Cheer Instructor

Are you passionate about sports development and looking for a rewarding career opportunity? We are seeking a Cheer Instructor - Sports Development Associate to join our team at the YMCA. This is an exciting role that will involve leading cheer programs for youth, supporting the development of our sports offerings, and contributing to the overall success of our organization.

Job Summary

The Cheer Instructor - Sports Development Associate will be responsible for teaching cheer classes to youth, aged 4-17 years, and assisting with the development of our sports programs. This includes setting up and leading classes, ensuring participant engagement, and maintaining program equipment and facilities. Additionally, this role will involve collaborating with our sports team to develop new programs and services, and supporting the marketing and promotion of our sports offerings.

Responsibilities

• Teach cheer classes to youth, aged 4-17 years, and assist with the development of our sports programs.
• Set up and lead classes, ensuring participant engagement and maintaining program equipment and facilities.
• Collaborate with our sports team to develop new programs and services.
• Support the marketing and promotion of our sports offerings.
• Ensure that YMCA program standards are met and safety procedures followed.
• Model relationship-building skills in all interactions and develop and maintain collaborative relationships with staff, parents, and caregivers, and program participants.

Qualifications

• One year of related experience preferred.
• Within 3 months of hire, completion of CPR, First Aid, AED for infant, child, and adult, Bloodborne Pathogens, Illinois Harassment training.
• Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Sufficient strength, agility, and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to supervise program activities.
• Position requires both indoor and outdoor activities, in various weather conditions.
• Remain alert with no lapses of consciousness.

Salary

$14 per hour