Calling All Paladins. Join Our Staff!
Paladin Sports Outreach is a 501(c)3, Arizona nonprofit corporation, established in 2008 to bring sports and recreation services to communities everywhere. We believe that sports are an incredible vehicle for bringing families together and for teaching youth important life lessons that will impact forever!
Our vision is to change the culture of sports.
Paladin Sports Outreach is not a sports league. We are a non-denominational, Christian-based nonprofit organization serving small children, youth and adults through sport and recreation outreach. We go to where the families are, where the kids are, and where the need for positive role models and quality sports and recreational programs is greatest.
We are about positively impacting lives in a way in which kids and their parents can relate; sport. We are about bringing needed equipment (physical and financial) to kids who are interested in sport, but couldn’t otherwise afford targeted sports clinics or leagues. We are about bringing parents and communities together in support of their most valued assets, their young children.
Are you a Paladin?
We exist to grow the Kingdom of God and each member of the Paladin Sports Outreach staff has an integral part in our mission. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for Christ and his work and want to serve the communities they live, work and play in. We are Paladin Sports Outreach, and we’d love to talk to you about joining us on this incredible adventure that we are on. Check out our open positions below and if you see an opening that you think fits you, APPLY TODAY!
Brand and Communications
Social Media Coordinator
Job Summary
Paladin Sports Outreach is looking for an entry-level social media and digital professional to help elevate the organization’s brand online and support audience development. The Coordinator, Social Media will be responsible for helping build, plan and execute the organization’s social media content calendar as well as ideating, creating and publishing content across both existing and emerging platforms. This is a part-time position with the expectation of 12-15 hours per week.
Interested candidates should submit a resumé and a link to an online portfolio (if available) or any examples of digital work.
What You Will Do
- Plan, ideate, create, and publish content to Paladin Sports Outreach social properties. This includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and other emerging platforms.
- Assist in scheduling and implementing a daily/weekly/monthly social media content calendar.
- Ability to understand audience segmentation and audience sentiment as it relates to club/family/coach/player narratives to help drive content creation.
- Analyze established KPIs to continually enhance our content while moving our social strategy forward.
- Recognize and react to real-time, emerging trends and current events to create content for distribution across social channels.
- Collaborate with various stakeholders within and outside of the department to coordinate content initiatives and creative.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including some weekends for programs or event coverage.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director.
Your Background, Skills and Qualifications
- Enrolled and working toward a degree in social media, marketing, communications or related field is preferred, but not required.
- Exhibited experience in social media.
- Working knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and a pulse on emerging platforms.
- Strong storytelling/copywriting/copy editing skills.
- Experience with Photoshop and/or Canva (or similar editing software) preferred, but not required.
- Extremely detail-oriented
Competencies (KSAs)
- Must adhere to the vision and mission of Paladin Sports Outreach.
- Must demonstrate a high level of detail-orientation.
- Must display organization and communicative skills.
- Must have the ability to work well under pressure.
- Must be able to easily switch between projects comfortably and quickly.
- Must possess a strong ability to manage one’s own time and prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships.
- Must have a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use utmost discretion when privy to sensitive information.
- Must have good decision-making skills, solid judgment and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Must be self-directed and able to work independently.
- Must be a flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within the organization as a whole.
- Must have strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
- Must be able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-today operations without interruption
- Must have a strong command of reasoned, measured decision-making based upon analyzing the pros and cons of each potential decision to be made.
Paladin Sports Outreach is committed to uplifting our community, staff, and program coaches, participants and families. We are seeking candidates to be a part of our journey in our mission for continued organizational growth through our vision to change the culture of youth and adult recreational and club sports.
Merchandise Coordinator
Job Summary
Paladin Sports Outreach is looking for an entry-level merchandising professional to help elevate the organization’s brand and support the organizations’ retail sales goals. The Coordinator, Merchandise will be responsible for helping plan and execute the organization’s merchandise sales calendar as well as inventory management, order fulfillment and ideating on new merchandise offerings. This is a part-time position with the expectation of 12-15 hours per week.
Interested candidates should submit a resumé and a link to any online ecommerce shops (if available) they have worked with.
What You Will Do
- Oversee all aspects of ecommerce, including site maintenance and fulfillment of online orders.
- Responsible for maintaining inventory, and creating ad hoc or seasonal promotions.
- Track sales and inventory.
- Order and restock inventory as needed with approval of the Director.
- Set up portable retail units for Paladin Sports Outreach Jewel Events and other events as determined by the Director.
- Track inventory levels during the season.
- Assist online customers with questions about ordering or existing orders.
- Must have strong customer service skills.
- Analyze established KPIs to continually enhance our merchandise offerings while moving our brand strategy forward.
- Collaborate with vendors and other stakeholders within and outside of the department to coordinate sales initiatives, pricing and creative.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director.
Your Background, Skills and Qualifications
- Enrolled and working toward a degree in business, marketing or related field is preferred, but not required.
- Exhibited experience in retail sales or merchandising..
- Working knowledge of WordPress, SquareSpace and other digital ecommerce tools.
- Strong storytelling/copywriting/copy editing skills.
- Experience with Photoshop (or similar photo editing software) preferred, but not required.
