Swim Instructor

Penobscot Bay YMCA • Rockport, ME

164d • $18

About The Position

Join our YMCA team as a Swim Instructor and teach kids ages 3-12 to swim safely and confidently. This rewarding job allows you to share your love of swimming with children, creating fun pool time that cleverly teaches important skills. You will play games that help swimmers feel confident in the water, give high-fives and encouragement when students master a new skill, and chat with parents about their child's awesome progress. Your role is to keep everyone safe while they're having a blast and to be the instructor you wish you had when you learned to swim!

Requirements

• Be at least 16 years old
• Know how to swim and be comfortable with different strokes
• Enjoy hanging out with kids and helping them succeed
• A positive attitude and patience when teaching
• Willingness to get wet and have fun!
• Certifications: CPR for the Professional Rescuer, AED, Basic First Aid certification and Emergency Oxygen (training will be provided)
• Must be able to demonstrate swim instructor skills in accordance with YMCA standards
• YMCA Swim Instructor certification, or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Previous teaching experience

Responsibilities

• Share your love of swimming with kiddos from tiny tots to pre-teens
• Create fun pool time that cleverly teaches important skills
• Play games that help swimmers feel confident in the water
• Give high-fives and encouragement when students master a new skill
• Chat with parents about their child's awesome progress
• Keep everyone safe while they're having a blast
• Be the instructor you wish you had when you learned to swim

Benefits

• Pay starts at $18/hour
• Flexible hours that work around school or other commitments
• Free Y membership for your own fitness journey
• Awesome team to work with who become like family
• Skills that look amazing on applications and resumes
• The ultimate feel-good job that pays actual money

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees