Motor Lab Coordinator for the 2026 – 2027 School Year

Position Description

Motor Lab Coordinator

The Geneva School is a mission-driven school established in 1993. Our mission is to
provide students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated
curriculum, pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian,
that pursues goodness, truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres
as elements of divinely ordered whole. Further, Geneva seeks to instill in students a
desire to love beauty, think deeply, and pursue Christ’s calling.

As a mission-driven school, faculty members play a central role in fulfilling our mission.
Hired by and subject to the supervision of the Directors of the Lower School, the Motor
Lab Coordinator is an exempt position. In a formational and relational role, the Motor
Lab Coordinator models Christ-like behavior within The Geneva School community
while designing, implementing, and overseeing a structured motor lab program that
supports the whole child—body, mind, and spirit—within a Christian educational
environment.

The Motor Lab Coordinator partners with teachers and administrators to support
students’ neuro-motor development, sensory regulation, and academic readiness through
purposeful movement experiences grounded in best practices and aligned with Geneva’s
mission.

Essential Duties

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Design and implement structured Motor Lab sessions that support neuro-motor
  development, sensory regulation, and academic readiness for Lower School students
  using the Ready Bodies, Learning Minds curriculum
• Develop and maintain age-appropriate motor lab activities that target five core skill
  areas: proprioceptive, fine motor, gross motor, visual motor, and motor planning
• Facilitate motor lab sessions as structured circuits or obstacle courses using
  specialized equipment such as bean bags, scooter boards, balance tools, crawling
  activities, and other purposeful movement materials
• Schedule and conduct 20–30 minute motor lab sessions that allow students to reset
  their brains and bodies for optimal learning
• Assess skills and collaborate with classroom teachers, learning specialists, and
  administrators to support student needs and integrate motor lab goals with classroom
  learning
• Observe students’ motor and sensory engagement and communicate relevant insights
  to teachers and administrators while maintaining appropriate boundaries and
  confidentiality
• Ensure a safe, nurturing, and well-organized motor lab environment that reflects
  Christian care for each child
• Maintain motor lab equipment, supplies, and space, practicing good stewardship of
  school resources
• Support and model self-regulation, focus, perseverance, and respectful behavior for
  students
• Serve as a positive role model within the Geneva community for Christian classical
  education and whole-child development
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all information related to students, parents, faculty,
  and staff
• Assist with additional duties or school responsibilities as assigned by Lower School
  administration

Other Job Requirements:
The following requirements represent those that must be met to successfully perform the
essential functions of the Motor Lab Coordinator position and are not intended to be
inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Lift 20 lbs. occasionally and 10 lbs. frequently
• Sit frequently and stand and walk on varied surfaces
• Bend, stoop, crouch, push, pull, climb, balance, kneel, crawl
• Use hands/arms to reach in any direction and handle objects
• See, talk, and hear to communicate effectively with others

Personal Profile

Required Skills and Experience:

• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in education, kinesiology, child development,
  occupational therapy–related fields, or a related area (or equivalent experience)
• Experience working with elementary-aged children in educational, therapeutic, or
  movement-based settings
• Familiarity with sensory integration principles, motor development, or structured
  movement programs (such as Ready Bodies, Learning Minds, or similar approaches)
  preferred
• Fundamental understanding of and support for the Christian and classical approach to
  education practiced at The Geneva School

Intrinsic Qualities:
• Ascribes to and agrees to live in accordance with The Geneva School’s statement of
faith
• Holds oneself to a high standard of honesty and integrity
• Able to work effectively both in collaboration with other professionals and on own
initiative
• Professional and approachable in appearance and attitude
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ approach to work
• Reliable/dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Able to search for solutions
• Practices good stewardship of the school’s resources
• Enjoys working around children and is able to form and monitor appropriate
relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.

Employment Information

The Geneva School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national
origin, age, marital status, physical disability, handicap, or any other consideration
protected by law. Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant’s
job qualifications, experience, and abilities and in full accord with The Geneva School’s
statement of faith and the school’s statement of mission, vision and values.

Interested applicants please apply at https://www.genevaschool.org/about-us/employment.

This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Information about the Clearinghouse is available at: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.