Athletic Director JLS - Middle School Athletics

City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California United States  View Map
Posted: Sep 03, 2025
  • Salary: $23.48 - $28.83 Hourly USD
  • Full Time
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Job Description

    Description

    The Position:
    The Athletic Director will coordinate and monitor the day-to-day activities of the sports program at JLS middle school with the guidance of the Recreation Coordinator. The position will be on-site at JLS Middle School, directly interacting with participants, coaches, parents, school staff and city staff. This position will provide great customer service to students, parents, coaches, league participants, City of Palo Alto staff, and school administration. The Athletic Director will help the Recreation coordinator recruit for coaches and potentially help create new sports activities for the Middle School Athletics Program. This position is a part time, non-benefited position, and will support the Middle School Athletic Coordinator for up to 999 hours per fiscal year. Programs part of the Middle School Athletics program occur between September-May, lining up with the students school year.

    This posting will remain open until filled. We will be continuously reviewing applications and scheduling interviews until we find the right candidate. So, if you're interested in joining our team, don't hesitate to apply!

    Desired Qualifications
    • Strong writing and oral communication skills
    • Strong leadership skills
    • Experience working/volunteering with youth
    • Knowledge of sports activities


    Essential Duties

    • Verbal and written communication with parents, coaches, league members, school staff, and city staff
    • Plans and coordinates practice and game schedules with school specific coaches and sports league athletic directors
    • Recruit coaches for all sports programs offered
    • Facility and field set-up for sports programs
    • Keeping inventory of sport-specific items and jerseys
    • Ensure facility is maintained and safe procedures are followed
    • Monitors practices and games
    • Scorekeeper for home games
    • On-time and available Monday through Friday between the majority hours of 2-7 pm.
    • Office will be located at a Palo Alto Middle School
    • Reports to Recreation Coordinator overseeing Middle School Athletics programming
    • Other duties as assigned.


    Supplemental Information

    The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

    City of Palo Alto offers the following benefits to those in a SEIU Hourly position:

    Medical Stipend
    $3.80 effective the pay period including July 1, 2024.

    Sick Leave
    Earn .03 hour of sick leave for each hour worked.

    Retirement
    City of Palo Alto PST (Part-time, Seasonal & Temporary Employees) Retirement Plan

    Please note: The City does not participate in CA State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Social Security.
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of Palo Alto
    • City of Palo Alto

    The Community


    The birthplace of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, is a community of approximately 68,000 residents and nearly 100,000 jobs. Located on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, Palo Alto is recognized worldwide as a leader in cutting-edge technology, medicine, and green innovation. The community's treelined streets and historic buildings reflect its California heritage, and, at the same time, many world-class businesses maintain or started offices here, such as Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Amazon, Broadcom, Hewlett-Packard, Houzz, Rivian, SAP and SAP Ariba, Tesla, and Varian Medical Systems. Numerous start-ups are also at home in Palo Alto, arguably making it the start-up capital of the world. Stanford University is foundational to the history and prestige of Palo Alto, reflected in the community's dedication to lifelong learning. Stanford's cultural and educational offerings are integral to the vibrancy and charm of Palo Alto, while the City's exceptional K-12 school district ranks among the top public-school systems in the country. With more than 50% of adult residents holding a graduate degree or higher, Palo Alto is frequently listed as one of the most educated cities in the nation. Palo Alto boasts a genuine sense of community and an active citizenry with strong environmental values. Beautiful neighborhoods are complemented by vibrant commercial corridors and a bustling economy featuring premium shopping and dining options. Excellent healthcare facilities, performing arts, and diverse recreational opportunities are some of the community's incredibly desirable and cherished amenities. To learn more, visit https://www.paloalto.gov/Departments/City-Manager/Latest-News

    City Government

    Palo Alto is a full-service charter city with a council-manager form of government. The seven-member City Council is elected at large, and the City Council annually selects the Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its members. The Mayor and City Council appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Auditor. The City Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the City. Palo Alto is organized into 15 departments/offices with 1,093.10 authorized positions in FY 2025. There is also a FY 2025 capital budget of $316.2 million. Palo Alto owns and operates its own utilities, including electricity (carbon-neutral), gas, water, wastewater, and an expanding fiber network. This dynamic municipal environment ensures an ever-engaging platform for unique problem-solving and advances new initiatives, including sustainability, broadband, and effective service delivery. Community assets also include five libraries, 36 parks, five community centers, a museum and zoo, youth centers, a general aviation airport, an 18-hole golf course, a regional water treatment plant, and wildland open space preserves at the San Francisco Bay and in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains offering 41 miles of walking/biking trails in addition to its police, fire, and ambulance services. Palo Alto has long been a leader in sustainability, and the City's ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals are part of what sets it apart. Since the City's first Climate Protection Plan was passed in 2007, Palo Alto has set goals that exceed State and Federal targets. Today, the City's goal to reduce emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2030 (the "80x30" goal) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 guides sustainability efforts. An award-winning City, Palo Alto is recognized nationally as innovative and well-managed. City services and performance also receive impressive marks from community members in the Palo Alto Community Survey.

    Many of those ratings put City programs and services in the highest percentiles among the hundreds of benchmark cities. Palo Alto makes decisions through comprehensive processes and proactively seeks to involve its extremely informed, educated, and engaged residents. Projects are naturally a cooperative effort among the City Council, Boards, Commissions, Committees, engaged residents, neighborhoods, businesses, property owners, and staff.

    Join an Award Winning Team 

    Palo Alto is an award-winning City recognized nationwide as innovative and well-managed. Palo Alto is one of a small number of California cities with a AAA bond rating. Recently, Palo Alto became one of the most livable cities in the U.S. by Livability.com. It's the only city to receive the Platinum Beacon Award in sustainability best practices by California’s Institute for Local Government. We offer a variety of career paths that relate to building and improving communities. The City has fourteen departments employing 1,000 full-time staff. Police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and building inspectors keep us safe. Engineers and public works staff build and re-build the physical infrastructure. City planners help envision and shape future community growth. Recreation, arts and library professionals enhance community life. Utilities provides electric, gas, water, sewer and other services. Internal services departments help manage, staff, and protect the City.

    Want to learn more about our benefits? Learn more by reviewing our "Benefits at a Glance Booklet."

    Contact Us

    Phone: 650-329-2376   

    Email: Recruit@paloalto.gov   

    Location: City Hall, 1st Floor | 250 Hamilton Ave 94301 | View Map

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