WARM WATER AQUATIC INSTRUCTOR

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Teach warm water exercise class for all levels of fitness while creating a positive atmosphere that promotes member safety and engagement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Teach a safe, effective workout emphasizing muscle strength, endurance and flexibility. 
• Develop and execute exercise routines to meet class descriptions.
• Communicate purpose of each exercise to participants including particular muscle involvement.
• Teach methods of increasing or decreasing intensity of moves.
• Create and maintain positive relationships with members and staff.
• Motivate and encourage participants to attain their personal goals.
• Demonstrate proper use and maintenance of equipment. Return all equipment to the proper storage area.
• Ensure YMCA aquatic policies and guidelines are followed at all times.
• Maintain accurate class records as required by the department (i.e. – attendance sheets, accidents reports, etc.).
• Promote other YMCA programs and volunteerism in classes.
• Communicate any problems or incidents to supervisor promptly.
• Maintain accurate time cards.
• Attend all mandatory staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.

Child Protection Responsibilities:

• Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth.
• Participates in required abuse risk management training.
• Reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to job specific abuse risk management responsibilities.

Qualifications

YMCA COMPETENCIES (Leader):

Mission Advancement: Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives by modeling and teaching the Y’s values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.  Engages, inspires and builds commitment to the cause.

Relationships & Inclusion: Builds rapport and relates well to others.  Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions.  Treats others with dignity and respect.

Communication: Listens and demonstrates understanding; clarifies meaning for others; speaks with clarity and respect; able to communicate with a diverse audience; writes clearly and concisely.

Developing Others: Shares experiences and provides training to assist others with their development.  Proactively shares information, advice and suggestions to help others be more successful.  Provides constructive, behaviorally specific feedback to others.

Decision Making: Makes sound decisions and transfers learning from one situation to another. Uses common sense. Generates alternative approaches to problem solving; demonstrates awareness of consequences or implications of judgment.

Innovation: Improvises quickly and appropriately when faced with unexpected circumstances, to better meet the needs of others.  Embraces new approaches and activities to create a better member experience.  Regularly observes others and situations to discover ideas and suggestions for improvement.

Finance: Follows budgeting policies and procedures; Utilizes YMCA resources in the most responsible way; and reports al financial irregularities immediately.

Quality Results: Focuses effort on high-value priorities; delivers a high-value experience to members and participants; monitors own performance against standards and takes quick and appropriate actions to stay on course; demonstrates pride in work by striving to meet or exceed supervisor or member expectations.

Self-Development: Continually pursues and applies new and better ways to get the work done.  Takes advantage of informal learning opportunities; listens and observes to gain new insight.  Seeks to expand capabilities, skills, and knowledge through stretch assignments.

Change Capacity: Takes responsibility for implementing and supporting change.  Embraces the importance and relevance of change for the good of the organization.  Acts on change as an opportunity for personal growth and work enhancement rather than viewing it as a problem to be avoided or resisted.

Functional Expertise: Possesses the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.  Uses best practices, guidelines and industry standards as a framework to improve performance. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least18 years of age.
• 6 months of previous experience teaching or participating in a water fitness class.
• CPR, First Aid and AED certifications.   
• YMCA Swim Instructor, Lifeguarding and Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program certifications.
• Ability to demonstrate swim instructor skills in accordance with YMCA standards.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal)
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations.

 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions (exposure to outside weather is frequent if working at an outdoor pool).  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.