ABOUT CITY PARKS FOUNDATION

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer programs in public parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City. At CPF, we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.

• Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.

• We produce SummerStage, the largest free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.

• Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks.

• We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.

POSITION SUMMARY

CPF is seeking to hire experienced track & field athletes, coaches or PE teachers to provide free track and field instruction to children this Spring in NYC parks. Classes will take place on weekends from 10am - 12pm. Instructors will be trained in the program curriculum and will be seasonal employees of CPF?s sports department. Our program sites are throughout NYC however staff are usually assigned to work in their borough of residence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate basic track & field skills and teach daily lesson plans

• Organize groups of up to 50 children per class in an orderly and safe manner

• Monitor distribution and storage of equipment

• Monitor weekly attendance and maintain accurate records of class participants

• Answer questions from parents and promote whenever possible to the community