Gymnastics Coach - Youth Sports - Summer Camp Job

Join Team Towanda this summer!

Camp Towanda is the premier co-ed, 7 week sleep-away camp for children ages 7-17. We offer a well rounded program of activities from sports, to the waterfront, Outdoor Adventure and the Arts.

Camp Towanda is looking for experienced, enthusiastic and diligent gymnastics instructors to teach our campers ages 7-17. Work in our 4500 square foot facility equipped with competitive and recreational equipment, including a foam pit, spring floor, tumble track, beams, bars, shapes, trainers and more! Responsibilities include working closely with our Gymnastics Director in lesson planning, supervision of facility, safety certification, strong spotting skills and experience working with minimum level 6 competitors required. 

There are typically six, 50 minute long activity periods per day. You will be directly involved with the curriculum planning, participant engagement and execution of a successful program related to the gymnastics program with various age groups (boys and girls). 

Check out this video of our Gymnastics Program & Facilities!

Learning Objectives:

• Build upon the knowledge of your sport and strengthen your coaching skills while applying classroom learning, theories, and experiences in a real world setting.
• Improve self confidence and initiative by working with a diverse, multicultural staff. 
• Manage multiple participants and coordinate activities.
• Understand logistics in transportation, programming and coordination within the organization and working with other camps.  
• Strengthen leadership, teamwork and communication skills while experiencing the importance and impact of being a positive role model to hundreds of children.
• Take advantage of networking and mentoring opportunities from our Leadership Team, Alumni and Parent Network.

Daily Responsibilities:

Gymnastics Instructors also work with the campers as a counselor, living in a cabin with campers and other co-counselors. Working at Camp Towanda as a counselor provides hands-on experience and leadership opportunities, while building skills that hiring managers are looking for, such as flexibility, adaptability, initiative, self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity, accountability, leadership and responsibility. When you are not at your specialty, you will be with your assigned group of campers as a counselor, ensuring safety, team-building, growth and development in all activities and in life at camp.

Benefits of working at Camp Towanda:

• Individually tailored experience to meet your goals.
• Hands on program, working directly in your discipline. 
• Real world work experience in the outdoors vs. an office or corporate setting, getting coffee or pushing papers.
• Work with a diverse team from around the world, impacting and inspiring today’s youth.
• Join a vast network of Staff, Alumni and Parents that can connect you with future endeavors.

APPLY NOW

The next step is to fill out our online application. We will then connect to set up a video interview over Zoom. Our internships are integrated with our hired camp counselor positions; there is one application. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. 570-253-3266 or staff@camptowanda.com

Paid Internships available!

Be sure to check out our website www.camptowanda.com and our staff website www.worksummercamp.com