Instructor AM
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Education / Teaching
After School
Job Details
Job Location:
LA GRANGE, IL 60525
Salary Range: $15.00 - $16.50 Hourly
Job Title:
BASE Instructor - AM Hours
Department:
Recreation/BASE
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Pay Range: $15.00 - $16.50/hour DOQ
Supervisor:
Reports directly to the BASE Manager & BASE Supervisor (Indirectly reports to Site Leader)
Must be of legal age to work, with good organizational skills, excellent customer service skills and enjoy working with school age children. Must be available to work from 6:30 a.m.
- 8:30 a.m. Monday - Friday.
Experience:
Related experience or course work working with children preferred
BASE Instructors are responsible for interacting with participants, following the lesson plans provided by the Site Leader, direct, lead and oversee activities, and help assist with any participant needs.
General Duties of the Position- Help plan, implement, and lead a variety of age appropriate recreational and enrichment activities for children.
- Provide safety and wellbeing of the BASE program participants.
- Supervise children during all activities to ensure safety, while adhering to staff to student ratio.
- Be aware of and enforce Park District and school district rules and expectations.
- Must communicate effectively with adults and children.
- Must have basic understanding of Microsoft Office programs.
- Direct all activities in a positive and professional manner.
- Must attend all required meetings and complete required trainings.
- Ability to react quickly, calmly and professionally during emergency situations or when accidents arise.
- Must display ability to work well with others.
- Must be flexible and adaptable to new situations.
- Must be punctual and dependable.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform basic first aid
Able to perform many activities that may require, but not limited to, prolonged standing, prolonged sitting, kneeling, squatting, walking, climbing, reaching, talking, and bending. Ability to lift to 50lbs.
Able to work in moderate heat, wind, sunlight, humidity, snow, and temperatures as low as 40 degrees when outdoors for program.
- Must be able to follow direction and perform job functions as described.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have ability to handle multiple tasks
- Must possess good problem-solving skills.
- Paid Time Off (Personal Leave)
- Free Individual La Grange Fitness Membership
- Discounted District Programs & Facility Rentals.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and effects of working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job when circumstances change, e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, technological developments.
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