Preschool Fitness Instructor

Preschool Fitness Instructor

Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center - Denver, CO

Salary Range $22.00 - $25.00 Hourly Position Type Part Time Job Shift Day

Seeking Engagement Move & Learn Instructor

Come work in JCC Denver's enriching, inclusive, and friendly engagement art space! This is a very fun position working with infants through preschool age programming.

All classes will be for infants through preschool ages 6 months – 5 years. Looking for someone who understands the social emotional needs of children and how to help foster growth and development through a variety of move and learn classes (yoga, music, tumbling, etc). The majority of these are caregiver/child classes.

In general, classes are long-term explorations giving students an opportunity to both learn and develop skills within multiple areas. Engagement classes run in 8-week, or 6-week increments, or occasional monthly based workshop programs.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop and teach engaging courses and/or workshops tailored to toddlers, preschoolers and youth.
• Prepare curriculum, materials, and demonstrations aligned with program goals and developing the curriculum in collaboration with the Family Program Manager.
• Provide individualized feedback and guidance to students.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and welcoming classroom or studio environment.
• Manage attendance, supply usage, and other administrative duties as required.
• Uphold JCC Denver's mission and values.

Position Details

• Work schedule may be variable or routine, with less hours in the summer.
• Additional shifts may be available for pick up (up to 20 hours per week) based on availability.
• Hours will be morning, afternoon, evening and/or weekends.
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends as needed.
• Instructors receive additional paid time for planning, set-up, and breakdown.

Other Duties/Responsibilities Required

• Walking students from the Early Learning School to class and back after the class is finished
• Adheres to JCC Policy and Procedures.
• Acts as a brand ambassador within and outside the JCC.
• Performs duties as workload necessitates.
• Uses internal platforms and systems required to execute job duties. Including taking daily attendance.
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude.
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and the ability to prioritize workload.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Experience teaching preschool aged students is required
• Experience instructing infants through preschool aged children.
• Candidates with early childhood education degrees or k-12 art and/or candidates with a teaching license or teaching license in progress are strongly preferred.
• A thorough understanding of teaching preschool aged students, including successful lesson implementation from introduction through closing, scaffolding for mixed ages, etc.
• Excellent classroom management skills and techniques focused on community building and relationship building.
• Genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm about working with children.
• Excellent people skills and enjoyment for being around people.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and with a positive work ethic.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with your colleagues and teammates
• Additionally, understanding our philosophy and values, understanding child development phases, and maintaining patience, calm, and a positive work ethic is of the utmost importance.

The successful candidate will: have stamina, be responsible and creative; have a positive attitude and work ethic; be a team player; understand child development stages and the specific needs of children; maintain a high level of professionalism; be successful at identifying and relating to the feelings and perspectives of others; have awareness of and attentiveness to individual needs of children and their caregivers.

Physical/Mental Requirements (ADA Compliance)

• Being in an open (shared) workspace area;
• Working with young children/seniors
• While performing duties, the candidate is often required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Candidate will occasionally lift and or/move up…