Youth Instructor Soccer

Full Salary Ranges: $16.50 - $23.93 Hourly
Anticipated Hiring Ranges: $16.50 - $20.21 Hourly

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges
The City of Greeley in compliance with Colorado state law includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience education certifications and other factors.

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The City offers a robust benefits package including health and wellness retirement savings and discounted Greeley facilities access.

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guidehere.

Job Summary: The Youth Instructor plans and leads recreational educational or enrichment activities for children and teens in a structured and safe environment. This position fosters positive youth development promotes social engagement and encourages creativity fitness and learning through organized classes workshops camps clinics and activities. The Youth Instructor creates an inclusive experience for participants and families while maintaining safety appropriate supervision and adherence to City of Greeley Recreation policies and risk management procedures.

Experience Education and Skills:

This role requires the ability to lead age-appropriate activities for youth ages 314 with a focus on safety engagement and skill development. The Youth Instructor must maintain required safety certifications and demonstrate proficiency in one or more sport/activity areas as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Zero to three (0-3) years experience in community facing roles or customer service.

• One to three (1-3) years experience working with youth from ages 3 -14.

• Three to ten (3-10) years in one or more of the following sports: football soccer tennis baseball basketball volleyball lacrosse cheer pickleball dance.

• Adult and Pediatric CPR/AED/First Aid Certification required: American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

• Any combination of related education experience certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

• Possession of a valid drivers license.

Preferred:

• Zero to three (0-3) years coaching experience preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to conduct an effective class based on the sport format appropriate to participant age and skill level.

• Demonstrate knowledge of proper group management and time management.

• Ability to effectively communicate with children and adults.

• Confidence working in small to large groups.

• Knowledge of youth development principles and best practices.

• Ability to lead and engage children and teens in structured activities.

• Strong communication leadership and conflict-resolution skills.

• Creativity and flexibility in planning engaging activities.

• Ability to maintain control of a group and adapt to changing circumstances.

• Ability to follow safety procedures respond to incidents and communicate concerns to supervisors promptly.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for design and delivery of sports camps and clinics.

• Keeps accurate record of class attendance.

• Willingness to cross-train in other sport categories camps and clinic opportunities.

• Serves as a role model to staff and participants as it relates to sport philosophy etiquette and safety.

• Provides a friendly inclusive service-oriented environment for parents and participants.

• Maintains familiarity of Greeley Recreation functions including risk management procedures registration information basic operational practices and understanding of programs and services.

• Responds to all injuries and assist in immediate emergency procedures.

• Keeps accurate inventory of clinic and camp equipment in your possession.

• Maintains CPR/AED/First Aid certifications.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Travel Category A-Standard Local Travel: This position requires occasional local travel within the County. Employees may be expected to walk or drive short distances to attend meetings trainings or perform work at other city buildings or partner sites.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

• Work is performed in recreation facilities and/or outdoors depending on assigned program and season.

• Occasionally loud noise levels within the recreation facilities. Exposure to loud environments and varied weather conditions if working outdoors.

• Workdays can extend from early mornings to late evenings as well as weekends and holidays.

• Employees are expected to work less than 30 hours average per week.

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

• Physical effort required including but not limited to squatting bending running reaching and prolonged standing and walking.

• Ability to demonstrate activities and safely supervise participants during active movement in indoor/outdoor environments.

• EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

• ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .

• Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and pre-employment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.