The Little Gym Program Director
Full Time • Irvine - 3406
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Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Employee discounts
- Free uniforms
- Training & development
Why The Little Gym is a Great Place to Work:
Keep Fit While You Work: Stay active and energized all day—get your steps in while you work!
- Strong Sense of Fulfillment: Help kids experience the thrill of achievement and find new confidence.
- Fun, High-Energy Work Environment: Life’s too short to not work someplace awesome!
- Comprehensive Career Training: Excellent opportunities for ongoing professional growth and career advancement.
- Competitive Compensation: We value our team and provide the support you need to succeed.
About Us
With more than 300 locations across the globe, The Little Gym is the world’s premier enrichment and physical development center for kids ages 4 months through 12 years. At The Little Gym of Irvine, we provide a clean, fun, and nurturing environment where children develop at their own pace. When you join our team, you’re joining a family dedicated to the growth and development of children in our community.
The Role
Are you high-energy, obsessed with excellence, and passionate about making a difference? As the Program Director, you are the heartbeat of our gym. You will balance hands-on teaching with high-level leadership, ensuring our curriculum is delivered with "wow" factor while mentoring a team of instructors to reach their full potential.
Key Responsibilities
- Program & Curriculum Leadership: Oversee the full breadth of programs to ensure the high standards of The Little Gym International are met.
- Team Management & Development: Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate your fellow team members. Lead by example to foster a professional and positive environment.
- Teaching & Instruction: Teach amazing classes based on our proven curriculum. You’ll be actively moving and playing—acting like a kid right alongside our members!
- Customer Service: Provide an outstanding family-like experience. Build strong relationships with children and their parents.
- Operational Support: Assist the Gym with day-to-day operations, including scheduling, answering inquiries, and maintaining a clean, safe facility.
- Marketing & Sales: Promote programs to new and existing families and assist with marketing.
You’d fit in here if…
- You’re totally open to being a goofball and love giving high 5’s. (A background in child development, physical education, and/or gymnastics helps as well).
- You live to serve! Helping others be their best helps you feel your best.
- Kids really like you, but their parents really like you too.
- You were voted "Most Likely to be in a Good Mood" by your high school classmates.
- You love to have fun, but you know when to buckle down and do the work.
California Legal Disclosures
- Pay Transparency: In compliance with California law, the pay range for this position is $20.00 – $25.00 Hourly.
- Salary History: In accordance with California Labor Code, we will not seek or consider an applicant’s salary history during the hiring process.
- Employee Rights: California law provides employees with the right to take time off to vote.
- Whistleblower Protections: We are committed to fostering a safe workplace. Employees are protected under California law for reporting illegal activities by their employer.
- Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE): We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Compensation: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
When you work somewhere this fun, it doesn’t even feel like a job.
Want to wake up excited to go to work every morning, confident that you’re making a difference while having a blast? You’ve come to the right place. The Little Gym is the world’s premier enrichment and physical development center for children ages 4 months through 12 years. Programs offer children a Springboard to Life’s Adventures by using movement-based learning and imaginative play to help build the confidence and skills needed at each stage of childhood.
For over 40 years, our trained instructors have nurtured happy, confident kids through parent/child classes, gymnastics, dance and sports prep, plus enjoyable extras like camps, Parentsʼ Survival Nights and Awesome Birthday Bash parties. As a part of The Little Gym team, you will be part of a family dedicated to the growth and development of children all over the globe. We are looking for fun, outgoing, talented individuals who are looking to make a difference in their community. If this sounds like you, check out our open positions!
All associated locations are independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchise, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to The Little Gym Franchising Corporate.
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You will make a difference! Working with children of all ages to help build both confidence and skills is super rewarding.
With plenty of running, jumping, and tumbling, it won't be hard to get your steps in.
You'll feel like a Rockstar in your local grocery store every time you run into a member of your The Little Gym!
You get to wear yoga pants, t-shirt and socks EVERY DAY!