Club Gymnastics Head Coach
Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
Application Deadline:
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Job Summary
- Enforce practice attendance and participation requirements to ensure athlete accountability and preparedness.
- Attend all competitions including coaching meetings running responsibilities and actively supporting athletes at meets.
- Plan structure and organize practices to maximize efficiency safety and skill development.
- Lead and initiate warm-ups ensuring athletes arrive on time and warm up properly.
- Ensure athletes remain engaged and practicing for the majority or entirety of each practice.
- Spot and assist athletes in learning and progressing new gymnastics skills.
- Provide constructive technique feedback and individualized skill critiques.
- Foster a positive athlete-centered environment that prioritizes enjoyment of the sport and healthy athlete-sport relationships over results scores or medals.
- Treat athletes as adults and students first respecting academic and personal responsibilities.
- Meet athletes where they are by accommodating varying skill levels commitments and individual goals within the club.
- Promote a positive team culture emphasizing sportsmanship discipline accountability and mutual respect.
- Complete and submit bi-weekly timesheets in compliance with university policies.
- Strong leadership skills
- Has a passion for working with athletes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster team spirit motivate athletes and conflict resolution skills.
- Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends based on the teams training and competition schedule.
- Knows how to balance competitiveness and wants the players to enjoy their experience on the team.
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)
- CDC Heads Up Concussion Training Certification (able to be acquired within first 30 days of employment)
- This position will average 6-15 hrs/week.
- Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends based on the teams training and competition schedule.
- Able to commit to traveling to away meets 3-4 weekly practices each week in the evenings and weekends for meets.
- Ability to coach from September to end of June (no coaching during summer or winter break).
Application Deadline
For consideration please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) July 30th 2026.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Hourly Range
The hourly range for this position is $20.00-$25.00.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate departmental budget availability internal salary equity considerations and available market information but not based on a candidates sex or any other protected status
Benefits
These positions are non-benefited. The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- Resume
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including sex stereotypes sex characteristics sexual orientation gender identity and gender expression) marital family or parental status pregnancy or related conditions national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national origin ancestry age religion creed disability sex (including sex stereotypes sex characteristics sexual orientation gender identity and gender expression) marital family and parental status pregnancy genetic information military enlistment or veteran status and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal state or local law regulation or ordinance in any of the Universitys educational programs and activities and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers Rights (POWR) Act; and any other federal state and local laws regulations or ordinances that prohibit discrimination harassment and/or retaliation. For more information please see the University of Denvers NonDiscriminationStatement.
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