What are the responsibilities and job description for the Essential Fitness Coach position at MICDS?
School Year: 2022-2023
Application Process
For immediate consideration complete our online application at https://www.micds.org/our-school/career-opportunities/ and upload a copy of your cover letter and resume.
JOB SUMMARY
Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) seeks to hire a passionate teacher/coach that will help students learn to exercise properly and learn to enjoy being physically active. The Essential Fitness coach requires a deep understanding of human movement, exercise progressions and regressions, as well as methods for helping students to make exercise an enjoyable habit. The coach is responsible for the leading group workouts and helping students become independent with developing their own exercise routine. In addition, the coach is responsible for keeping track of exercise time and communicating with students and grade level deans if students are not getting in all of the required exercise time.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential Fitness Coach:
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Builds strong relationships with students
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Helps improve the student experience so more students develop the enjoyment of exercise
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Creates and leads group workouts in the fitness center
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Supervises the fitness center from 3:30-5:00 pm every day school is in session
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Reports poor attendance to the Physical Education Department Chair
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Helps maintain a clean, safe fitness center environment
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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Preferred Bachelors degree in an exercise related field
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NSCA or NASM certification preferred
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Experience with creating and leading workouts
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Experience working and learning with children and adults
OTHER INFORMATION
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A criminal history and background check is required and must be successfully completed prior to employment.
