Teacher and Sales Associate

Gymboree Play & Music; Upland (CA); Hybrid; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Gymboree Play & Music classes

Job summary

Gymboree Play & Music is seeking enthusiastic instructors to lead parent-child interactive classes in play, music, art, and preschool for children ages newborn to five years. Instructors are responsible for planning and executing lessons, facilitating birthday parties, and achieving sales goals.

The ideal candidate is a creative, outgoing individual who has experience with young children and is interested in child development. This part-time position offers flexible scheduling, with classes held on weekdays, evenings, and weekends at both Upland and San Dimas locations.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children from newborn to 5 years is preferred.
• Sales experience and solid group leadership skills are essential.
• Ability to lift at least 20 lbs and moving play equipment is required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate parent-child interactive activities through Gymboree programs.
• Teach a minimum of two birthday parties per month.
• Achieve sales goals and provide customer service.

Skills

Experience working with children newborn to 5 years

Solid group leadership skills

Sales experience

Beginning computer skills

Phone skills

Customer service oriented

Team player

Outgoing, enthusiastic, gregarious, creative

Job description

If you are a positive, high energy, team-player that craves an outlet for your love of child development, music, and if you're great with babies, toddlers, preschoolers and parents... Gymboree Play & Music is the place for you!

Gymboree instructors facilitate the highest quality parent-child Gym, Music, Art and Preschool classes, as well as birthday parties, using lesson plans provided by Gymboree. You must be a happy, outgoing person who can sing confidently. Gymboree Instructors engage children and their parents by crawling, climbing, sliding and singing while teaching them social, emotional and physical skills that will last a lifetime. (Lifting and moving play equipment is also required)

Background

Gymboree Play & Music is the world’s leading parent-child interactive play, music and arts program for children ages newborn to five years. In 2016, we celebrated 40 years of bringing play, music, arts and learning to families across the United States and around the world!

Responsibilities

• Programming
  • Facilitate parent-child interactive activities. There are 3 core programs:
    • Gymboree classes include age‑appropriate play activities on our custom designed play equipment, songs, parachute play, and bubbles.
    • Music classes involve instrument activities, singing, dancing and exploring a variety of music styles from around the world. Candidates must possess music background to teach Gymboree Music classes.
    • Arts classes offer hands‑on, process‑oriented activities including painting, sculpting, collage making and dress‑up time, in addition to movement activities and songs that support different art themes explored.
    • Additional Program (ex. Gymboree on the Go, Baby Signs®, etc.) opportunities for qualified candidates.
  • Teach a minimum of two birthday parties per month.
  • Lesson plan according to Gymboree curriculum.
• Sales/Customer Service
  • Be responsible for knowing and achieving sales goals.
  • Use features and benefits of Gymboree to provide information and sell enrollments, merchandise, birthday parties and special events to new and existing customers.
  • Answer incoming calls, make outbound calls, greet and service customers.
  • Assist with off‑site grassroots events (ex. Gymboree Retail Store, etc.)
• Operations
  • Work with Care, our online database management system.
  • Attend designated staff meetings and trainings.
  • Maintain site standards, including, but not limited to: cleaning, stocking and pricing of merchandise, and helping with equipment set changes.
• NOTE: Gymboree Play & Music provides all training necessary.

Key Skills And Traits

• Experience working with children newborn to 5 years preferred
• Solid group leadership skills
• Sales experience
• Beginning computer skills
• Phone skills
• Customer service oriented
• Team player
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 20 lbs and move play equipment
• Clean, physical appearance
• Flexible
• Outgoing, enthusiastic, gregarious, creative

Hours

Part-time available. Flexible schedule required; classes held weekdays, evenings and weekends. Must be willing to travel to both of our locations - San Dimas and Upland.

Compensation

Starting pay is based on experience. Free Gymboree Play & Music classes offered.