Gymnastics Instructor II Pre-Team and Advanced

City of Evanston, IL - Evanston, IL

- Entry Level

Evanston, IL

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The City of Evanston Gymnastics Program offers instructional classes to children ages 18 months to 15 years. The Gymnastics Instructor II is responsible for coaching children ages 5 - 15 years old in pre-competitive, Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced gymnastics classes in small group settings, according to the provided weekly lesson plans. Opportunities to coach private lessons and birthday parties are available.

Responsibilities

• Attend staff training sessions
• Be positive, patient, and engaging
• Responsible for the safety of participants
• Instruct and facilitate program activities for participants, according to weekly lesson plans
• Assist with program set up as needed
• Maintain open communication with the Program Supervisor/Coordinator, other staff, and Family/Guardian/Caregiver with information concerning programming, families, and/or participants
• Report participant progress and behavior within program setting to parents/Supervisor
• Ensure all participants are properly dismissed to caregiver
• Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention
• Responsible for care and maintenance equipment and storage areas
• Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely manner
• Performs other duties as assigned by Program Supervisor/Coordinator

Requirements

• Must possess three (3) years of experience working with ages 5-15 years in an instructional group setting, including six (6) months or more of experience instructing advanced recreational or competitive gymnastics classes
• Previous experience coaching USAG Level 2, Level 3, and Xcel Silver preferred
• Must possess or be willing to obtain USAG Recreational Coach Membership and maintain it as a condition of employment
• Must be able to obtain CPR/AED/First Aid certification from a nationally recognized institution and maintain it as a condition of employment
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the USAG Women's Developmental Program and USAG Xcel Program

Benefits

• Starting at $20.07/hr
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities to coach private lessons and birthday parties