Gymnastics Instructor II Pre-Team and Advanced

Title:

Gymnastics Instructor II – Pre-Team and Advanced

Department:
Parks and Recreation

Dates:
Varies

Pay Rate:
Starting at $20.07 per hour

The City of Evanston Gymnastics Program offers instructional classes to children ages 18 months to 15 years. The Gymnastics Instructor II is responsible for coaching children ages 5‑15 years old in pre‑competitive, Advanced Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced gymnastics classes in small group settings, according to the provided weekly lesson plans. Opportunities to coach private lessons and birthday parties are available.

This position reports to the Chandler‑Newberger Program Coordinator and Division Manager.

• Must possess three (3) years of experience working with ages 5‑15 years in an instructional group setting, including six (6) months or more of experience instructing advanced recreational or competitive gymnastics classes.
• Previous experience coaching USAG Level 2, Level 3, and Xcel Silver preferred.
• Must possess or be willing to obtain USAG Recreational Coach Membership and maintain it as a condition of employment.
• Must be able to obtain CPR/AED/First Aid certification from a nationally recognized institution and maintain it as a condition of employment.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the USAG Women’s Developmental Program and USAG Xcel Program.

• Attend staff training sessions
• Be positive, patient, and engaging
• Responsible for the safety of participants
• Instruct and facilitate program activities for participants, according to weekly lesson plans
• Assist with program set up as needed
• Maintain open communication with the Program Supervisor/Coordinator, other staff, and Family/Guardian/Caregiver with information concerning programming, families, and/or participants
• Report participant progress and behavior within program setting to parents/Supervisor
• Ensure all participants are properly dismissed to caregiver
• Communicate to supervisor(s) if there are problems or issues needing special attention
• Responsible for care and maintenance equipment and storage areas
• Complete written reports such as accident, incident and the like on a timely manner
• Performs other duties as assigned by Program Supervisor/Coordinator

• Schedule is flexible
• Classes offered weekday evenings and weekends all day
• Weekday evening availability required
• Weekend availability preferred
• Summer availability preferred

• Minimum Reasoning ability:
  Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
• Minimum Language ability:
  Read: Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, and attendance sheets.
• Write: Ability to complete attendance sheets, accident reports, incident reports and camper behavior reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
• Speak: Ability to give verbal direction to subordinates, communicate effectively with co‑workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employers; speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects.
• At least 1 year experience working with children
• At least 1 year experience participating in team or club sports
• Degree of Physical Demands (strength) – Light work:
  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Type of physical demands – Reaching, Handling, Talking, Hearing, Feeling, Tasting/Smelling, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Seeing
• Seeing:
  • Acuity‑far: clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
  • Acuity‑near: clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
  • Depth perception
  • Field of vision
  • Accommodation
  • Color vision
• Working conditions:
  
  The worker is subject to working on feet while conducting programs. Occasional heavy lifting of program equipment may be necessary.
• Environmental conditions:
  
  Work environment includes recreation centers, gymnasiums, multipurpose rooms, kitchens, swimming pools, athletic fields, parks, playgrounds, office space, conference rooms, beaches, and field trip sites.
• Environmental conditions (hazards):
  Th…