Job Description
King County Unified Sports League Play Coordinator
Overview
The League Play Coordinator will act as a liaison between the King County Sr. Region Manager and the individual school Unified Sports teams (elementary-high school) regarding school recruitment and league play organization and implementation.
Position Title: Unified Sports League Play Coordinator
Supervisor: Sr. Region Manager, King County
Principle Duties:
1. Organize league play for participating Unified Sports school teams. This includes:
· Basketball (January-March) season and soccer (March-June) season
· Communicating with coaches regarding attendance at 4-5 weekly games
· Creating brackets and league play schedule for elementary-high school competition
· Communicating weekly league play schedules to coaches/coordinators
· Utilizing SOWA Games Management System to input teams and their information
· Insuring that ALL athletes and partners have completed the appropriate paperwork to play
· Insuring that ALL coaches are current on WSP and coach’s trainings
· Setting up and tearing down necessary sports equipment
· Hold coaches’ meeting at the beginning of the season and at each league play and review rules, make announcements, etc.
· Arrange for officials to be present at games and are trained in Unified Sports
· Co-lead the District tournament with the Sr. Manger
· Support Unified Schools at Winter Games (March 3-5) and State Unified Soccer (May 27)
2. Recruit and utilize a Games Management Team of volunteers for the league play days. This includes:
· Utilizing school contacts, using Volunteer match and other means to recruit volunteers
· Ensure every volunteer understands their roles
· Ensure all GMT members completed the appropriate Special Olympics Washington volunteer paperwork
· Assign roles to GMT members on game day including scorekeeping & equipment oversight.
This is a contract position. Please submit resume and cover letter to by December 9, 2016.