Volunteer - Youth Sports Coach

The Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Department offers a variety of seasonal sports leagues for kids. Help make our youth sports programs a success by becoming a coach or assistant coach! We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help guide and mentor young athletes.

We have coaching opportunities in:

• Winter: select basketball
• Spring/Summer: baseball (coed), track
• Fall: soccer, girls’ volleyball, and flag football

Primary Duties

• Plan and supervise games, practices, and events
• Inform players/parents about practices, cancellations, and make-ups
• Supervise assistant coaches, team managers, scorekeepers, or team parents
• Teach the young athlete the fundamentals of the sport
• Encourage the involvement of the parents in the sport
• Schedule and conduct parent and other necessary meetings
• Provide a safe and fun environment for the children
• Learn and follow ALL league rules, policies, and procedures
• Give each player required playing time
• Put the well-being of players ahead of your desire to win
• Attend all league meetings, classes, tryouts, and functions

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years of age to volunteer as an Assistant Coach, or 18 years of age to volunteer as a Head Coach.
• Ability to pass a background check completed by the City of Auburn.

Additional Information

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Commitment to Inclusion

Team Auburn values a wide range of perspectives and life experiences and believes our strength comes from the diversity of people and ideas. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals who will help us foster a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and service to the community.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation.

To learn more about the Inclusive Auburn initiative, please visit:

www.auburnwa.gov/InclusiveAuburn

GETTING STARTED:

We sincerely appreciate your interest in the City of Auburn. We have many volunteer opportunities and we are always accepting volunteer applications. Please click on the "Apply" link above to complete your application online.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the City of Auburn Human Resources Department at (253) 931-3040 or TTY (253) 288-3139.