ASST. GENERAL MANAGER POSITION OPPORTUNITY
Miracle League of Montgomery County January, 2026
The Miracle League of Montgomery County, Maryland is looking for a part-time Asst. General Manager
primarily to manage game day operations of the League in consultation and coordination with the current Co-Assistant General Manager (Adam) and Miracle League board members. Miracle League provides baseball opportunities for children and adults with physical or cognitive disabilities at the Washington Nationals Miracle Field in Germantown. We estimate that these duties will require approximately 7-8 hours/week during the Spring and Fall playing seasons, and 1-2 hours/week at most other times.
Objectives The objectives of the Asst. General Manager position include:
- Managing the on-field operations for Saturday & Sunday morning games for Spring/Fall
- Assuring the presence on game days of an adequate number of coaches, buddies and adult volunteers to enable a high-quality experience for participating players and their parents;
- Helping recruit a sufficient number of players to make games meaningful to the participating players and their parents;
- Generally helping to manage all other program operations to accomplish the foregoing (e.g. marketing, provision of equipment & uniforms, field maintenance, communications, event coordination).
To accomplish these objectives, the duties of the Co-Asst. General Manager include the following:
Primary Duties:
- Recruit and manage coaches for all games during the Spring & Fall seasons
- Manage players, and team/other volunteers on game days
- Assist with: public relations & marketing; communicating game schedules; season announcements & overall communications; attendance at player recruiting events
- Attend all scheduled Saturday & Sunday morning games during Spring/Fall seasons.
On game days:
- Approximately 45 minutes before the scheduled start of games, assure that all equipment is retrieved from the storage shed and organized on the playing field; also raise flags on the flagpoles.
- Manage check-ins for players, team volunteers, buddies, adult volunteers
- Conduct pre-game orientation of volunteers. Manage assignments of volunteers to players, as well as the mentor relationship between volunteers and players during games
- Manage all coaches, players and field personnel during games o When appropriate, arrange for water and snacks for players
- Organize and supervise game cleanup, equipment storage, and flags lowering when games conclude
Shared Duties: (duties performed with some participation by the Asst. General Manager):
- Website maintenance (done primarily by Board members and outside vendor)
- Equipment purchases, replacements, maintenance (done primarily by League Director)
- Uniforms’ purchases, replacements (done primarily by League Director)
- Players’ registration (done with assistance from League Director)
- Adult volunteers’ background checks (done primarily by League Director)
- Arranging high school and college baseball and softball teams’ players to serve as game volunteers (done primarily by Co-Asst. GM Adam)
- Coordination with Washington Nationals TeamUp Program and Bethesda Big Train Baseball (done primarily by Co-Asst. GM Adam)
Other Duties:
- Assist the League Director, as necessary, with Miracle Field maintenance issues
- Attend bi-monthly virtual Miracle League Board of Directors’ meetings, upon request
Qualifications:
- Experience working in a leadership role with special needs children
- Montgomery County resident preferred
- Good working knowledge of the game of baseball
- Experience working with public recreation and parks’ agencies
- Teaching experience with special needs children is preferred, but not required
- Strong ability to lead, manage, delegate, and communicate orally and in writing
Compensation:
- Annual stipend, to be negotiated.
To Apply:
Send resume and cover letter to Robby Brewer, Miracle League President, at rgbrewer@lerchearly.com.