Activities Coordinator (youth fitness)
LOCATION
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
FallSpring
Service hours
AfternoonAvailable days/hours
During Fall and Spring semesters, hours usually range from 1 - 5pm Monday through Thursday. Programs are however only 1 to 2 hours in length. We do have some lunch recess programs that begin around 11 A.M. as well. Please contact Chandon for more information.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
An intern must possess: Energy, enthusiasm, professionalism, reliability, punctuality, passion for health and wellness, enjoy engaging with kids, patience and creativity
CATEGORIES
EducationMentoring
Sports / Fitness
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth I: less than 5 years
Youth II: 5-11 years (K-6th grades)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
After COOL Fitness
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
After COOL Fitness engages with over 6000 kids on a weekly basis running after school fitness programs, PE classes, Field Day Events and Assembly Programs at various school districts around the valley. As an intern, you would run our COOL fitness games and activities with kids ranging from 3 to 18 years of age. Our goal is to get our participants excited about staying physically active and educating them about the importance of exercise. An intern must possess great enthusiasm, energy and have a strong interest in physical activity.
Population served
The population served is pre-K to high school aged kids at schools around the valley. USL Interns will be assigned to Title I schools.
Community need/impact
Educating kids now about fitness is crucial in beginning to combat childhood obesity that is becoming more prevalent in our culture today. With recent budget cuts in school districts, many students only participate in PE classes once to twice a week. Plus video games, computers and other technology has taken the place of kids riding bikes or playing with neighborhood kids after school. We strive on keeping kids moving and teaching them games they can play alone or with friends in a non-competitive environment. Rather than focus on team sports, we teach the fundamentals behind exercising to keep kids engaged and play cool games to make fitness fun
You will serve as a mentor to every child that participates in our program. Creating the COOL environment will make kids wanting to exercise more and learn new games they can share with family and friends. Getting the kids excited about exercising will hopefully inspire the parents to do the same.
