Assistant Director, Sports and Wellness

Organization

Special Olympics Nevada works to create inclusive opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities through health, education, leadership development and sports. The 501(c)3 nonprofit organization offers free year-round training and competition programs for 2,270 athletes who compete in more than 14 competitions in 7 sports annually within the Community Sports Program. The Unified Champion Schools Program encourages leadership development and the growth of Unified Sports®, bringing together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to play as teammates. In 2022, Special Olympics Nevada launched a new program, Mindset Matters, which provides mental health and stress management techniques to students in Nevada schools. In a typical year, Special Olympics Nevada impacts more than 18,884 students by promoting inclusion on school campuses. Special Olympics Nevada is also committed to improving the overall health and well-being of individuals with intellectual disabilities through Healthy Athletes events, offering screenings and services free of charge. Special Olympics Nevada relies on the support of 1,397 volunteers and funding from individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations.

Position Description

Reporting to SONV’s Vice President of Operations, the Assistant Director of Sports and Wellness will oversee and drive the strategic direction of SONV’s Community Sports, Healthy Athletes and Mindset Matters Programs. The Assistant Director of Sports and Wellness is responsible for meeting/exceeding program goals, fostering relationships with community partners that elevate the quality of SONV’s programs and retain and grow the number of athletes that engage in SONV’s programs each year. The Assistant Director of Sports and Wellness is responsible for supervising program managers in the above areas and SONV’s Volunteer Advisory Council. The Assistant Director of Programs is also responsible for creating/monitor annual program budgets, ensure risk management standards are implemented in the above SONV programs and program performance reporting for all SONV programs to SONV’s Board of Directors and annual census reporting to Special Olympics North America (SONA).

You’ll be a good fit for this job if you…

• Have a passion for our movement
• Have a proven track in program strategy and implementation
• Are experienced working with volunteers and people with disabilities
• Possess excellent computer skills, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, self-starter, capable of taking direction but working independently and collaboratively with a team
• Can successfully exercise discretion and independent judgement to reach the organizations goals
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have some schedule flexibility, including the ability to work occasional nights and weekends

If you excel in rapidly changing environments and diligently meet deadlines, you’ll fit right in with this team. We are a dynamic, fun, fast-paced and highly productive organization looking to create more inclusive opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.

SONV offers a generous array of benefits to our employees: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, basic life & long term disability insurance. We also provide a 403b match, paid holidays, paid vacation, paid personal days, paid sick days, and pre-tax reimbursement accounts, and permit business casual attire. SONV is an equal opportunity employer.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Train and supervise staff and key volunteers that support the following programs:

• Community Sports
• Health Athletes
• Mindset Matters

Community Sports Program

• Responsible for meeting/exceeding Community Sports strategic plan metrics
• Overseeing efforts regarding coach recruitment, education, training, retention and recognition
• Responsible for all general sports competitions to include regional, statewide, nationally and globally
• Creating goals to achieve strategic plan objectives and SMART goals
• Assist in broadening relationships with SONA sports team, professional sports organizations/facilities community organization to elevate the quality of the Community Sports Program
• Work with Volunteer Leadership Council to provide guidance on volunteer and athlete conduct violations and recognition
• Oversee annual data hygiene of GMS system and Program areas of SONV’s CRM

Healthy Athletes

• Recruit and retain volunteer medical professionals and students to volunteer for SONV’s Healthy Athlete activities and partner events
• Sustain pipeline of current relationships, while continuing to recruit medical professionals to receive training to become Healthy Athlete Clinical Directors
• Increase the amount of SONV athletes that receive Healthy Athlete Screenings annually
• Complete and manage Healthy Athlete grant application and reporting process

Mindset Matters

• Recruit and retain volunteer medical professionals and students to volunteer for SONV’s Strong Minds and Mindset Matter activities and partner events
• Complete quarterly reporting to the State of Nevada outlining the program’s targets
• Ensure all goals are met that are tied to SONV’s scope of work to the State of Nevada
• Assist with establishing strategic targets to grow and retain the Mindset Matters program in Nevada schools

General Duties

• Be spokesperson in media for programs performance and strategies
• Provide data and metrics to SONV’s President and CEO and Governing Board when requested
• Ensure risk management, general rules and internal processes are implemented in the above program areas
• Secure corporate sponsors (cash and in-kind) to help leverage and reduce program expenses
• Other duties as assigned.