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Career Opportunities at SOSC
We’re expanding our Schools Programs and our traditional Community Sports and Programs! Please join us to help with this great and important work. Discover a fulfilling career that makes an impact. Amplify the results throughout southern California by building a team of committed volunteers. Your work with Special Olympics Southern California will touch the lives of thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends from San Luis Obispo and Kern counties in the North to the U.S./Mexico border. Our goal is to attract, develop, retain and promote a talented, diverse workforce where all employees can contribute to their highest potential. SOSC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, age, parental status, socio-economic background, military service, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law.
What We Do
Special Olympics Southern California enriches the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities and their communities in Southern California through sports, education, and athlete health.
Benefits
Special Olympics Southern California enriches the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities and their communities in Southern California through sports, education, and athlete health.
From the Staff
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Anti-Racism Vision Statement
SOSC prides itself as a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist organization that practices equity, promotes unity and respects all voices to ensure everyone within our communities achieves their full potential.
Learn more about what we are doing to spread inclusion.
AVAILaBLE POSITIONS
Associate Manager, Schools Program
Location: Long Beach
The Associate Manager, Schools Program is responsible for the recruitment and development of partnerships with entities that serve youth and young adults (from birth to college graduation) to implement strategies that promote social inclusion, including Unified Sports and Unified Leadership. Entities include, but are not limited to educational institutions, organizations that serve youth with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and community centers.
To apply for this position, please email lbjobs@sosc.org.
Associate Manager, Schools Program
Location: San Diego
The Associate Manager, Schools Program is responsible for assisting with the recruitment and development of partnerships with entities that serve youth and young adults (from birth to college graduation) to implement strategies that promote social inclusion, including Unified Sports and Unified Leadership. Entities include, but are not limited to educational institutions, organizations that serve youth with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and community centers. This position will spend most of their time directing attention, resources and capacity to the San Diego Unified School District and its member schools.
NOTE: This is a part-time position.
MORE INFORMATION
To apply for this position, please email sdjobs@sosc.org.
Manager, Schools Program
Location: San Diego
The Manager, Schools Program is responsible for the recruitment and development of partnerships with entities that serve youth and young adults (from birth to college graduation) to implement strategies that promote social inclusion, including Unified Sports and Unified Leadership. Entities include, but are not limited to educational institutions, organizations that serve youth with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and community centers. This position will spend most of their time directing attention, resources and capacity to communities, schools and school districts within San Diego County and Imperial County.
To apply for this position, please email sdjobs@sosc.org.
Manager, Special Events
Location: Long Beach
The Manager, Special Events will drive revenue through managing relationships with SOSC constituents. The Manager, Special Events, will assist with event and relationship management for the purpose of increasing financial support of SOSC.
MORE INFORMATION
To apply for this position, please email lbjobs@sosc.org.
Sr. Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Location: Long BeachThe Sr. Manager, Corporate Partnerships, will lead and participate in the planning, fulfillment, execution, tracking, and reporting of SOSC’s Corporate partnership elements. The Sr. Manager, Corporate Partnerships, will manage a portfolio, with an emphasis on gifts of $5,000 or more. They will follow appropriate revenue vertical relationship management processes for the purpose of deepening relationships that ensures aspects of fulfilling contractual commitments and renewing assigned partnership accounts and leading to continued or increased financial support of SOSC.
MORE INFORMATION
To apply for this position, please email lbjobs@sosc.org.
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Location: Long Beach
The Vice President Marketing/Communications position requires strategic leadership, innovative messaging, and the engagement of many constituents, keeping athletes at the center of all that SOSC does. SOSC works WITH athletes not for them.
Principal Duties:
- Provide leadership for all internal and external marketing and communications – public and media relations, branding, messaging, digital media, social media, merchandising, marketing materials, advertising, digital strategies, as well as graphic design, signage, video production, and local marketing campaigns.
- Provide direct support to the President/CEO and other senior leaders as needed.
- Collaborate and support all SOSC departments: Sports and Programming, Development, Unified Champion Schools, and Finance.
- Manage Public Relations Strategy – generating relevant, impactful media coverage.
- Serve as staff liaison for the Board of Directors’ PR/Communications Committee.
- In collaboration with Senior Leadership, develop a 3-year Strategic Plan.
- Oversee the merchandise program.
- Interface with Special Olympics North America and Special Olympics Incorporated to access tools, access new opportunities for athletes, and represent SOSC with other Special Olympics programs’ Marketing professionals.
A staff member will review all resumes received for our open positions.
Due to the large number of applicants, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please send resume and cover letter to jobs@sosc.org.
Volunteer / Internships
Become a Volunteer
Volunteering is another way to get involved. Whatever your interests, talents, background and availability, there are volunteer opportunities for you.
Become an Intern
We offer internships to students throughout the year. Internships are available across many departments in the regional offices as well as our headquarters in Long Beach.