About The Role: Zing! For Kids is hiring for a contract teaching assistant who will support our in-school, afterschool, and special event programming in Manhattan, NY. We have openings on select days through June 2023 with plenty of opportunity for growth. We are seeking energetic, active, responsible, and engaging individuals who have a passion for leadership & fitness to assist in delivering safe fitness & movement activities for elementary-age students. This is ideal for those who are new to teaching/fitness/movement and want more experience leading children through fitness in a fun, safe environment.

What You’ll Do: As the Teaching Assistant, you will have an essential role in our ability to deliver stellar programs to the children in our communities. You will gain hands-on experience teaching fitness to children, creating a positive & safe environment for children, managing a class of students with confidence and care, working alongside our Lead Coaches and School Administration, and much more. PLUS, our programs are FUN. Pay ranges from $20-30/hour, depending on the scope of work.

Your responsibilities will vary depending on the type of program/school. Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Setting up & cleaning up the activity space (equipment placement, etc.) before & after the designated session/period.

• Greeting students, taking attendance/tracking number of students in & out of each session, and supervising transitions between sessions/periods if needed.

• Leading/directing & pacing students in running & fitness activities (MUST LOVE & BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY RUN/MOVE FOR THIS JOB)

• Supporting the Lead Coach in the Zing! activities to enhance a higher level of classroom management, engagement, safety, and fun!

• Maintain honest, open communication with your coaches, on-site directors/administration, managers, and other staff members.

• Ensure maximum safety of students at all times during all activities and support occasional emergencies that might arise. 

Qualifications:

• Must be punctual, reliable, proactive, and very responsible.

• MUST love exercise!

• Must be upbeat, dynamic, personable, and fun to be around (kids can feel your energy!)

• Must be wonderful at working with children. The right candidate will love, understand, nurture, support, and accept all kids in our programs. 

• MUST be passionate about fitness/sports, wellness, movement, and children.

• Have EXCELLENT communication skills

• Be willing to learn and grow

• Bonus points for being able to manage a room!

• MUST have least 2 years of experience working with children

• MUST be fully vaccinated for covid-19 unless they are exempt for medical/religious reasons and follow all covid-19 protocols set in place

• MUST have a current Youth First Aid & CPR/AED certification or be willing to get certified before your first start day

• MUST have a clear background check and fingerprinting to work with children at our schools & events

Required Availability:

• Below are our current openings. If you can only do some, but not all, please say so in your application:

  • Tuesdays from 12-2:30PM in the Lower East Side

  • Thursdays from 3-4:30PM in Midtown East

  • Plus some weekend events & parties

Preferences are given to those who have/are working towards a degree in education/teaching administration, are certified fitness professionals (or studying to become certified), have worked for school enrichment sports/dance/movement programs, and to those who can command/lead a room with professionalism & responsibility. We also give preference to those who have experience with sports groups, theater groups, fitness groups, and all child-related group activities.

You must be willing to share at least three incredible references from past work/volunteer experiences.

If you think you’d be a perfect fit, please email us your resume here.