling System for all sports and programs with seasonal assistance as needed;
Design surveys and evaluation tools to gather program feedback from constituents on ongoing and a seasonal basis;
Develop and implement CYO quality management system to meet quality control requirements for the Catholic Charities Quality Management.
Gather data and compute statistics across all sports and programs to prepare analytical reports and demographic information as assigned.
Develop and implement a year round sports rule changes framework that includes a timely communication of rule changes to key client groups;
Develop implementation plans and checklists for all CYO programs and championships;
Integrate the use of analytics, demographics, and statistical reports into program planning;

Requirements:

Combination of experience and education normally represented by a Bachelor’s Degree in related field with three to five years post degree experience in athletics, coaching, and/or recreational activities.

Must have four to five years’ experience in administrating athletics related programs.
Must have working knowledge of administrative and information management systems to achieve program goals.
Must have strong people and team member skills with the ability to work with a wide variety of diverse persons, professional and volunteer, with varied degrees of knowledge and skills.
Must have relationship and facilitation skills to form effective partnerships within Catholic Charities and with other organizations and systems, both public and private.
Must have the ability to effectively manage a variety of concurrent and competing demands while meeting program and administrative deadlines.
Must have strong organizational skills, high attention to details, and the ability to work independently to achieve professional and program goals.
Must have the skills and the ability to implement administrative systems and resolve conflicts.
Must have excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends with availability for emergencies and crisis intervention.
Must have a working knowledge of the Catholic Church and ability to work with parishes and schools.
Must have strong technical skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office and program specific software.
Final applicant is required to be fingerprinted to complete background check.