Dance Instructor USAG Pre-Team and Team

About the role

The Dance Instructor provides a safe and developmentally appropriate instruction to children ages 7-15, focusing on USAG Level 3 and 4 floor and beam routines, as well as basic ballet, stretching, and leaps/jumps on both floor and beam.

Responsibilities

• Teach competitive gymnasts USAG Level 3 and 4 floor and beam routines.
• Lead basic ballet, stretching, and leaps/jumps on both floor and beam.
• Plan and implement a developmentally appropriate pre-competitive program for preschool and elementary-aged children.
• Draft monthly lesson plans to safely and effectively prepare gymnasts for USAG Level 3 and 4 skills.
• Follow proper skill progressions as provided by the Program Supervisor/Coordinator.
• Safeguard equipment and facilities, ensuring they are clean, safe, and well-maintained.
• Supervise participants before, during, and after practice and in competition.
• Communicate with parents and members of the community about children's development and progress.

Requirements

• CPR Certification
• Up to 10 hours of staff training
• Pre-employment Drug/Alcohol Test
• Written exam
• Practical exam
• Structured oral interview
• Presentation of lesson plans
• A valid driver's license or reliable transportation to competitions from December-April

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience teaching ballet, lyrical, ballroom, Latin or modern dance to ages 4-12, including three (3) years or more of experience coaching and choreographing for competitive dancers.
• Previous experience coaching USAG Compulsory or pre-team preferred.
• USAG Competitive Coach Membership and maintenance as a condition of employment.
• CPR/AED/First Aid certification from a nationally recognized institution and maintenance as a condition of employment.
• Knowledge of the USAG Women's Developmental Program.

Skills

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
• Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification.
• Language ability usually associated with this classification.
• Minimum Reasoning ability usually associated with this classification.
• Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
• Read: Ability to read staff manuals, memoranda, lesson plans, and attendance sheets.
• Write: Ability to complete attendance sheets, accident reports, incident reports and behavior reports using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, and style.
• Speak: Ability to give verbal direction to students, communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, citizens, and the public as well as other employees; speaking extemporaneously.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$20.07 - $28.69

Schedule

M-Tu, 12:30-4:30p; Sun, afternoons; M-W, 4-7p; W-F, 5:30-8:30p; Thurs/Fri evenings as needed.