Athletics Program Assistant

City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time role

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is seeking an Athletics Program Assistant to support youth sports programming at the Sycamore Community Center. The role involves assisting with scheduling, game setup, equipment management, and scorekeeping as part of the Park & Recreation Youth Athletics team.

Responsibilities include coordinating activities, maintaining records, and ensuring timely program delivery while staying current with league rules and safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Must be age 18 or older (17 if a high school graduate).
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience with playing or coaching organized sports (Soccer, Basketball, or Football) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordinating and conducting youth sports and recreational programming.
• Keep score and maintain records of games.
• Set up and clean up after games.
• Distribute and collect all equipment used during games.
• Ensure games are kept on schedule.
• Provide assistance to the Youth Sports Programmers.
• Keep abreast of sports rules and regulations for City-established youth leagues.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Youth sports coaching/playing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Pay Range: $18.00 /hr.

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Workdays & Hours: Varies. Ability to work a nontraditional schedule, including evenings, weekends, and some holidays, as required. There are multiple part-time position that range from 7 hours up to 16.5 hours per week with no benefits.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. An Athletics Program Assistant job is available with The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department-Youth Athletics at the Sycamore Community Center. The Park & Recreation Department maintains more than 200 parks and public spaces citywide, as well as providing recreational activities and educational programming that makes Fort Worth a great place to live, work and play.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be age 18 or older (17 if a high school graduate)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual candidate in English/Spanish
• Experience with playing or coaching organized sports, with at least one sport being Soccer, Basketball and/or Football

The Athletics Program Assistant Job Responsibilities Include

• Assist with coordinating and conducting youth sports and recreational programming
• Keep score and maintain records of games
• Set up and clean up after games are completed
• Distribute and collect all equipment used during games
• Ensure games are kept on schedule
• Provide assistance to the Youth Sports Programmers
• Keep abreast of sports rules and regulations for City-established youth leagues

Working Conditions And Physical Demand

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.

Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up-to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.