Swim Instructor
About The Position
Goldfish Swim School - Peters Township is hiring year-round, part-time Swim Instructors to teach children water safety and proper swimming techniques using the Goldfish Swim School curriculum. Instructors teach 30-minute lessons, evaluate student progress, and communicate with parents and caregivers about students’ development and accomplishments. The role also includes scheduled lifeguard shifts, maintaining pool equipment, occasional light cleaning, and attending occasional mandatory workshops and in-service training outside regular working hours. The position offers paid training, including lifeguard certification, a set weekly schedule, and opportunities for advancement that may become available within the first 3–6 months. The pool environment is warm and humid, approximately 90 degrees, and chlorinated. Weekday lessons end at 8:00 p.m.; the posting states there are no late Saturday or Sunday nights.
Requirements
- Ability to work with children.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to complete lifeguard, CPR, and AED certification classes as part of training.
- Ability to work scheduled shifts as a lifeguard.
- Ability to perform job functions in a warm, humid, chlorinated-pool setting, including lifting, standing for extended periods, demonstrating curriculum skills, and performing in-water rescues if necessary.
Responsibilities
- Provide swim instruction based on the Goldfish Swim School curriculum.
- Educate students on safety rules and regulations to prevent accidents.
- Evaluate students’ progress and complete required paperwork in a timely manner.
- Communicate with parents and guardians about lesson activities and the development of students’ swim skills.
- Use problem-solving and creative thinking to identify and resolve challenges students encounter.
- Maintain and properly store pool equipment; place and remove lane lines and class materials before and after lessons.
- Perform occasional light cleaning, such as window washing, deck mopping, and trash removal.
- Attend occasional mandatory workshops and in-service training outside regular working hours.
- Work scheduled shifts as a lifeguard.
- Fulfill other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the employer.
Benefits
- Free uniforms
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training and development
- Employee discounts
- Free food and snacks
- Frequent and regular pay increases as skills grow
- Set weekly schedule
- Paid training, including lifeguard certification
- Free swim lessons for children and siblings
- Shout awards, gift cards, and social events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
