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INSTRUCTOR - Artesia Recreation Center
AAC SFM, LLC
LOCATION: Artesia, NM
DEPARTMENT: SPORTS
REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER
STATUS: PART TIME (NON-EXEMPT)
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Artesia Recreation Center is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Artesia, NM. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.
Artesia Recreation Center is a managed facility by Sports Facilities Management, LLC, a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) company. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.
SFC has been awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Instructors will be responsible for teaching and coaching individuals or groups in a variety of sports activities, ensuring skill development, safety, and an enjoyable learning experience. The Instructor should be energetic, patient, and capable of motivating participants of all skill levels.
The Instructor is responsible for instructing and developing athletes. This role involves designing and implementing training programs, providing instruction and feedback, and fostering a positive and competitive environment for athletes.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Teaching relevant skills, tactics, and techniques to a wide range of athletes, individuals and group
- Instruct and coach children while they engage in group and individual sports activities
- Prepare and lead a variety of activities that are age-appropriate
- Monitoring, evaluating, and enhancing athlete performance and needs
- Providing suitable feedback via positivity, encouragement, example, and motivation
- Demonstrating an activity clearly by breaking down the task or technique into a sequence
- Friendly and courteous with athletes, parents, and venue team members
- Identifying athlete strengths and areas for development
- Ensuring a safe environment for all participants to avoid accidents or injuries
- Prepare and sign all certificates and course record sheets
- Implementing the lesson plans in an accurate, creative, positive, and efficient fashion
- Maintain equipment and ensure its proper use
- Stay updated on current trends and best practices on coach training
- All additional duties assigned by management
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least 2 years of appropriate coaching/teaching sport programs for athletes of various aptitudes
- Ability to adapt coaching techniques to different skill levels of all age groups
- Model good behavior for campers as it relates to sportsmanship, manners, and respectfulness
- Neat in appearance and professional in manner
- Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills
- Must be a team player
- Must have excellent leadership and motivational skills
- Must be detail-oriented and have outstanding organizational skills
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, predominately after-school and weekends
- Ability to maintain focus in a high-volume, fast paced environment
- Must possess current CPR/FIRST AID certifications, or willingness to obtain within a specified period
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Passion for sports and athlete development
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high
- Must be able to move or lift lightweight equipment
- Position requires standing and activity for extended periods of time (indoors or outdoors), squatting, stooping, jogging, or bending into awkward positions while performing job functions