- Extremely detail-oriented
Competencies (KSAs)
- Must adhere to the vision and mission of Paladin Sports Outreach.
- Must demonstrate a high level of detail-orientation.
- Must display organization and communicative skills.
- Must have the ability to work well under pressure.
- Must be able to easily switch between projects comfortably and quickly.
- Must possess a strong ability to manage one’s own time and prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships.
- Must have a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use utmost discretion when privy to sensitive information.
- Must have good decision-making skills, solid judgment and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Must be self-directed and able to work independently.
- Must be a flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within the organization as a whole.
- Must have strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
- Must be able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-today operations without interruption
- Must have a strong command of reasoned, measured decision-making based upon analyzing the pros and cons of each potential decision to be made.
Paladin Sports Outreach is committed to uplifting our community, staff, and program coaches, participants and families. We are seeking candidates to be a part of our journey in our mission for continued organizational growth through our vision to change the culture of youth and adult recreational and club sports.
Relationships and Revenue
Grant Coordinator
Job Summary
Paladin Sports Outreach is looking for an entry-level grant coordinator to oversee the various grant proposals, applications, and paperwork for the organization. This candidate will help specific departments or research initiatives prepare grant applications to get funding their initiatives. The coordinator understands the needs of different departments and prepare the proposals in compliance with grant requirements, often determined by federal or local governments for the non-profit organization. This is a part-time position with the expectation of 5-10 hours per week.
What You Will Do
- Research various types of grants available and the criteria to qualify for each.
- Discuss available sources of funding with administrative managers.
- Compile necessary information for the application process through collaboration with other team members, database research, and other factfinding actions and meetings.
- Draft and complete grant applications according to application and requirements.
- Complete all documents, forms, or reports required by the grant.
- Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects that are funded by grants.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Your Background, Skills and Qualifications
- Extremely detail-oriented
- Strong grant analytical and research skills.
Competencies (KSAs)
- Must adhere to the vision of and mission of Paladin Sports Outreach.
- Must demonstrate a high level of detail-orientation.
- Must display organization and communicative skills.
- Must have the ability to work well under pressure.
- Must be able to easily switch between projects comfortably and quickly.
- Must possess a strong ability to manage one’s own time and prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships.
- Must have a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use utmost discretion when privy to sensitive information.
- Must have good decision-making skills, solid judgment, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Must be self-directed and able to work independently.
- Must be a flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within the organization as a whole.
- Must have strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
- Must be able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-today operations without interruption
- Must have a strong command of reasoned, measured decision-making based upon analyzing the pros and cons of each potential decision to be made.
Paladin Sports Outreach is committed to uplifting our community, staff, and program coaches, participants, and families. We are seeking candidates to be a part of our journey in our mission for continued organizational growth through our vision to change the culture of youth and adult recreational and club sports.
Fundraising Coordinator
Job Summary
Paladin Sports Outreach is looking for a fundraising coordinator to join the PSO team. The position will be responsible for fundraising and donor stewardship and the focus will be on planning, leading, evaluating, and improving revenue opportunities. This will be considered a part-time position with seasonality to it but traditionally 10-15 hours per week.
What You Will Do
- Develop and oversee individual fundraising campaigns of the Paladin Sports Outreach team, including special events and other activities to meet fundraising goals.
- Create measurable goals and evaluate outcomes to determine success.
- Identify, recruit, and retain donors by communicating regularly with current and prospective contributors; develop and implement a process to increase donor giving frequency and gift level.
- Work with the Marketing and Communications team to produce and distribute donor newsletters and donor-related communications.
- Manage assessment of donor/prospect information and prepare reports based on database information.
- Improve and enhance the organization’s technical ability to cultivate and solicit donors.
- Ensure efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness in activities; analyze performance to ensure continuous improvement.
- Develop and implement new strategies, policies, procedures, and metrics based on organization best practice to improve performance and donor relations.
- Provide campaign goals, targeting data, and donor strategies to the marketing and communications team for the development, execution, and promotion of fundraising initiatives through various communication forms including website, direct mail, social media, and in-person meetings.
Your Background, Skills and Qualifications
- Fundraising experience is preferred
- Working knowledge of communicating across platforms online
- Extremely detail-oriented
Competencies (KSAs)
- Must adhere to the vision and mission of Paladin Sports Outreach.
- Must demonstrate a high level of detail-orientation.
- Must display organization and communicative skills.
- Must have the ability to work well under pressure.
- Must be able to easily switch between projects comfortably and quickly.
- Must possess a strong ability to manage one’s own time and prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Must have the ability to demonstrate uncompromised judgment and discretion with regard to interpersonal relationships.
- Must have a strong sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality and use utmost discretion when privy to sensitive information.
- Must have good decision-making skills, solid judgment, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Must be self-directed and able to work independently.
- Must be a flexible & reliable team player, both within own department and within the organization as a whole.
- Must have strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
- Must be able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-today operations without interruption
- Must have a strong command of reasoned, measured decision-making based upon analyzing the pros and cons of each potential decision to be made.
Paladin Sports Outreach is committed to uplifting our community, staff, and program coaches, participants and families. We are seeking candidates to be a part of our journey in our mission for continued organizational growth through our vision to change the culture of youth and adult recreational and club sports.
Faith and Outreach
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Programs and Operations
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