Sports Instructor

Job Description:

Sports Instructor

Description

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Employment Type
Part Time (up to 19 hours)

Job Summary

The City of Olathe is seeking energetic individuals to teach basketball, baseball, or soccer to youth participants. This position is part-time.

This position will instruct groups of children in the fundamentals of the assigned sport. You will demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. And you will evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition.

But most of all you will teach sports to children and facilitate a fun experience for all!

Starting Salary - $15.50

For more details, review the full job details and requirements below.

The Sports Instructor is responsible for instructing groups of children (mostly pre-k to kindergarten) in the fundamentals of the assigned sport. The goal is to teach the youth very basic skills, encourage participation, and facilitate a fun experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in running instructional sessions in assigned sport; provides direction, encouragement, and motivation to the youth participants.
  
• Promotes a fun environment for the youth through interaction with players; adjusts interactions based on the strengths and weaknesses of the participants; explains and enforces safety rules and regulations.
  
• Monitors participants' use of equipment in order to ensure safe and proper use; explains and demonstrates the use of sports and training equipment; selects, acquires, stores and issues equipment and other materials as necessary.
  
• When directed by the lead instructor, plans strategies and chooses team members for individual games and/or sports seasons; oversees a group of youth in the program and runs a specific activity with them; Instructs individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, and /or feet in order to achieve desired results.
  
• When assigned as a Lead Sports Instructor, arranges and conducts sports-related activities such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and/or pre-season try-outs; plans, organizes, and conducts practice sessions.
  

Qualifications

Experience: Must be 14 years of age or older. At least one year of experience working with school age youth, working in a recreation facility, or programming relevant activities is preferred.

Education: None

Licenses & Certifications: None

Language: Must be proficient in verbal and written English language.

Environmental or Physical Demands: Duties may require the exposure to a variety of indoor and outdoor sporting environments which may include exposure to various weather elements.