YMCA Reston - Swim Instructor (Basic, Intermediate and Advance)
About The Position
The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is a nonprofit organization serving the community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Swim Instructor teaches group and private lessons at basic, intermediate, or advanced levels. The instructor ensures appropriate safety procedures, maintains class control, prepares lesson plans (including practical plans for substitutes), evaluates participants’ stroke technique and progress, maintains skill, attendance, and progress records, and prepares student evaluations with recommendations about remaining at the current level or advancing.
Requirements
- Meet the age requirement for the applicable level: at least 16 for Basic, 17 for Intermediate, or 18 for Advanced.
- Have an outgoing personality and relate well to participants of various age groups.
- Be attentive, multifaceted, reliable, a proven problem solver, and positive.
- Be CPR/AED certified.
- Have the physical ability to meet all prerequisites for YASA Lifeguarding.
- Be able to lift and move objects weighing 40 pounds or more.
- Be able to swim 500 yards.
- Be able to see and hear participants in distress or asking for assistance.
- For Intermediate: have at least two years of experience and one swim lesson certification (YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor, Red Cross WSI, or an equivalent from an outside agency).
- For Advanced: have at least four years of aquatics teaching experience and at least two water instruction certifications from the listed examples or similar certifications.
Nice To Haves
- For Basic: obtain YMCA Swim Lesson Certification within nine months of employment.
- For Intermediate: completion of the YMCA Aquatic Safety Awareness course may be substituted at the discretion of the Aquatic Director.
- Advanced-level certifications may include YASA, YMCA Lifeguard, YMCA Lifeguard Instructor, Swim Lesson Instructor, YMCA Swim Coach certification, USA Swim Coaching certification, Red Cross WSI, Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor, Aqua Aerobics certification, or Action Against Arthritis certification.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adequate safety procedures are in place for classes.
- Maintain class control and discipline.
- Develop lesson plans for each class session and provide practical plans for substitutes.
- Evaluate participants’ stroke technique.
- Keep skill sheets, student progress records, and attendance records up to date after each class.
- Prepare student evaluations and recommend whether participants should remain at their current level or advance, explaining the recommendation.
- Teach group and private lessons.
- Actively teach the YMCA swim program in the water.
Benefits
- 10% employer-funded retirement plan, with vesting after two years of service and 1,000 compensated hours in each of those years.
- 403(b) employee retirement savings plan.
- Free YMCA membership for the employee.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Employee benefits and discounts from banks, credit unions, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Dell, Veterinary Pet Insurance, supplemental benefit providers, and Zipcar.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
