Recreational Sports Employer Links

OPPORTUNITIES TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK OR SEASONAL WORK

Sporting Kid Magazine
https://www.nays.org

Youth Today
https://www.youthtoday.org
Youth Today is the national trade newspaper for people who work with children and youth.

National Youth Development Information Center
Job and internship listings in youth work
https://sparkaction.org/content/job-openings

VolunteerMatch
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Pick “Find an Opportunity” then select Interest Area, “sports & recreation” along with an area code and distance
Lots of opportunities here to volunteer to help in sports and recreation!

Recreational Sports can be Found all Around the World

Civilian positions in recreation with military and government agencies
https://www.usajobs.gov
search keyword: recreation, all job categories

The American Youth Soccer Organization
A volunteer-driven youth soccer program for kids 4-1/2 to 19 years old.
https://www.soccer.org/

Boys & Girls Club
https://www.bgca.org/
Career Opportunities: https://www.bgca.org/careers/

National Intramural Recreational Sports Association
https://www.nirsa.org/
Career Opportunities: https://www.bluefishjobs.com/

YMCA
https://www.ymca.net

YWCA
https://www.ywca.org/

BSA
https://www.scouting.org/ Click “employment opportunities”

CRUISE LINE JOBS

Learn all about Cruise Line opportunities and life at sea at JobMonkey
JobMonkey Cruise Lines Jobs Section
https://www.jobmonkey.com/cruise/

Find a Cruise Line Job through Cruise Job Finder
https://www.cruisejobfinder.com/

SUMMER CAMP JOBS

National Youth Development Information Center
https://sparkaction.org/content/job-openings

YMCA Summer Camps
https://www.ymca.net/summer_camp_vacancies/

Boy Scouts of America (BSA) seasonal jobs at summer camps
https://www.scouting.org/
Contact the local council service center in your area to find out how to get started.

MANY STATE-WIDE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE GREAT LEADS FOR STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES

Alabama Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.arpaonline.org/

Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.azpra.org/

Arkansas Recreation and Park Association
https://www.arkarpa.org/

California Parks and Recreation Society
https://www.cprs.org/

Chicago District Golf Association
https://www.cdga.org/

Colorado Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.cpra-web.org/

Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.crpa.com/

Delaware Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.derps.net/

Florida Recreation and Park Association
https://www.frpa.org/

Florida State Golf Association
https://www.fsga.org/

Georgia Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.grpa.org/

Georgia State Golf Association
https://www.gsga.org/

Idaho Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.irpa-idaho.org/

Illinois Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.ilipra.org/

Indiana Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.inpra.org/

Iowa Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.iowaparkandrecreation.org/

Kentucky Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.kyrec.org/

Louisiana Recreation and Park Association
https://www.lrpa.net/

Maine Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.merpa.org/

Maryland Recreation and Parks Association
https://mrpanet.org/

Massachusetts Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.massrpa.org/

Michigan Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.mrpaonline.org/

Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association
https://mnrpa.org/

Mississippi Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.aboutmrpa.org/

Missouri Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.mopark.org/

Nebraska Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.nerpa.us/

Nevada Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.nrps.org/

New Hampshire Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.nhrpa.com/

New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.njrpa.org/

New Jersey State Golf Association
https://www.njsga.org/

New Mexico Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.nmrpa.org/

New York State Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.nysrps.org/

North Carolina Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.ncrpa.net/

North Dakota Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.ndrpa.org/

Ohio Parks and Recreation Association
https://www.opraonline.org/

Oklahoma Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.orps.net/

Oregon Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.orpa.org/

Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.prps.org/

South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.scrpa.org/

Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.trpa.net/

Texas Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.traps.org/

Utah Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.urpa.org/

Vermont Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.vrpa.org/

Virginia Recreation and Parks Society
https://www.vrps.com/

Washington Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.wrpatoday.org/

West Virginia Recreation and Park Association
https://www.wvrpa.org/

Wisconsin Recreation and Parks Association
https://wpraweb.org/

Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association
https://www.wyorpa.com/

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