POSITION SUMMARY

To ensure that every gymnast is given the opportunity to reach his or her maximum gymnastics potential in a fun, safe and enjoyable environment.

Anticipated programs you will work in are: School-Age Recreational, GymStar and Adult Gymnastics.

Anticipated days/times: Monday to Friday from 4pm onwards, Saturday from 8.30am depending on your availability.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Care for Gymnasts

• Ensure that all gymnasts in care are being adequately supervised at all times.
• Provide a safe environment for every gymnast.
• Ensuring that all injuries to gymnasts/ staff are properly dealt with and recorded, including parent notification and recommendation if required. Staff injuries need to be reported to the Gym Manager immediately.
• Ensure that all hygiene issues are dealt with when required.
• Discuss with parent: development status, concerns, and improvement strategies for each child.
• Providing the gymnasts with an appropriate role model.
• To motivate and encourage gymnasts at all times to be their very best, and to provide emotional support when needed.
• To ensure that gymnasts are not only learning during every lesson, but that they are also enjoying themselves.

Program Delivery

• Follow lesson plans as provided or prepare lesson plans for each class as required. Copies of each lesson plans to be given to the Gym Manager at the beginning of each term (12 weeks).
• Ensure that appropriate progressions/ drills/ skills and Key Coaching Points are included in lesson plans.
• Lesson plans should involve all gymnasts in the group, and circuits should be developed to actively involve all children/adults throughout the class.
• Complete End-of-term testing for each gymnast, including comments on their progression.
• If required, plan and prepare gymnasts for attendance at competitions, and accompany them to these competitions.

Conducting Classes

• Ensure that you arrive in a timely manner at least 10 minutes before you are due to start working.
• Greet each gymnast by name if possible as they enter the gym.
• Ensure all classes start and finish as scheduled.
• Ensure all gymnasts have exited the gymnastics facility on completion of the class.
• Keep the Gym Manager appraised of any behavioural issues that occur during class to assist with conflict resolution.

Set up and Pack up/ Safe Environment

• Alert the Gym Manager at the start of each session if you notice any equipment or safety issues.
• Ensure that the gym space is set up in accordance to your lesson plan.
• Continue safety checks of all matting areas during lessons.
• Clean up all drink spills immediately.
• Ensure that all equipment and resources are cleaned up and properly packed away at the end of each session.
• Alert Gym Manager if first aid supplies need restocking.

Administration

• Provide the Gym Manager with copies of all lesson plans at the beginning of each 12 week cycle.
• Ensure attendance records are completed at the start of each class via Iclass or MindBody.
• Through Iclass, ensure you have current knowledge of any medical or health conditions of gymnasts in your care.
• Communicate with the Coordinator on a daily basis, regarding gymnasts, classes, lesson planning, concerns/ problems etc.
• Ensure all gymnasts are given relevant information- ie newsletters, competition notices, enrolment reminders etc.
• Attend/ participate in required internal meetings/ workshops.
• Enforce all policies and procedures set out in the Employee Handbook.
• Ensure your qualifications are maintained and current by attending seminars/workshops as appropriate to obtain updating points required.

Customer Service

• Meet and greet all visitors/parents/carers/staff in a warm and friendly manner, and assist with enquiries, directions and requests in a courteous and timely manner.
• Maintain a sound knowledge of the BRC services to provide correct information to visitors.
• If unable to provide correct information refer the enquirer to contact the Gym Manager via email or telephone.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Holds a Gymnastics Australia Coach Accreditation – Minimum Intermediate with Module 1
• Hold and maintain a Working with Children
• Hold right to work in Australia
• First aid certificate (or willingness to attain prior to commencement)