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Club Gymnastics Head Coach Jobs in Denver, USA at University of Denver
Club Gymnastics Head Coach
Job No: 498892
Work Type: Staff Part-Time
Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Recreation / Kennedy Mountain Campus
Overview
The University of Denver is seeking a knowledgeable and dedicated Club Gymnastics Coach to lead our Club Gymnastics team. This position requires a gymnastics background. The ideal candidate will foster a supportive, disciplined, and motivating environment to help student‑athletes reach their full potential. This is a non‑benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
Essential Functions
- Enforce practice attendance and participation requirements to ensure athlete accountability and preparedness.
- Attend all competitions, including coaching meetings and running responsibilities, and actively support athletes at meets.
- Plan, structure and organize practices to maximize efficiency, safety, and skill development.
- Lead and initiate warm‑ups, ensuring athletes arrive on time and warm up properly.
- Ensure athletes remain engaged and practicing for the majority or entirety of each practice.
- Spot and assist athletes in learning and progressing new gymnastics skills.
- Provide constructive technique feedback and individualized skill critiques.
- Foster a positive, athlete‑centered environment that prioritizes enjoyment of the sport and healthy athlete‑sport relationships over results, scores, or medals.
- Treat athletes as adults and students first, respecting academic and personal responsibilities.
- Meet athletes where they are by accommodating varying skill levels, commitments, and individual goals within the club.
- Promote a positive team culture emphasizing sportsmanship, discipline, accountability and mutual respect.
- Complete and submit bi‑weekly timesheets in compliance with university policies.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership skills
- Passion for working with athletes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster team spirit, motivate athletes and resolve conflict.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, based on the team’s training and competition schedule.
- Ability to balance competitiveness while ensuring players enjoy the experience on the team.
Required Qualifications
- First Aid/CPR/AED certification (to be obtained within first 30 days of employment)
- CDC Heads Up Concussion Training certification (to be obtained within first 30 days of employment)
Work Schedule
- Average 6-15 hrs/week
- Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, based on the team’s training and competition schedule
- Commit to traveling to away meets, 3-4 weekly practices each week in evenings and weekends for meets
- Coach from September to end of June (no coaching during summer or winter break)
Compensation
Hourly rate: $20.00 – $25.00. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. Salary is determined based on qualifications, departmental budget, internal equity, and market information.
Benefits
These positions are non‑benefited. The University of Denver offers some benefits for non‑benefited employees wherever applicable.
Application Process
To apply, submit your application online through jobs.du.edu. Please include the following documents:
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, and local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of…
Title: Club Gymnastics Head Coach
Company: University of Denver
Location: Denver, USA
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