What are the responsibilities and job description for the Swim Lesson Instructor position at City of Springfield, MA?
Position Purpose/Summary
This position will be responsible for assuring the safety, well-being and enjoyment of all participants in his/her class. In doing so, the instructor is responsible for teaching these five components; personal safety, personal growth, stroke development, water games and sports, and rescue through explanation, demonstration, and correcting individuals so that they learn to the best of their ability. Instructors are responsible for the planning, preparation and safety of his or her class. Swim Instructors should make and keep swimming a fun activity.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for safety and well-being of participants in the pool during class.
- Maintains constant supervision and control of the class at all times
- Provides encouragement to participants while making corrections of their swim strokes to avoid development of bad habits
- Ability to get into the water and demonstrate for every class.
- Enforces all pool rules in a courteous yet firm manner
- Prepares class session plans, record sheets on each participant, skill evaluations of each participant, communication with the parents and administering and collecting parental evaluations of the class
- Attends weekly staff meetings and in-service trainings
- Reports to work 15 minutes before class begins to set up all equipment
- Cleans up equipment and returns it to its proper location after class
- Stays on deck to assist lifeguards until all participants have left the pool area
- Performs related work as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to decide entry skill level and exit skill level after sessions of all participants
- Ability to works with parents to determine the best dates and times for swim programs around the scheduled pool times
- Ability to develop lessons plans according to the class ability, size, and developmental level
- Determines if the pool environment is acceptable to run a class, this includes; water quality, air temperature, pool temperature, cleanliness and equipment safety
- Determines class size with regards to swimmers ability
- Determines whether a child requires a special needs class and communicates it to the Lead Swim Instructor and/or Aquatics Director
- Ability to stay up to date with the pool schedule and changes class schedule accordingly
- Needs to have satisfactory stroke knowledge as well as the ability to communicate with swimmers of varying ages and swim skill degrees
- Ability to use entire pool for class and must demonstrate ability to get in and out of the pool several times
Education and Experience
- Current YMCA or American Red Cross swimming instructor certification
- Current CPR, AED, First Aid, and Oxygen Administration certifications
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working with children
- Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a pool environment
NOTICE: The following benefits are contingent upon hours worked and bargaining vs. non-bargaining agreements.
Medical/Dental/ Vision
75% City Subsidized
All health insurance plans include Dental and Vision
Retirement
Available to employees working 20 hours per week
Paid Vacation
Bargaining unit positions are subject to contractual obligations.
Paid Holidays
All City employees receive 11 paid holidays per year.
Paid Sick Time
Full time employees are immediately eligible to begin accruing 1 1/4 days per month which can be taken after 6 months of service. Unused sick days can be rolled over to subsequent calendar years. Supplemental Long Term and Short disability coverage is available to employees at the employee cost.
Paid Personal Days
Use up to 3 of your accrued sick days as Personal days. Personal days cannot be rolled over into the next calendar year.
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
A means for eligible employees to balance work and family responsibilities by taking unpaid leave for authorized reasons.
Training
On the job and instructor led courses available
Employee Assistance Program
Free, confidential and personal assistance to employees and their families to resolve issues that affect their personal lives as well as job performance.
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