Tumbling Coach

youngchampionsks; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

ActivStars Midwest is seeking a part-time youth tumbling coach for a single weekly Wednesday session at St. Charles Community College. The role involves teaching levels 1-3, guiding students through basic tumbling, and ensuring safe spotting.

Experience with children is ideal; training and paid events occur periodically. The position emphasizes fun, teamwork, and personal development, with candidates expected to be enthusiastic, responsible, and able to travel to the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in tumbling or coaching children is preferred.
• Enthusiastic, positive and a role-model for kids ages 4–15.
• Reliable transportation and 18+ years old.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead practice sessions, including warm-ups and basic tumbling progression.
• Oversee practice check-ins and maintain basic attendance/records.
• Teach basic tumbling skills and ensure safe spotting of athletes.
• Assist in weekend events and paid activities as scheduled.

Job description

ActivStars offers tumbling courses that are a lot of fun while also teaching your children the value of being part of a team and a community. Classes are designed for children to learn respect for others, self respect, self discipline through hard work and persistence while developing physical skills and tackling mentally challenging situations as well as pride in accomplishment. Along with providing lots of fun this program promotes coordination, confidence, poise, increased body awareness, artistic expression, the importance and reward of goal setting.. Our students have the opportunity to master basic tumbling skills allowing them to then develop more advanced skills as their strength and body awareness increases. The strength, body awareness and self discipline that tumbling provides for an athlete establishes a foundation for any athletic area of interest the child may pursue. Children will progress at their own pace while being recognized and encouraged by their peers.

Now Hiring Part-TimeYouth Tumbling Coach St Charles/Francis Howell Area

• Do you have previous tumbling experience?
• Do you enjoy working with children, ages 4-15 and would you like to get back into tumbling as a coach?
• Are you 18 or older?
• Do you have reliable transportation?
• Are you enthusiastic, positive and a role-model?

ACTIVSTARS MIDWEST is looking for someone who can answer "Yes!" to these questions. For 30 years, we have specialized in offering youth programs in communities across the country. We emphasize having fun while learning. Please visit our website for more information at www.mw.activstars.com

This Tumbling coach position is for one evening per week, Wednesdays at St. Charles Community College, that stays consistent for the full semester, teaching levels 1-3 of basic tumbling. Experience with teaching children is great, tumbling instruction and spotting is necessary. Our Coaches also participate in three or four paid weekend events each semester (dates set in advance).

Coaching responsibilities include practice preparations/lesson plan, overseeing practice check-ins, basic record-keeping, teaching students safely and effectively, tumbling fundamentals, skill building through proper progression and you must be able to spot athletes on the skills.

Paid training sessions will cover our organization teaching guidelines, records, and assisting a veteran coach to see how classes are conducted. This is truly one of the most fun part-time jobs you can imagine for great pay!

Sharing your tumbling knowledge with others is a rewarding and fulfilling way to continue your love for the sport . If you are missing involvement in a tumbling program and want to take advantage of your previous tumbling skills, now is your opportunity to give back and be a positive inspiration in the lives of young aspiring athletes by becoming a coach and mentor! (Ideal for college students, moms, & former cheerleaders who have an established career.)