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Girls on the Run New Orleans Looking for Inspiring Coaches like YOU!
ORGANIZATION: Girls on the Run New Orleans
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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19 people are interested
Coaching is the most rewarding way to get involved with Girls on the Run New Orleans! Volunteer Coaches serve as role models and mentors for the girls who participate in GOTR programs around the area.
We are currently recruiting for our Spring 2020 season, which will run January- April 2020! APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2020 DUE JANUARY 13th.
At each program location, 3 or more coaches deliver the GOTR curriculum, twice a week for 90 minutes to groups of 8-20 girls. Coaches are not required to be runners, they simply must be passionate about the mission of Girls on the Run, committed to working with a group of girls throughout the 10 week season and able to bring energy and joy to each practice!
The Head Coach is a volunteer position that works with a team of coaches to facilitate the Girls on the Run curriculum to program participants. This position works closely with the Program Director and entails approximately 4 hours per week with additional time required on two to three weekend days for: a one day four hour training; a community race event; and for First Aid/CPR training, if necessary.
The Assistant Coach is a volunteer position that assists the Head Coach(s) at a Girls on the Run program site. The position entails approximately 1.5-3 hours per week for 10 weeks. Assistant Coaches can choose to attend both program sessions per week OR commit to only one day a week. We ask each Assistant Coach to determine which schedule works best for them and to maintain that schedule throughout the program for consistency on behalf of the girls. While the Assistant Coach is not responsible for facilitating the Girls on the Run curriculum, they are there to support the Head Coach and program participants in many ways.
This volunteer position may be used as a service learning project, internship, or other college credit project upon agreement of the college/university and Director.
Learn more here: https://www.gotrnola.org/Coach
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About Girls on the Run New Orleans
Location:
7100 St. Charles Ave, 1st Floor St. Charles Ave Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA 70118, US
Mission Statement
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Girls on the Run honors its core values. We strive to:
- Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
- Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
- Express joy, optimism and gratitude through our words, thoughts and actions
- Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health
- Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
- Stand up for ourselves and others
Description
At Girls on the Run we inspire girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.
Why it Matters?
Girls face social pressures and conflicting messages about how they should act and who they should be. Studies show that by adolescence, girls' confidence drops about twice as much as boys'. Friendships become more complicated and challenging, girls' perception of their academic ability declines, the likelihood of anxiety and depression increases and participation in physical activity plummets.
It doesn't have to be this way.
We believe that EVERY GIRL is inherently FULL OF POWERand POTENTIAL. By knowing they are the leaders of their lives, these are the girls who WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Sites ALL throughout Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA 70115
DATE POSTED
December 11, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Youth Services
- Mentoring
- Program Management
- Sports Coaching
- Group Facilitation
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Head Coach - 5 hours per week for 10 weeks
- Asst. Coach - 2 hours per week for 10 weeks