Swim Instructor

The Swim Instructor provides skill-based swim and water safety instruction to people of all ages. This role maintains constant supervision of students to ensure safety, and creates positive, nurturing relationships with students and builds cooperative relationships with parents and caregivers. The Swim Instructor promotes and supports the potential of all students in program and facilitates peer-to-peer connections as part of the overall program experience.

• Assist with water safety instruction to students of all ages and abilities
• Helps plans and implements program activities that are culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate, and consistent with YMCA values
• Helps to create new approaches to serve the needs of program participants
• Adheres to program standards, including safety and cleanliness standards, and ensures consistency with evidence-based practices
• Maintains constant supervision of students, identifies students who need assistance, and supports students as necessary to ensure a positive learning environment
• Attends staff meetings and trainings
• Follows YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to medical and disciplinary situations, child abuse prevention, and emergencies
• Helps with other tasks when needed.

• Minimum age of 14
• Demonstrated ability to recognize students who may need assistance
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and remedy hazardous and dangerous situations
• Demonstrated ability to swim in shallow and deep water and tread water
• Patience and the ability to communicate with all ages and levels of students, parents and caregivers, and other Y staff and volunteers

WORK ENVIRONMENT & 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.
• Lift equipment and a small- to average-size child.
• Remain in the pool area at all times.
• Remain alert, with no lapses of consciousness, in a warm environment with air temperatures of 80 degrees or higher.
• Recognize distress signals.
• Support child or adult body weight in the water.
• Remain in water ranging from 80–90 degrees for one to four hours.
• Communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance, in normal and loud situations.

• Retirement contribution, once eligible
• YMCA Membership
• Paid Sick Time 

OUR YMCA CULTURE:

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day.  We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.