Youth Instructor

Full Salary Ranges: $17.53 - $21.91 Hourly

Anticipated Hiring Ranges: $17.53 - $19.72 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 is intended to improve wage transparency.  The City of Greeley, in support of wage transparency posts both the full salary range for each position (what you might anticipate your earnings could be if you work for the City of Greeley for some time), as well as the anticipated hiring range (the range within which the City anticipates making an offer).  The actual offer extended will be based on your years of relevant experience, education, certifications and potentially other factors.  

City of Greeley's Total Rewards

The City of Greeley is proud to offer a robust benefits package in addition to your wages.  This package includes health and wellness, retirement savings, discounted access to Greeley facilities and more. 

Benefits: This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

Job Summary:

The City of Greeley is looking for youth instructors (Flag Football) for our Fall camps with City of Greeley Recreation. Passionate, friendly, and encouraging sports instructor will play an integral part in helping successfully conduct seasonal sports clinics and camps. Instructors will be responsible for upholding the City of Greeley youth sports philosophy, leading safe, effective, and encouraging camps, clinics, and activities for a variety of sport formats. Instructors must be dependable and timely. Training and lesson plans will be provided based on experience. Clinic and camp lengths will vary by sport and age. Clinic ages will also vary from 3–14-year-olds.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

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.
• Must be at least 16 years of age at the time of hire.

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 the knowledge of proper group management and time management. 
• Ability to effectively communicate with children and adults.
• Confidence working in small to large groups.   
• Ability to provide skill modifications and progressions for a wide variety of abilities.
• Ability to uniquely motivate and build rapport with participants to provide a safe and welcoming environment.
• Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal. 
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others.
• Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines, manage appointments, create schedules, coordinate and facilitate meetings, and make decisions. 
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
• Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed.
• Ability to focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.
• Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with a variety of internal and external constituencies.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ages.
• Ability to navigate a complex political environment.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and best practices, including customer needs assessments, meeting quality service standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
• Customer service skills, including the ability to actively listen, address customer needs, defuse tense situations, and maintain an open, flexible, and friendly demeanor.

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. 

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to outdoor elements while performing job responsibilities.
• Occasionally loud noise levels within the recreation facilities.
• Workdays can extend from early mornings to late evenings, as well as weekends and holidays.

Physical Requirements

• Variable Hour Position: employees are expected to work less than 30 hours average per week.
• Must be able to lift 49 lbs.
• Physical effort required including, but not limited to, squatting, bending, running, reaching, and prolonged standing and walking.

Travel

• May travel up to 10% of the time. 

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides 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: [email protected] .

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 page HERE.