Gymnastics Instructor IV - Xcel and Compulsory Team

TITLE:

Gymnastics Instructor IV - Xcel and Compulsory Team Coach

DEPARTMENT:
Parks and Recreation

DATES:
Varies, 20 hours per week

PAY RATE:
Starting at $28.12/DOE

General Task Statement:

The City of Evanston Gymnastics Program offers instructional classes to children ages 18 months to 15 years. The Xcel and Compulsory Team Coach is responsible for coaching USAG Level 4 and Xcel Silver and Gold, in addition to pre-team and advanced gymnastics and tumbling classes as needed.

Supervision:

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

Qualifications:

* Must possess five (5) years of experience coaching gymnastics to ages 5-13, including three (3) years or more of experience coaching competitive gymnastics.

* Previous experience coaching USAG Compulsory and Xcel Silver and Gold required.

* Must possess or be willing to obtain USAG Instructor 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.

Essential Function(s) - Task Statements:

* Attend staff training sessions

* Be positive, patient, and engaging

* Responsible for the safety of participants

* Create and facilitate weekly lesson plans for Compulsory and Xcel gymnasts in collaboration with team coaches and assistant coaches

* Create and facilitate weekly lesson plans for Advanced recreational gymnastics and tumbling programs, as needed

* Assist with the supervision and training of pre-team, advanced recreational, and assistant team coaches

* Monitor gymnast progress and adjust routines, lesson plans, practice schedules, and individual goals as fit

* Attend competitions

* 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:

* June-August weekday availability required

* School-year Sunday through Wednesdays availability required

* Average hours per week 20

Specifications:

* Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification:

Ability to 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 usually associated with this classification:

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.

* Amount of training, either on-the-job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the reasoning, math and language abilities detailed above:

* At least 5 years experience working with children

* At least 3 years experience participating in team or club sports

* Degree of Physical Demands (strength) usually associated with the essential functions of this classification:

Light work:
Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. Light work usually requires walking or…