Youth Sports Employment Opportunities

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This role is the primary liaison between a school, the sports office, and league play sites, coordinating school sports teams (grades 1st-8th) season. Primary responsibilities include handling administrative tasks such as online team registration and entry fee payments by required deadlines, providing advance notice of any forfeited contests, attending coordination meetings, and staying current with program guidelines. The coordinator also manages logistical and safety needs on the ground — scheduling practice space fairly, ensuring first aid supplies are on hand, and monitoring equipment conditions with school administration to recommend repairs or replacements as needed.

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This role serves as the on-the-ground coach for the school's youth sports team (grades 1st-8th). Some responsibilities include leading practices and games, developing weekly plans with the sports coordinator, and teaching young athletes the rules, strategies, and fundamentals of their sport while emphasizing sportsmanship, fair play, and skill development. The coach handles key administrative tasks like managing uniforms/equipment, submitting rosters and pay sheets on time, notifying the office of forfeits, and ensuring first aid supplies are available, and Wisconsin concussion/head injury guidelines are followed to keep athletes safe. Coaches must be available for weekday practices in the late afternoon/evening and Saturdays 9 am-5 pm. Coaches are assigned to a school for the September-June school year or a single sports season. The Milwaukee Recreation also maintains a pool of free-agent coaches not tied to a specific school.

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A middle school youth sports official is responsible for enforcing sport-specific rules, ensuring games start and remain on schedule, and helping provide a safe, fair, and positive environment for participants in grades 6-8. Officials may work middle school basketball, volleyball, flag football, or other youth sports programs through Milwaukee Recreation. Availability for evenings and/or Saturdays is required depending on the sport season and league schedule.

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An elementary school youth sports official is responsible for enforcing game rules, ensuring contests begin on time, and providing a safe, positive, and sportsmanlike environment for participants in grades 1-5. Officials may work volleyball, basketball, flag football, and soccer programs. Applicants must have prior knowledge of at least one sport as a participant, coach, or official. Hours are dependent on team registrations and seasonal programming needs. Availability is primarily required on Fridays and Saturdays.

Pay: $21 per hour
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Youth Sports Building/League Directors (Grades 1st - 8th) are responsible for managing the day-to-day program operations of their assigned Youth Sports league site. Prior knowledge of the assigned sport is desired, but not required. Applicants must be available Saturdays, with some weekday opportunities. Hours are dependent on team registrations.

Valid CPI certification is mandatory.

Pay: $19 per hour (with valid CPI certification)
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Youth Sports Event Staff serve as building and/or stadium personnel in the operation, engagement, and supervision of Youth Sports Events. Applicants must have current MPS School Safety or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training/certification. Applicants must be available Saturdays, with some weekday opportunities. Hours are dependent on team registration.

Pay: $15 per hour
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Youth Sports Scorekeepers are responsible for player attendance, recording game statistics, and managing the game clock during Youth Sports events (Grades 1st - 8th). Prior knowledge of the assigned sport is desired, but not required. Applicants must be available Saturdays, with some weekday opportunities. Pay rates are determined by the grade level that the applicant is assigned to score keep. Hours are dependent on team registrations.

Pay: $15 per hour
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Youth Sports Monitors/Field Attendants are the direct service providers of the youth sports program. They are responsible for maintaining constant surveillance of their assigned areas. Monitors/Field Attendants float to various areas of the building or playfield as needed, assisting patrons and maintaining a safe environment. Applicant must be available Saturdays. Hours are dependent on team registrations.

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Youth Sports Instructors teach the basic skills of a youth sports enrichment activity to participants 14 and under with varying skill levels utilizing a Milwaukee Recreation curriculum.