Fundamental Movement Coach

Balance Brisbane; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Balance Brisbane is seeking a Fundamental Movement Coach to join our team in Yeronga, Brisbane. This full-time onsite role (38 hours) offers a salary range of AUD 79,500–89,500 per year.

The position requires a Working with Children Blue Card and involves coaching children and adults in gymnastics and ninja-parkour, plus program development and safety leadership. You will mentor junior coaches, contribute to enrolment growth, and participate in strategic projects to develop athlete programs and

Qualifications

• Gymnastics qualifications appropriate to teach saltos.
• Minimum 5 years coaching experience in parkour/gymnastics/tumbling with broad age range.
• Experience in managing programs and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Coach gymnastics and ninja-parkour for children and adults.
• Track athlete progress through skill tracking.
• Upskill coaches in gymnastics and tumbling to advanced levels.
• Coordinate workshops and events.
• Deliver program content safely in accordance with policies.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Commerciality

Teamwork

Time management

Organisational skills

Professional approach

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Gymnastics qualifications appropriate to teach saltos

First Aid certificate

Working with Children Blue Card/Blue Card clearance

Job description

Balance Brisbane is seeking a Fundamental Movement Coach to join our team of over 30 staff in Yeronga, Brisbane. We are particularly interested in your ability to deliver the duties below in an engaging, positive and motivating manner.

This full time position (38hrs) is an onsite role. Salary range $79500-$89500.

Please note that this is a child safe working environment, requiring a Working with Children “Blue Card”.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Coach children and adult gymnastics and/or ninja-parkour
• Skill tracking of athletes
• Upskill coaching ability in gymnastics and tumbling programs to advanced and new World Gymnastics skills
• Assist with development activities for athletes
• Promotional activities to build more enrolments
• Monitoring accountability of lesson plans
• Pre-class meeting accountability
• Engage in ongoing improvement to coaching ability and delivery
• Choreography for routines
• Assist with mentoring junior coaches
• Foster a positive inclusive coaching culture
• Foster positive parent-coach-athlete triad dynamic
• Holiday program delivery where gymnastics is taught
• Outside-school-hours program delivery where gymnastics is taught
• Outside-school-hours class development where gymnastics forms the program
• Ensure gymnastics programs are delivered safely and in accordance with policies and procedures
• Assist with coordinating workshops
• Assist with coordinating sporting events
• Assist with mentoring junior coaches
• Child safety leader
• Contribute to outside-school-hours class development
• Promotional activities to build more enrolments
• Contribute to strategic projects and organisational objectives
• Contribute to strategic projects and organisational objectives relating to athlete development, coach capability, program growth and participation in gymnastics
• First aid delivery
• liaise with program manager regarding classes and coach capacity
• equipment safety audit
• equipment repairs- small and medium
• foster positive inclusive coaching culture
• assist with administration related to enrolments and programs
• actively contribute to a growth mindset within the workplace
• engage in ongoing improvement to your coaching ability and delivery

The above list is not exhaustive and the role may change to meet the overall objectives of the company.

Qualifications needed:

• Gymnastics qualifications appropriate to teach saltos

Experience needed:

• Minimum 5 years experience in coaching parkour/gymnastics/tumbling programs, working with under 5s through to and including adults
• Manage programs and junior staff within the programs

Knowledge needed:

• Required: Knowledge in coaching gymnastics MAG/WAG to salto level
• Desirable: Parkour/Calisthenics or Cheer experience

Skills & competencies needed:

• Customer service focused: committed to providing exceptional customer service across all channels – written, phone and face to face.
• Communication: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, varying communication style depending upon the audience.
• Attention to detail: excellent attention to detail and written skills when communicating with others, both internally and externally.
• Commerciality: ability to apply knowledge in a practical, commercial manner.
• Teamwork: Willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
• Time management/organisation: Accomplish objectives effectively within time frame given, and carry out administrative duties within portfolio in an efficient and timely manner.
• Personal attributes: Professional approach.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident manner.
• Positive approach to change.

Other

• Written and spoken English language to Level 5 IELTS
• First Aid certificate
• Working with Children card