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| Job Title |
Sports & Fitness Coordinator
| Job Category |
Management/Director
| Company |
Harlem Children’s Zone
New York City, New York 10035
www.hcz.org
| Job Description and Requirements |
Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc (HCZ) is a multi-site, multi-program community organization that works to enhance the quality of life for children and families in some of New York City's most devastated neighborhoods. Harlem Children's Zone’s 21 centers serve more than 17,000 children and adults every year, including over 10,000 at-risk children. The emphasis of HCZ’s work is not just on education, social service and recreation, but on rebuilding the very fabric of community life. HCZ is primarily known for early and progressive intervention and has been called “one of the most ambitious social-policy experiments of our time” by the New York Times (2004). The Healthy Living Initiative, a program of HCZ, was developed in 2006 in an effort to combat the growing public health problem of childhood obesity. The mission of the Healthy Living Initiative is to encourage HCZ’s children and their families to incorporate healthy food choices and physical activity into their daily lives. Position Summary: Making sure children maintain a healthy body weight is a priority for HCZ given the staggering rate of obesity in the nation and in the Harlem community. By encouraging children and their families to make better food choices and be more active, we hope to decrease their risk for developing diabetes and heart disease, and increase the likelihood of adopting a life-long commitment to healthy lifestyle habits. The Healthy Living Initiative is currently seeking an energetic Full Time Sports & Fitness Coordinator to join our team as part of a comprehensive health, wellness and nutrition program focusing on middle and high school aged students and their families. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Develop and organize Sports and Fitness workshops/clinics for parents and children • Develop Physical Activities and workshops for Obesity Prevention Programs • Provide support for evaluation of sports/fitness workshops and programming • Create marketing materials to promote sports related tournaments, clinics, and services provided • Supervise fitness specialists and consultants to develop sports/physical activities • Develop tools to track and assess progress of sports and fitness programs • Write reports and give presentations on the progress of physical activities • Conduct Physical Activity and Fitness workshops for program staff Qualification, Skills and Knowledge Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Sports Management or related field preferred • At least 3 years experience in Physical Education, Recreation, Obesity Prevention, Fitness based programming, or related field • Strong computer, writing, communication, and leadership skills • Must have experience working with adolescent population in either a community based organization or school-based setting • Experience with group activities and workshop facilitation a plus • Position requires extensive field work and flexible hours • Awareness of and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of populations served
| Contact |
Interested applicants please send resume to email address.
Your cover letter and resume should be sent with “Sport Fitness Coordinator” in the subject line.
mlambert@hcz.org
[posted Feb 23, 2010]
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