Gymnastics Program Specialist "Lead"

City of Boulder • Boulder, CO

3d • $21 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, this role supports the coordination of gymnastics programming and contributes to the Boulder Parks and Recreation Gymnastics Team. The position focuses on the department's plan initiatives to grow youth engagement, inclusion, and diversity, thereby enhancing community wellbeing. The role involves assisting Program Supervisors with implementing the gymnastics program, leading circuit set-up, ensuring safety and progressions in curriculum, and instructing coaches through daily lesson plans. It also includes maintaining coach-to-athlete ratios, supporting instructors for quality lessons, evaluating athletes, and making recommendations for lesson planning and individualized support. The specialist provides information to the Program Supervisor for program service delivery goals, which may involve researching best practices, creating program plans, and evaluating existing programs to meet community recreational needs. A key aspect is demonstrating independent motivation to support and coach in all program areas, maintaining a positive, solution-oriented culture, and fostering good relations with parents, participants, management, and staff. The role ensures all practical safety measures are observed, enforces organizational policies and safety regulations, and provides safe and appropriate instruction for all levels on all apparatus. Training and supporting coaching staff in safe teaching methods is also a responsibility. The position requires ensuring the safety of self, others, materials, and equipment, completing all appropriate documentation, and meeting/maintaining licensing and required certifications. Regular inspections and administrative tasks are also part of the role, as is attending Leadership and Health & Wellness meetings. The specialist supports the organization of lesson plans and event schedules, assists in communication flow between management, participants, and parents, and provides feedback on coaches, curriculum, and customer satisfaction. Utilization of departmental recreation programming software for facility booking, pass validation, and program registration support is expected. The role involves meeting with regular staff to schedule program offerings and supporting supervisors in organizing and submitting recreation guide and website information, including writing program descriptions and developing marketing content. Performing related duties as required to meet the City's needs, promoting teamwork and synergy, and maintaining professional ethics are also essential. Compliance with City and Department policies, participation in professional training, and adherence to attendance and workplace attire policies are required.

Requirements

• Ability to work tactfully and effectively with the public.
• Ability to give verbal instructions and to inspect the work of employees.
• Ability to ensure all practical safety measures are observed.
• Ability to utilize all required safety equipment.
• Ability to be action oriented and embraces challenges; can perform with a minimum of planning; seizes opportunities.
• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.
• Ability to be dedicated to meet internal and external expectations and requirements; gets information firsthand and uses information to make improvements in services.
• Ability to practices attentive and active listening; has patience to hear people out and restate the opinions of others.
• Knowledge and general experience with computers.
• Skills to teach in all areas of the gymnastics program.
• Skills in effective verbal and written communication.
• Must hold and maintain a valid drivers' license.
• Must successfully pass a background check before first day of work.
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• One (1) to three (3) years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and familiarity with positive youth development principles and strengths-based approaches to prevention and intervention.
• Knowledge and experience in community development concepts and practices.
• Knowledge and experience working with recreation software.
• Knowledge and well-rounded experience coordinating community recreational programs for youth and adults.
• Skills in bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Recreation or related field.
• Prior of current membership in USAG Gymnastics and SafeSport.
• Two (2) years of experience in recreation programming.

Responsibilities

• Assists Program Supervisors to implement the gymnastics program.
• Leads and organizes all circuit set-up, ensuring safety, progressions in curriculum.
• Instructs all coaches through daily lesson plans, distributes class lists, maintains coach-to athlete ratios, and supports the instructors to assure quality of gymnastics lessons.
• Evaluates athletes and makes recommendation for adaptations for lesson planning, progressions throughout the program, and individualized plans to support athletes and coaches.
• Provides information to Program Supervisor to inform program’s service delivery goals which may include research best practice methods, creates program plans, evaluate existing programs to determine how best to meet community recreational needs.
• Demonstrates independent motivation to support and coach in all areas of the program.
• Maintains a positive solution-orientated culture and relations with parents, participants, management team, and department staff.
• Ensures all practical safety measures are observed.
• Enforces organizational policies, rules, and safety regulations related to any person(s) using gymnastics equipment and the facility.
• Ensures safe and appropriate instruction for introductory through advance levels on all apparatus.
• Trains and supports coaching staff in safe teaching methods.
• Ensures safety of self, others, materials, and equipment during program hours.
• Ensures all appropriate documentation is filled out and process is followed for.
• Meets and maintains all licensing and required certifications as needed.
• Conducts regular inspections.
• Performs administrative tasks.
• Attends Leadership and Health & Wellness meetings
• Supports the organization of lesson plans and event schedules.
• Assists in the communication flow from management team to participants and parents, including email support as needed.
• Provides general feedback on coaches, program curriculum, and overall customer satisfaction.
• Utilizes departmental recreation programming software for facility booking, pass validation, and support with program registrations.
• Meets and communicates with regular staff to schedule program offerings based on space availability and changing needs.
• Supports supervisors to organize and submit recreation guide and website information.
• Performs related duties as required to meet the needs of the City.
• Promotes a culture of teamwork and synergy through collaboration and communication.
• Maintains and promotes professional ethics (i.e., honesty, integrity, respect, fairness, caring) in all conduct.
• Knows and complies with all City and Department policies, participate in professional trainings and development, and adhere to attendance and workplace attire policies.

Benefits

• Benefit Eligibility Group: Confirm with the Hiring Manager Locate the Benefit Eligibility Group value on the Employee Benefit Eligibility document to identify the benefits offered for this job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED