REP Play Coach

About Asphalt Green

Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives and builds community through sports fitness and play for all.

Each year Asphalt Green serves thousands of New Yorkers through sports aquatics fitness camps and community programs that promote health personal growth and lifelong participation in physical activity. Across three campuses and numerous community partnerships Asphalt Green is committed to providing high-quality programs that are inclusive accessible and rooted in excellence.

Asphalt Green believes that access to movement sport and wellness can change lives. Our work helps young people develop confidence resilience leadership skills and healthy habits that extend far beyond the playing field.

About the Role

Asphalt Green is hiring energetic reliable and experienced REP Play Coaches for the Recess Enhancement Program also known as REP for the school year.

REP brings structured inclusive and active play to NYC public elementary schools during recess. Play Coaches lead games support positive student interaction encourage teamwork and help create a safe fun and welcoming recess environment for students.

This role is a strong fit for someone who enjoys working with children leading active games being outdoors and helping students build confidence social skills leadership and positive conflict resolution through play.

Play Coaches must be reliable punctual professional and comfortable traveling to school sites across Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and/or The Bronx.

Why This Role Matters

Recess is more than a break in the school day. It is a space where students move connect build confidence practice teamwork and learn how to solve conflict in real time.

REP Play Coaches help make recess safer more structured more active and more inclusive. By leading games and supporting positive student engagement coaches help create an environment where elementary school students can play participate and feel included.

This role directly supports student wellness social-emotional development physical activity leadership teamwork and school community.

What Youll Do

Recess Coaching and Active Play

• Lead fun structured recess games for elementary school students.

• Introduce inclusive games that encourage movement teamwork and participation.

• Help students understand game rules take turns and participate safely.

• Encourage students of different ages skill levels and abilities to join in.

• Support active play in outdoor schoolyard and recess environments.

• Bring energy enthusiasm and structure to recess programming.

Student Support and Inclusion

• Create a safe welcoming and engaging recess environment.

• Support positive conflict resolution among students.

• Help students build confidence leadership teamwork and social skills through play.

• Work with students of all abilities including adaptive students and students with special needs.

• Model positive communication patience respect and encouragement.

• Help students feel included supported and successful during recess.

School-Based Program Support

• Travel to assigned NYC public school sites in Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and/or The Bronx.

• Arrive on time and prepared for assigned recess shifts.

• Follow school site expectations Asphalt Green standards and REP program guidance.

• Communicate professionally with REP leadership school staff students and team members.

• Attend required staff trainings and game-sharing sessions.

• Participate in group interview activities which may include demonstrating or leading a game.

• Support a positive and professional school-based program environment.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means students are active safe included and engaged during recess.

A successful REP Play Coach will:

• Lead structured games with energy confidence and clarity.

• Help students participate safely and respectfully.

• Support positive conflict resolution during recess.

• Create an inclusive environment for students of different ages abilities and comfort levels.

• Show reliability punctuality and professionalism.

• Communicate well with students school staff REP leadership and team members.

• Participate in trainings and apply REP game strategies at school sites.

• Help make recess a positive active and joyful part of the school day.

Who Youll Work With

REP Play Coaches work closely with REP leadership school staff elementary school students fellow coaches and Asphalt Green Community Programs team members.

This role supports school-based programming across NYC public elementary schools in Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and The Bronx.

We are currently hiring coaches for schools in the following areas:

Brooklyn

• Bed-Stuy

• Bushwick

• Canarsie

• Clinton Hill

• Crown Heights

• Flatbush

• Williamsburg

Manhattan

• All areas of Manhattan

Queens

• Astoria

• Corona

• East Elmhurst

• Fresh Meadows

• Jackson Heights

• Jamaica

• Rego Park

The Bronx

• Fordham

• University Heights

• Kingsbridge Heights

• Van Nest

• Parkchester

Required Qualifications

Youll need:

• Must be 18 years or older.

• Availability MondayFriday between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

• Ability to work up to 3 hours per day during the school year.

• Ability to work from September 8 2026 through June 2027.

• Willingness and ability to travel to school sites across Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and/or The Bronx.

• Comfort working outdoors and leading active games.

• Ability to lead groups of elementary school students in a safe positive and structured way.

• Reliability punctuality professionalism and strong follow-through.

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to complete DOE fingerprinting and background clearance through the PETS system.

Preferred Qualifications

It would be helpful if you also have:

• Experience working with youth in schools camps athletics after-school programs recreation programs or group settings.

• Experience leading games sports physical activity or group activities.

• Experience working with elementary school students.

• Experience supporting students with special needs or adaptive students.

• Experience working in NYC public schools.

• Experience working with at-risk youth or school-based community programs.

• Strong leadership patience flexibility and enthusiasm.

• Bilingual or multilingual language skills.

Schedule and Work Environment

This is a part-time seasonal in-person role for the school year.

The program runs from September 8 2026 through June 2027. Candidates must be available Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM for up to 3 hours per day.

REP Play Coaches work at NYC public school sites across Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and The Bronx. Coaches must be willing and able to travel to assigned school locations.

The work environment includes outdoor schoolyards playgrounds recess spaces gym areas and other school-based activity spaces. This role requires comfort working outdoors and leading active games in a school environment.

Physical Requirements

This role may require the ability to:

• Work outdoors in schoolyard and playground environments.

• Stand walk run bend reach and move actively during recess periods.

• Lead demonstrate and participate in games and physical activities.

• Communicate clearly in active outdoor environments.

• Supervise groups of elementary school students during recess.

• Remain alert and attentive during active play.

• Travel to assigned school sites across NYC.

• Work in varying weather conditions based on school and program needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.