To give you a little background
We live what we do. The Sports Backers staff is a passionate bunch, and we want our new team members to be passionate also. If you’re into the active lifestyle and want to help us spread the love of physical activity to the rest of Richmond, you’ve come to the right place.
Jobs
Youth Fitness Instructor
Sports Backers is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization with a mission to inspire people from all corners of our community to live actively. We are a contracted provider of youth fitness programs with NextUp RVA, a fellow non-profit that provides Richmond Public School students with access to coordinated, high-quality learning experiences beyond the classroom.
This fall, Sports Backers will lead youth fitness programs in four middle schools in the Richmond Public Schools district. Sports Backers is seeking several energetic, outgoing fitness instructors that can engage youth from underserved communities in age appropriate physical activity opportunities.
The Youth Fitness Instructors will be responsible for:
- Reporting to assigned site(s) on time, on all assigned program days.
- Creating and leading engaging, age appropriate fitness activities for approximately 15 students per class.
- Preparing students to participate in a local 5k at the end of each session.
- Supporting students and being present during the selected 5k at the end of each session.
- Coordinating with Sports Backers and Next Up staff to make sure all program needs are met.
- Implementing an incentive system for youth participation to encourage positive behavior, participation, and retention.
- Maintaining provided equipment and ensuring any shared equipment is sanitized after use.
- Ensuring Richmond Public Schools policies are abided by at all times.
- Reporting hours to Sports Backers Controller twice per month for payroll purposes.
- Reporting any incidents to Next Up and Sports Backers staff in a timely manner
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- Energetic, outgoing personality with the ability to quickly adjust to a variety of environments
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to easily interact with youth and school leaders.
- Excellent planning skills, with attention to detail, use of creativity, and ability to effectively execute plans
- Ability to lead fitness programs that are appropriate for all fitness levels, offering modifications as needed
- Easily build rapport with youth participants and implement appropriate behavior management techniques when needed
This position will require approximately 3 hours per week, which includes 2 sessions of instruction per week and the preparation time for each. The session will last 14 weeks and will begin September 16th. The program and position will likely continue throughout the school year, pending Next Up approval for future sessions. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in group fitness instruction, those that have experience working with youth, and those who hold current CPR/First Aid Certification. This is an hourly position and reports to the Director of Youth Programs.
Sports Backers believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a nonprofit, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. It is the policy of Sports Backers, in accordance with all applicable laws, to provide all individuals with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, national original, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in all terms, conditions and privileges of employment. A background check is required.
This is an hourly position and reports to the Youth Programs Coordinator- Noelle Hart ([email protected]). Candidates must submit a resume to be considered for this position. Cover letter optional. Resumes will be accepted through August 11th.
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