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Silver Street Youth Program Coach
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS
This 4-8 hr/week position will focus on coaching all age groups in the Youth Programs and building/maintaining relationships with participants, parents and other coaching staff.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Administration
- Understand program standards, goals, and objectives
- Collaborate with other Momentum coaches to facilitate program development
- Coaching seasonal program and/or year round instructional program
Customer Service and Facility Obligations
- Ensure positive customer service experience to parents, coaches, and participants
- Gain awareness of each participant's skill levels and needs
- Develop a basic understanding of gym programs and products
- Keep practice engaging and fun for all participants
- Ability to put immediate needs of participants first at all times
- Ability to command respect, enforce safe climbing practices, recognize unsafe conditions, and discuss any concerns with fellow coaches and participants in a professional manner
- Keep desk staff informed of program's facility flow
- Attend ongoing Youth Program training
Recurring Tasks (Head Coach)
- Develop a 12-week (seasonal) or year-round curriculum plan at the start of each new season/16-weeks
- Preparing and delivering lessons for practices (curriculum is already in place- one hour prep/ week in addition to coaching hours)
- Communicate lesson plan via email with support coaches and Youth Program Manager
- Reply to staff and customer emails promptly
Weekly Recurring Tasks (Coach)
- Assist head coach with weekly lessons for practices
- Assist operations staff with Youth Program gear and front desk Youth Program needs
- Enforce Momentum policies in a friendly, patient, and respectful manner
- Gain awareness of each participant's skill levels and needs
- Keep practice engaging and fun for all participants with active participation
COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND PERKS
- $12-$15 DOE
- Free membership to all Momentum climbing facilities.
- Discounts on Momentum instruction and programs
- Pro deal benefits after 90 days of employment
- Free membership for a single family member after one year of employment
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Hours and Availability
- Part time, Minimum 1 hour per week, maximum 8 hours per week
- Youth Programs typically run weekdays between 4:30PM-9:00PM
Experience, Skills, and Certifications
- Comfortable working with children of all ages, 3-7, 8-11, or 12-18
- Ability to manage coaches and a large group of kids ages 3-7, 8-11, or 12-18
- Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively in person, and through email, and phone
- At least 2 year of a consistent climbing background with a knowledge of climbing techniques and terminology (bouldering, top rope, lead climbing/belay, minimum ability 5.10)
- Experience in the disciplines of bouldering, sport climbing, and traditional climbing preferred
- Experience in customer service, staff management, and event coordination preferred
- Experience with formal instruction or teaching required
Environmental and Physical Demands
- Comfortable working in a loud, environment on a regular basis
- Comfortable speaking in front of and providing instruction to large groups
- Be comfortable working at height, moving up and down a climbing wall
- Continuously stand and walk on unstable and uneven surfaces for long periods of time
- Able to repeatedly lift, move, and carry up to 50 lbs of weight on a regular basis
- Able to balance, kneel, pull, push, and grasp objects as needed
- Have the visual acuity to assess details such as harness buckles, knots, and belay technique
