Swim Instructor - Hendersonville
About The Position
The Swim Instructor provides direct leadership, instruction, and motivation for students in swimming classes across ages and abilities. The role prepares and teaches lessons according to YMCA guidelines, ensures participant safety, maintains attendance and skill-progress records, and provides exceptional customer service to promote aquatics programs and the YMCA. Instructors build relationships with students and parents, encourage parent involvement, and connect families with other YMCA programs and opportunities. The position is part-time and hourly at the Hendersonville Family YMCA in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Hours vary. Applicants must be at least 15 years old. Within the first 60 days, the employee must complete the specified swim instruction, emergency response, first aid, and YMCA training certifications. Preferred certifications include YMCA Aquatic Safety Assistant or YMCA Lifeguarding, and YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor. The role involves working in and around a pool, remaining alert, assisting in emergencies, performing rescue and survival skills, moving quickly around the pool area, lifting substantial weights, and hearing distress signals in a potentially noisy aquatic environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- Must be at least 15 years of age.
- Must successfully complete an accredited Swim Lesson Instructor certification (YMCA, ARC, or equivalent) within the first 60 days.
- Must successfully complete CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification within the first 60 days.
- Must successfully complete Standard First Aid certification within the first 60 days.
- Must successfully complete Emergency Oxygen Administration (O2) certification within the first 60 days.
- Must successfully complete Automated External Defibrillation (AED) certification within the first 60 days.
- Must complete Be the Brand training within the first 60 days.
- Ability to perform all necessary rescue and survival skills and lifeguard prerequisite skills.
- Ability to communicate verbally with good voice projection and clarity.
- Ability to remain alert without lapses in consciousness, assist in emergencies, perform rescue and survival skills, move quickly and safely around the pool area, lift 50+ pounds from the floor and 200+ pounds in rescue situations, and hear noises and distress signals in an aquatic environment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous swim instructing experience.
- YMCA Aquatic Safety Assistant (YASA) or YMCA Lifeguarding certification.
- YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor (YSL) certification.
Responsibilities
- Teach swimming lessons in accordance with YMCA guidelines and prepare lesson plans.
- Build effective relationships with students and parents, help them connect with one another and the YMCA, encourage parent involvement, and identify potential volunteers.
- Provide exceptional customer service to promote the aquatics program and the YMCA.
- Communicate information about aquatics programs and schedules and refer students and parents to other programs as appropriate.
- Ensure the safety of each participant throughout every swim lesson.
- Maintain accurate participant records for each session, including attendance and skill progress.
- Attend scheduled staff meetings and training.
- Follow YMCA policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures, and complete incident and accident reports as needed.
- Organize and put away class equipment and report damaged equipment to aquatics leadership.
- Train and supervise class aides as needed.
- Communicate with aquatics leadership as necessary about program problems, personal conflicts, and member concerns.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Free individual membership to all YMCA of WNC locations.
- Discounted membership for household members.
- Discounted program fees, including swim lessons, youth sports, and summer camp.
- Option to start a 403(b) smart savings account on the first day of employment and begin eligibility for the YMCA retirement plan.
- Professional development opportunities through local and Y-USA trainings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
