Gymnastics Instructor - Mornings

City of Evanston, IL - Evanston, IL

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 14 years. The Morning Gymnastics Instructor is responsible for coaching ages 1.5-3.5 years in Gymnastics with a Grown Up group classes and 3.5-5.5 years in Preschool Gymnastics group classes, 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 camp director, camp assistant directors or program manager

Requirements

• Must possess four (4) years of experience working with ages 1.5-5.5 years in an instructional group setting, including one (1) year or more of supervisory experience within a gymnastics, tumbling, or dance program
• 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 child developmental milestones

Nice-to-haves

• At least 1 year experience working with children
• At least 1 year experience participating in team or club sports

Benefits

• Starting pay rate of $22.71/hr