Part-Time Gymnastics Coach
Job Description
Why Work for the Y?
The YMCA is a leading non-profit committed to strengthening our community by connecting others to their ultimate potential. We focus on empowering people in all forms, by improving health and well-being and inspiring action in and across our neighborhoods.
Ignite your Passion, Live the Y Cause, and Join our Team!
The Gymnastics Coach provides direct leadership, instruction, motivation, coaching and practices to students in gymnastics to prepare them for competition, according to YMCA and USAG guidelines for a competitive Gymnastics Team. Provides a quality experience to children and parents focused on YMCA core values: Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility.
Additional duties will include:
- Prepare lesson plans with a natural progression appropriate to the level of the competitive gymnast.
- Develop a gymnastics team’s competitive program based on and using the USA Gymnastics guidelines.
- Design and develop a skill curriculum for pre-competitive gymnasts with the assistance of the Gymnastics Director.
- Attend and assist in competitive meet competitions.
- Coach youth in various competitive levels of gymnastics skills and progression.
- Enforce all safety rules and regulations in the gymnastics gym.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years’ experience in teaching gymnastics and/or four years of personal gymnastics experience. Five years or more experiences as coach or competitor preferred.
- Possess the knowledge and skills to instruct beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of boys and girls gymnastics.
- Has an understanding of USA Gymnastics guidelines and working knowledge of Junior Olympic Program.
- Previous experience working with children preferably in a program setting and diverse populations.
- Ability to coach various competitive levels of gymnastics skills and progressions.
- Possess the knowledge and skills needed to prepare gymnasts mentally and physically for competition in the USAG and YMCA programs.
- Knowledge and skills in program activities and related gymnastics and office equipment set-up.
- CPR, First Aid, AED certifications preferred.
- Able and willing to complete online Child Abuse Prevention training on first day, and other online and in-person training as required.
Starting Rate: $14.49+ per hour, depending on experience
Hours: Part time – Up to 25 hours per week
Benefits: Part-Time employees receive a personal YMCA membership, paid sick leave, flexible scheduling, YMCA program and merchandise discounts (up to 50%), training and professional education, employee referral bonus program, the opportunity to participate in a retirement savings plan and more!
How to Apply
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