Are you an experienced yoga teacher looking for a way to get more involved, beyond teaching classes, privates, and workshops?
Do you desire to up your game by being part of a Professional Team?
Are you 200hr Yoga Alliance Certified and been teaching for a minimum of 2 years?(Sculpt experience preferred)
Do you enjoy having a flexible, rolling schedule that includes working some weekends?
Does being part of a community and building strong relationships excite you?
Are you excited about receiving feedback to grow personally and professionally?
Do you enjoy hiring, training and providing ongoing coaching?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy contributing to the community’s overall health and wellbeing?
If you said YES to ALL of the above questions, then keep on reading! Becoming a Lead Teacher with Yoga Six could be the best next step in your career.
Setting the Ultimate Example
Taking the seat of a Lead Teacher carries with it much joy as well as much responsibility. Dedication to your own journey and a commitment to personal growth and inner transformation is the foundation, for you can only guide another as far along the path as you have come yourself.
Qualities of Great Leaders & Teachers:
The ability to create connection
Knowledge of the techniques and material
The ability to communicate and the willingness to be in conversation
Being objective in judgment
Being a gate keeper of the space
Willingness to grow and remain a student forever
Permission to not know, to be the beginner, to be a learner
A sense of humor
Dropping grandiose expectations and honoring our personal and professional evolution
Being willing to tune in to our needs and the needs of our team members
Leading from a place of rich personal experience
About The Role
Our Lead Teachers support the General Manager and Department of Education by providing programming expertise, onboarding help, and continued coaching for the teaching roster of the region. Onboarding help includes reviewing submitted sequences, auditioning teachers for format sign offs, providing feedback and coaching to teachers exploring new formats, and leading format trainings.
This is a part-time position, and compensated based on time spent or task completed. Average estimated time commitment of approximately 6-10 hours per week, plus time teaching.
Duties & Responsibilities
Have a consistent presence teaching and practicing at a particular location or market
Signed off on all 6 core class types
Teach a minimum of 5-8 yoga classes (minimum of 4 different formats) in studio per week
Responsible for recruiting, auditioning, hiring, coaching and developing teachers
Have strong understanding of Yoga Six core formats, as well as distinguishing features between formats
Ability to review sequences submitted for non-set formats (Y6 101, Y6 Slow Flow, Y6 Restore, Y6 Power, Y6 Sculpt & Flow) and provide feedback to teacher, General Manager and Department of Education (if requested)
Responsible for auditioning teachers for various class formats, as well as auditing existing teachers’ classes in various class formats for continued support
Coach teachers in a supportive, empowering way by illuminating areas of growth and acknowledging areas of skill
Submit audition evaluation form for each teacher to studio manager
Lead in-house format trainings (which include a full class experience) for training purposes
Cover for teachers when a substitute teacher is not available
Requirements
Certified Teacher and currently teaching at Yoga Six