Competitive Youth Gymnastics Coach (Part-Time)

Job Description

Job Description

Here is a polished online job-posting version for a Part-Time Competitive Cheer Coach. It follows the same professional, clear flow as the gymnastics coach posting but is tailored to competitive cheer, including stunting, tumbling, dance, choreography, routines, competitions, and athlete safety.

Part-Time Competitive Cheer Coach

Pay: $16.00–$21.00 per hour, based on experience, qualifications, certifications, and program needs.
Employment Type: Part-Time, Hourly, Nonexempt
Department: Competitive Cheer
Reports To: Competitive Cheer Department Manager

TNT Kid’s Fitness & Gymnastics is seeking an energetic, safety-focused, and positive Part-Time Competitive Cheer Coach to support athletes in our competitive cheer program.

The Competitive Cheer Coach plans and implements age-appropriate practices that build athlete skills, confidence, teamwork, discipline, and a positive competitive experience. This role provides instruction in cheerleading fundamentals, stunts, tumbling, jumps, motions, dance, routine execution, and competition preparation consistent with TNT standards and applicable competition rules.

The ideal candidate is dependable, encouraging, organized, and committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and high-energy environment for athletes, families, and fellow coaches.

Schedule and travel

Hours will vary based on team assignments, enrollment, practice schedules, events, competitions, and program needs.

• Typical practices may occur during afternoons and evenings on weekdays.

• Weekend availability may be required for competitions, showcases, camps, clinics, special events, team activities, and parent conferences.

• Travel may be required for competitions and other program events.

• The successful candidate must be able to work assigned practices, events, meetings, and competition schedules reliably.

Essential responsibilities

• Plan, lead, and implement structured, developmentally appropriate practices for assigned competitive cheer teams.

• Teach and reinforce cheerleading fundamentals, including motions, jumps, dance, stunting, tumbling, transitions, formations, performance quality, routine execution, and competition readiness.

• Teach safe skill progressions and provide spotting, supervision, and instruction consistent with TNT procedures, coach qualifications, and applicable cheer safety standards.

• Maintain active supervision of athletes and consistently enforce TNT safety expectations, gym rules, equipment-use requirements, and incident-reporting procedures.

• Assist with the development, learning, cleaning, and execution of competition routines and choreography.

• Evaluate athlete skills and readiness; provide constructive feedback and communicate concerns or developmental needs to the Competitive Cheer Department Manager.

• Build positive, professional relationships with athletes, parents/guardians, coworkers, and TNT leaders.

• Participate in athlete evaluations, parent conferences, practices, team meetings, competitions, special events, and athlete-progress discussions as assigned.

• Complete assigned administrative responsibilities, including attendance, skill tracking, evaluations, incident documentation, and other required program records.

• Assist with equipment setup, equipment inspection, gym reset, cleaning duties, and closing responsibilities.

• Remain informed about TNT events, team schedules, competition requirements, policies, procedures, and operational updates.

• Maintain all required certifications, training, professional memberships, and background-screening clearances.

• Perform other duties consistent with the purpose and scope of the position, as assigned.

Required qualifications

• Ability to create a positive, safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate experience for children and youth.

• Demonstrated ability to build positive, professional relationships with athletes, parents/guardians, coworkers, and leaders.

• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, cheerleading fundamentals, proper stunt progressions, spotting techniques, tumbling safety, and performance instruction.

• Ability to learn and consistently apply TNT curriculum, safety practices, coaching expectations, and gym policies.

• Strong communication, teamwork, customer-service, dependability, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, active gym environment; adapt to changing athlete, class, staffing, event, and competition needs; and work independently while collaborating with the TNT team.

• Ability to work assigned afternoons, evenings, weekends, special events, parent conferences, and competition-travel schedules as required by program needs.

• Ability to obtain and maintain all certifications, training, professional memberships, and background-screening clearances required for the position.

Preferred qualifications

• Previous competitive cheerleading coaching experience.

• Former competitive cheerleader, dancer, tumbler, gymnast, or stunting experience.

• Experience teaching stunts, tumbling, jumps, dance, choreography, formations, or competitive routines.

• Current enrollment in, interest in, or completion of coursework or a degree in Elementary Education, Physical Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Child Development, or a related field.

• Current CPR/First Aid certification.

• Current or previous USA Cheer membership, safety certification, coaching education, or related cheer credential.

USA Cheer Coach membership requirements include background screening, athlete-protection training, concussion-awareness training, safety and risk-management training, a waiver, and agreement to the member code of conduct. TNT can require these before an employee independently coaches or set a defined timeframe for completing them after hire, and a North Dakota fingerprint back-ground check is required. Must have a valid driver's license to apply for this position unless underage for a valid driver's license.

Physical demands and work environment

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, squat, reach, and move throughout the gymnasium.

• Demonstrate cheer, dance, tumbling, and stunting skills; position the body in a variety of ways to provide instruction, active supervision, and spotting support.

• Assist with safely setting up, moving, adjusting, and storing mats, equipment, and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Work in a fast-paced, active environment with frequent interruptions, elevated noise levels, changing priorities, and continuous interaction with athletes, families, and staff.

• Work variable hours, including afternoons, evenings, weekends, and occasional travel for competitions, trainings, camps, showcases, and events.

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