Posting number: 26-27-00088
Department: PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Division: Parks and Rec Organized Rec
Job classification: Basketball Program Director
Posting type: Open
Categories: Recreation
Oversees and conducts a Youth Basketball Program on site at a designated gym. Plans instruction and decides on the drills to be used. The employee provides leadership and supervision for other staff members. Employee is actively involved in instructing and coaching. Communicates with and handles questions from participants and parents as needed. May coach an informal game played in a nearby town. Performs related duties as needed.
Season: Early December – Late February
Approx. Hours Per Week: 5-7, which may depend on program and location.
Considerable Basketball coaching and instructional experience involving children is required, including some experience organizing a program. Good communication skills.
Current certification in both First Aid and CPR is required; if applicant does not have valid certification, they must be willing to attend training offered by the Parks and Recreation Department or complete course on their own.
All employees will be subject to a background check. Employees may be required to attend a staff meeting and coaching workshop; the coaching workshop may be completed online.
Located on Long Island Sound just thirty miles east of New York City, Greenwich is recognized as a premier residential community. We have 8,000 acres of protected land, including 32 miles of coast, 20 parks, four beaches and a municipal golf course. With a population of approximately 61,000, our economy is thriving and leading industries are financial services, real estate, retail, home construction and home renovation. Our four libraries and numerous cultural events add to the resources available to our residents. The Bruce Museum is the second most popular museum in Connecticut and the fourth in New England with 110,000 people visiting each year.
Governed by the Greenwich Board of Education, an elected 8-member, bi-partisan citizen panel and the Superintendent of Schools, our school system is recognized as one of the outstanding in the country. There are approximately 8,900 students in our public education system at 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and a 4-year high school. Pursuing post-secondary education are 89.8 percent of our public school graduates.
