Early Childhood Daytime Gymnastics Instructor

Salary:
$15.00-17.00/hr

Schedule
Monday - Friday 9:00am-2:00pm
Flexible hours

Overview:

The Early Childhood Daytime Gymnastics Instructor is a part time position responsible for providing introductory gymnastics and movement instruction. This position is under the Early Childhood Daytime Gymnastics Supervisor

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Lead and monitor small groups of participants in gymnastics activities.
2. Provide a safe and positive environment for all participants.
3. Inspect and secure gymnastics equipment.
4. Spot participants while performing gymnastics.
5. Assume responsibility for participants until released to a parent or designated caregiver. Maintain awareness of each participant.
6. Demonstrate and support park district customer service standards.
7. Follow district and departmental safety, personnel, and administrative policies, procedures and ordinances.
8. Promptly report accidents and incidents to the Supervisor.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively with fellow teachers to help obtain the goals and objectives of the program.
• Distribute written communications to participants and/or parents as necessary.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills (i.e., professional ability to attend to customer needs).
• Ability to address complaints and resolve concerns as needed.
• Ability to relate sensitively to parents and early childhood aged participants.
• Ability to teach the early childhood age group in introductory skills.

Education and Experience:

• Experience in early childhood or child care experience.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, CPR certification within six (6) weeks of date of hire.

Special Considerations:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Requires the ability to position, manipulate and shape participants with weights ranging from 30-80 pounds.