The Gymnastics Inclusion Coach is responsible to help facilitate, promote, and implement inclusion of participants into programs. The Coach will lead others into the commitment of building an inclusive community. 

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Schedule

• Monday - Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings

• Ensure safety and well-being of participants  

• Help facilitate inclusion of participant into a gymnastics class  

• Work individually with a participant with special needs  

• Provide continual supervision and comfort to participants and serve as a leader and positive role model  

• Facilitate activities, academic enrichment, games, crafts and other program activities  

• Create an age-appropriate learning environment, which allows for and fosters creativity and individuality  

• Communicate with parents regarding participant progress and behaviors  

• Prepare creative and fun lesson plans and session outlines prior to each class  

• Encourage positive social skills and appropriate behavior  

• Ensure safety and well-being of participants  

• Show enthusiasm, leadership, fairness, and fun through coaching style 

• Knowledge of PC application software 

• Ability to interpret, document and communicate support related issues  

• Excellent organizational, planning, and prioritizing skills 

• Ability to be flexible and work on multiple projects simultaneously  

• Ability to motivate and train staff and volunteers  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

• Ability to persuasively present the mission and goals of the YMCA of San Diego County 

• Other duties as assigned 

• High school diploma or GED required  
• 3+ years’ experience working with children with special needs 
  • 1+ year's advanced experience working with participants with special needs/social-emotional/behavior support needs for ages 0-12 years old  
• Licensing, state law and our government funders require that staff within YMCA of San Diego County be fingerprinted, prior to reporting to work, and include subsequent arrest notifications
• CPR/AED, and First Aid Certification, must include Adult and Child/Infant, obtained within 30 days of hire and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
  • American Red Cross 
  • American Heart Association 
  • American Safety & Health Institute