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WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are actively seeking coaches, college students, and youth development specialists to join our dynamic team of recess coaches from October 2024 through June 2025. As a valued member of Kids in the Game, you will have the opportunity to contribute to our school communities and programming, which focuses on incorporating educational and engaging sports and fitness classes throughout the school day. About the role: Recess Coaches lead group games in schools across New York City during the school year. Coaches organize games and challenges that promote physical activity and positive interaction among children and young adults from Pre-K to middle school. Your goal is to develop motor skills and physical development among younger children and encourage proper exercise and eating habits among older children. You must be able to adapt your activities to accommodate and include children with different physical and development abilities. Weekly Schedule: Monday through Friday from 10:45am-1:45pm Location: Growing Up Green Charter School, 89-25 161st St. Jamaica, NY 11432 As a Recess Coach, you can expect to: - Teach skills and enhance children’s knowledge of physical fitness, health education, rhythm and dance, as well as individual and team sports, through Kids in the Game curriculum - Work cooperatively with other Kids in the Game staff members in planning a balanced recess & physical education program - Analyze, demonstrate, and explain basic skills, knowledge, and strategies of formal sports, games rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement - Provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the developmental needs of each child - Provide appropriate safety instruction and conduct safety checks on equipment and field areas to insure the overall safety of all sports equipment and school spaces - Implement best practices in child behavior management to provide an orderly, productive environment in physical education classes and group activities - Evaluate each child's growth in physical skills, knowledge, and contribution in team sports, and share regular progress reports with school administrators and Kids in the Game’s program management team - Collaborate with school administrators to develop the method by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines. - Communicate with parents and school counselors on each child’s progress - Performs other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the supervisor to successfully implement the physical education program