Job Description
Job Type
Part-time
Description
Seeking a trainer with evening availability who is passionate about working with athletes 3-4 evenings per week. This role requires the flexibility to provide coverage at our Mount Prospect, Rosemont, and Deerfield High School locations as needed.
Job Title: Sports Performance Coach Job Description Summary Under general supervision, the Sports Performance Coach/Trainer performs a variety of tasks to support the growing needs and demands of the Health Performance Institute. Provides training programs to Health Performance Institute clients ranging from youth, adolescents, adults, athletes, teams, and elite professionals.
Responsibilities - Producing personalized training programs
- Planning and conducting programs of activities for groups and/or individuals.
- Maintaining records of participant performance.
- Evaluating performance and providing suitable feedback, balancing criticism with positive, and motivating 5. Assessing strengths and weaknesses in a participant's performance and identifying areas for further development.
- Demonstrating and communicating activities to clients.
- Encouraging participants to gain and develop skills, knowledge, and techniques
- Ensuring that participants train and perform to a high standard of health and safety at all times 9. Developing knowledge and understanding of fitness, injury prevention, sports psychology, nutrition, and sports science
- Acting as a role model, gaining the respect and trust of co-workers
- Liaising with other partners in performance management, such as physical therapists, doctors and athletic trainers
- Working to a high legal and ethical standard at all times, particularly in relation to issues such as child safeguarding and health and safety requirements
- Fostering relationships with schools and athletic organizations
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
Requirements Education - Bachelors Degree in either of the following fields: Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Pre-Physical Therapy Studies, Athletic Training, and/or Biology
Certifications/Licensure - NNSCA, ACSM, ACE, and/or NASM certification(s)
- CPR/AED certification
Experience - Personal training/sports performance experience
Technical Skills - Ability to physically demonstrate an activity by breaking it down into a sequence
- Ability to make informed decisions based on current research in: Athletic training, nutrition, fitness and sports psychology
Soft Skills - Willingness to work with all ages (youth through adults) in both sports performance and personal training contexts
- Ability to adapt to the needs and interests of group or individual participants
- Stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Stand, walk, run, jump
- Use hands/fingers, reach with arms
- Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch
- Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Physical Requirements - Stand or sit for extended periods of time
- Willingness to work with all ages including sports performance and personal training
- Ability to physically demonstrate an activity by breaking the task down into a sequence
- Ability to adapt to the needs and interests of the group or individual participant
- Ability to make decisions based upon current developments and science-based research in athletic training, nutrition, fitness, and sports psychology
- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, run, jump, use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel, arms to reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch, or lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, speak, and hear
- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Duties and responsibilities, experience, qualifications, skills, supervisory relationship, physical/mental demands, and environmental/ working conditions may change as needs evolve.
Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills and relevant experience. We offer the following benefits to those who are benefit eligible (30+ hours a week): medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, long and short term disability, 401k program with company match and profit sharing, wellness program, health savings accounts, flexible savings accounts, ID protection plan and accident, critical illness and hospital benefits. In addition, we offer paid holidays and paid time off.
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Salary Description
$20-$35/hour based on skills/experience
Job Tags
Temporary work, Part time, Local area, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift