Family & Kids Yoga Teacher
Lakeshore Sport & Fitness is Chicago's #1 destination for sport, fitness and fun. We are a diverse community of like-minded people who participate in social, instructional, and competitive sporting activities; and who seek to improve and enhance our lives by achieving levels of personal fitness.
Our Children's department team has an exciting opportunity for you to become an integral part of a fast paced, growing company. If you are outgoing, responsible, and passionate about working with children from 1-14 years then we have a job for you.
This is a part-time position mainly with weekend hours (Friday to Sunday) and general responsibilities include:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Include the following: (other duties may be assigned)
- Teach Yoga classes to families. Parents and children take class together. Offer a dynamic program that gets families to register for class weekly.
- Offer engaging programming that appeals to children and moves at their pace.
- Include movement that is interesting to adults
- Classes range with kids from elementary age and up.
- Greet members with enthusiasm as they arrive, introducing yourself to each one. Every member should receive a warm welcome and a fond farewell.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to multi-task and establish priorities
- Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment.
- Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership.
- Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under ambiguous guidelines.
Education and Experience:
- Previous experience working with children in various settings
- Degree in a related field preferred but not required