Childrens Grade School Gymnastics Instructor (Full-time)
About the role
A Children's Grade School Gymnastics Instructor is an assistant or lead teacher for 6-12 year old gymnastics classes. This teacher will lead or assist the same 60 minute classes each week. Afternoon & Evenings availability a must!! Weekends also strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Teach amazing classes based on our proven curriculum and teaching method (We'll teach you how during our extensive training process.)
- Create a warm, positive, and fun environment for the children each class.
- Start over with a 'blank slate,' for the kids each week.
- Problem solve or ask for support when issues arise.
- This is a fast pace environment. Be ready to roll, climb, jump, and swing.
- You don't have to be a top tier gymnast but you do have to be comfortable moving through the gym.
- Comfortable lifting and spotting children up to 12 years old.
- (We will train you on proper technique!)
- Comfortable demonstrating basic gymnastics skills: handstand, cartwheel, mount and walk on a balance beam, front support and swings on uneven bars.
- Comfortable in a non-competitive and positive environment.
- Help children gain self-confidence and self-esteem through gymnastics.
- Provide outstanding customer service and membership experience.
- Create a warm, fun and educational environment for the children and families.
- Clean and sanitize multiple times each day.
Requirements
You love having fun, encouraging kids, and helping kids to grow gymnastics skills through specific positive feedback. (A background in child development, physical education, coaching and/or gymnastics helps as well)
Making others feel good makes you feel good.
Kids really like you, but their parents really like you too.
You are friendly, kind, and work well in a team. You would rarely be in a class without another instructor, so teamwork is a must!
You love to have fun, but you know working with children is serious and meaningful work.
Moving is more your speed. This is not a desk job!
Qualifications
You’d fit in here if…
Skills
You love having fun, encouraging kids, and helping kids to grow gymnastics skills through specific positive feedback. (A background in child development, physical education, coaching and/or gymnastics helps as well)
Making others feel good makes you feel good.
Kids really like you, but their parents really like you too.
You are friendly, kind, and work well in a team. You would rarely be in a class without another instructor, so teamwork is a must!
You love to have fun, but you know working with children is serious and meaningful work.
Moving is more your speed. This is not a desk job!
Benefits
We take our fun pretty seriously but also take the role we play in our community and with each child we meet seriously.
The relationships you’ll build here will last a lifetime.
There is hands on training and you will never stop learning!
There is room for growth in our The Little Gym franchise. Our directors and even our owner started out as an instructor!
Pay
401K up to 3.5% company match
PTO
Discounted/free programs for employee children (or sponsored child)
Schedule
Available in the evenings during the week and at least one weekend day.