Life’s too short to not work someplace awesome! If you have tons of energy, love kids, and are looking for a way to give back to your community, you may be the person we are looking for!
Why is The Little Gym a great place to work?
- Strong sense of fulfillment
- Keep fit as you work
- Fun, high-energy work environment
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive ongoing career training
- Excellent opportunity for career growth and advancement
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 4 months through 12 years. For over four decades, The Little Gym has helped millions of kids experience the thrill of achievement, develop new skills, and find new confidence through a variety of gymnastics-based programs. Parent/Child, Pre-K, and Grade School classes.
At The Little Gym of North San Jose, we create a fun, clean, and nurturing environment where children learn, grow, and build confidence. Join our caring team and help make a lasting impact on children and families in our community.
The Role
Are you energetic, love working with kids, and thrive on bringing out the best in people? As our Program Director, you’ll lead and develop our team, bring our curriculum to life, and create memorable “wow” experiences for every child and family.
If you’re passionate about leadership, making kids smile, and raising the bar, you’ll feel right at home here.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership:
- Lead the successful delivery of classes, camps, birthday parties, marketing initiatives and events while maintaining a fun, safe, high-quality environment.
- Develop lesson plans, weekly themes, and program materials while monitoring class quality and student progress.
Team Leadership:
- Coach, train, and support instructors through feedback, professional development, hiring, onboarding, and scheduling.
- Foster a positive, collaborative team culture that supports staff success and program quality.
Customer Experience:
- Deliver exceptional classes and experiences by bringing our proven curriculum to life while building strong, positive relationships with children and families.
- Build trust with parents through excellent customer service and clear, thoughtful communication about their child’s progress and experience
Operations:
- Support daily gym operations by managing class schedules, waitlists, and front desk responsibilities.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe facility while supporting administrative needs.
You’d Fit Right In If…
- You have experience in running an organization either in education, childcare, recreation, fitness, or hospitality.
- You genuinely love working with kids and families and creating “wow” experiences.
- You’re a natural leader who enjoys coaching, motivating, and bringing out the best in others.
- You’re organized, dependable, and proactive, but know when to buckle down and get things done.
- You’re high-energy, positive, and love having fun—high-fives and goofiness encouraged!
- You’re a team player who’s always ready to learn, grow, and make a difference
- You are available to work evenings and weekends when needed based on the program schedule.
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.
