Playground Partner
About The Position
Under general supervision, playground partners implement sports and fitness programs at designated elementary school sites. They ensure the proper operations of all facilities to ensure the safety of students. The main task of a playground partner is to conduct sports and fitness instruction to groups of students, provide instructor training, and facility maintenance. Examples of sports and fitness programs include basketball, soccer, and baseball as well as various typical physical education games. Playground partners assist in planning, scheduling, and implementing programming. They monitor daily operations to adhere to all state, local, and YMCA health and safety regulations. Playground partners maintain accurate records of daily safety check lists and student participation and compile program and member statistics as requested by the YMCA management. Playground partners notify the program director of all member and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner. Playground partners perform related work as required.
Requirements
- At least 18 years of age
- High school diploma
- At least 1 year of experience in sports and fitness
- Experience working with children
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate with those of different backgrounds, education and administrative levels
- Strong organizational skills with attention-to-detail without losing focus of the global perspective
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to effectively train staff for sports and fitness programs
- Ability to follow safety policies
- Must submit to and comply with all requirements for employment including, but not limited to, a criminal background check, drug and alcohol testing, health screening, and tuberculosis test.
- CPR/first aid certified within the first 30 days of employment and kept current for condition of continued employment.
Nice To Haves
- AA degree
Responsibilities
- Implement sports and fitness programs at designated elementary school sites.
- Ensure the proper operations of all facilities to ensure the safety of students.
- Conduct sports and fitness instruction to groups of students.
- Provide instructor training.
- Perform facility maintenance.
- Assist in planning, scheduling, and implementing programming.
- Monitor daily operations to adhere to all state, local, and YMCA health and safety regulations.
- Maintain accurate records of daily safety check lists and student participation.
- Compile program and member statistics as requested by YMCA management.
- Notify the program director of all member and community inquiries and complaints in a timely manner.
- Perform related work as required.
Benefits
- CPR/first aid training provided by the Anaheim Family YMCA to staff who need certification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
