Wellness Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

FLIPANY is disrupting the way health and wellness support is offered to communities that have been historically ignored. We serve nutritious food, encourage healthy eating and get people to move.

Whether we are working with partners to connect families to food, teaching kids to dice veggies or kick a ball, or designing customized health and wellness programs, FLIPANY takes an active, “hands-on” approach. We incorporate life skills into all of our programs to increase the emotional wellbeing and resilience of the kids and families we serve. We push beyond boundaries and explore every opportunity to offer creative health and wellness initiatives that will inspire people to transform their lives forever.

Independent Contractor Job Opportunity

FLIPANY’s is seeking a Wellness Instructor to work directly with community youth. The Wellness Instructor will teach classes in nutrition, cooking, and recreational/physical activity at FLIPANY’s partner locations, including schools, community centers, and other community spaces. The ideal Wellness Instructor is excited about encouraging and supporting healthy lifestyles for youth and families, while demonstrating strong and positive class management of groups of youth.  We are seeking passionate individuals prepared to mentor youth through social emotional learning exercises and wellness activities centered on healthy lifestyle habits including nutrition education, healthy cooking, sports and non-competitive structured play.

Wellness Instructors/Independent Contractors are expected to work assigned classes at least one day per week for the duration of the course (typically 6–12 weeks). FLIPANY provides curriculum content and class material.

Assignments:

Typical class hours for Cooking, Nutrition, and Physical activity include Monday–Friday afternoons between 2 and 6, with some day classes at certain sites.  Weekend assignments for special events may also be available. 

Details and Compensation:

• Compensation is hourly
• 2-hour cooking classes require a 3-hour commitment (advanced shopping/prep/early arrival and set up) and receive $90.00 (one-hour classes are adjusted)
• Physical activity classes are typically booked as 1-hour classes with a minimum of 2 hours scheduled continuously and are compensated $30.00 for each 1-hour Class. (Typically, 2–4 hours)
• Wellness Instructors can request hiring status as a specialist in Nutrition or Sports if unable to accommodate both curricula
• The Wellness Instructor role is a variable, as-needed contractor position.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent motivational abilities, class management, redirection skills, and facilitation of positive reinforcement teaching mechanisms;
• Willingness to learn (or familiarity with) physical activity standards for youth
• Willingness to learn (or familiarity with) MyPlate nutritional standards
• Excellent ‘classroom management’ and ability to work with behavioral issues among youth populations;
• Ability to deliver classes in a live, in-person setting to a group of 15-20 participants
• Ability to work logically and systematically with site staff at diverse locations while maintaining excellent communication with FLIPANY team and supervisors
• Willingness to guide youth through basic cooking lessons utilizing a skillet, in-class preparation (cutting, dicing, etc.)
• Willingness to lead youth through Physical Activity
• Ability to adhere to program guidelines and correctly implement the curriculum outlined for the program with proven results.

FLIPANY is a Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer