Head Instructor / Lead Martial Arts Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

The Head Instructor at 1st Class Martial Arts plays a key leadership role in ensuring student retention, developing assistant instructors, and maintaining a culture of excellence, teamwork, and discipline. This role requires delivering top-tier martial arts instruction, inspiring students of all ages, fostering teamwork, and aligning with the schools mission of promoting personal development, confidence, and respect.

Key Responsibilities

Student Retention & Engagement

• Prioritize student growth and retention through personalized instruction and relationship building.
• Monitor and track progress, ensuring each student develops skills and character.
• Apply strategies that maintain a student quit rate of 5% or less (based on monthly cancellations vs. tuition collected).
• Support school growth to 350 students by the end of the 20242025 school year.

Instructor Leadership & Development

Classroom Instruction & Management

Teamwork & Communication

Customer Service & Community

Delegation & Operations

Mission Alignment & Core Values

Core Values

Position Details

Covenant Against Disclosure & Competition

Confidential Information Nondisclosure

The Instructor agrees to maintain all proprietary and confidential information in strict confidence during and for two (2) years after employment. Disclosure of such information, whether intentional or not, is strictly prohibited.

Covenant Not to Compete

During employment and for two (2) years after termination, the instructor may not engage in or operate a martial arts school, or provide substantially similar instruction or services, within a 1015-mile radius of any 1st Class Martial Arts location.

Enforcement

1st Class Martial Arts reserves the right to pursue legal remedies, including injunctive relief and monetary damages, in the event of a breach of this covenant.

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