Swimming Instructor

POSITION SUMMARY: The Demakes Family YMCA is seeking swim instructors to join our aquatics team and help us keep our commitment to water safety, skill building, and exceptional member service. Qualified candidates are 16 years old or older, have current swim instructor certification or willingness to become certified, and a desire to work with people from a variety of backgrounds, build relationships, and the ability to manage a safe and supervised pool area. Under the direction of the Aquatic Directors, the swim instructor is responsible for ensuring the student’s safety, observing and increasing the student’s skill level in and around water. Shifts include weekend, weekday morning, afternoon and evening.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Instruct swim lessons following lesson plans provided by Aquatic Director

2. Evaluate swimmer’s unique abilities, provide age appropriate feedback and progressive drills to improve skills.

3. Maintain safety as a priority, keep all participants in eyesight at all times. Follow all YMCA staff policies, rules, regulation and procedures, including emergency procedures. Complete incident reports as necessary.

4. Prepare equipment prior to teaching, organize and put away equipment after teaching. Report damaged equipment to Aquatic Director

5. Remain positive with high energy throughout the class. Limit time participants spend waiting for a turn, include fun by varying equipment, skills and yardage.

6. Balance meeting the goals, objectives, needs and interests of the YMCA, the swim class as a whole and each individual.

7. Begin and end class on time. Record attendance and update class skill sheets after each class.

8. Build professional, authentic relationships with students and parents. Communicate progress to parents both verbally and via progress reports.

9. Report to work before scheduled shift, change into swimsuit and be on deck prior to start of shift.

10. Take responsibility to find a qualified replacement to fulfill a shift requirement and notify your supervisor in writing of the personnel change.

11. Commit to attaining new teaching skills. Attend all scheduled staff meetings and in-service trainings.

12. Complete other duties as assigned by the Aquatics Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Minimum age of 16.

2. Certifications: CPR, AED and First Aid certification are preferred. Certifications are offered once hired.

3. YMCA Swim Lessons certification preferred. On-site training provided.

Physical Demands:

1. Ability to demonstrate strokes.

2. Must be able to remain alert.

3. Adequate ability to hear noises and distinguish distress signals.

4. Ability to continuously see all areas of the pool with clear vision.

5. Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks necessary for a water rescue.

6. Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance in normal and loud situations.

7. Any other tasks assigned by the Aquatics Director.

Shift Requirements Shifts include weekend, weekday, morning, afternoon and evening. If you are interested in applying, please contact Drew Sidell, Aquatics Director