What are the responsibilities and job description for the Swim Instructor position at City of Lafayette?
General Summary
Provides specialized swim instruction for various age groups in the community. Senior level is based on experience, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Essential Functions
The following duties are illustrative only and are not intended to be all inclusive:
- Develops and teaches class content appropriate to the course description and level; helps develop appropriate tools necessary to offer quality swim lessons; provides feedback to class participants and proper instruction in the use of support materials.
- Monitors participants and their ability to participate.
- Provides a safe environment for all participants; enforces all general building policies if applicable; completes any necessary reports and forms, i.e., Accident Reports, Health Forms, Attendance Records, Supply Requests, etc.
- Attends and participates in scheduled meetings as required.
- Responsible for preparation for program activities; prepares lesson plans, organizes relative equipment; may be required to set-up and break-down materials used for instruction.
- Responsible for finding a dependable, appropriate substitute upon their absence.
Typical Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE: Thorough knowledge of departmental rules and regulations; considerable knowledge of the principles, practices, teaching methods and techniques that provide positive motivation; working knowledge of rules, strategies, and skills; general knowledge of the Cardiovascular system and human anatomy; organizational procedures.
SKILL: Public relations skills; demonstrated skill in the operation of equipment necessary to perform the functions of the job; must be versatile in all developmental stages.
ABILITY: Plan, organize, instruct, and supervise the assigned program; control large groups of people; follow written and verbal instructions; remain current on the trends of the industry; communicate effectively to the participants when teaching skills; analyze situations quickly and objectively and determine proper courses of action to be taken; work with little or no supervision; analyze and correct facility safety hazards; write incident and accident reports; learn and adhere to the facility emergency procedures; establish and maintain effective working relationships.
TRAINING: Swim Team experience preferred, Certified American Red Cross Water Safety Training.
EXPERIENCE: Previous instructional experience preferred or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides evidence that the applicant possesses the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
Special Requirements
- Must possess a current American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification, CPR/AED and First Aid certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment
- Must be a minimum of fifteen years of age to apply.
- Minors from fifteen to eighteen cannot work more than eight hours in any twenty-four-hour period.
