Swim Instructor - Ellicott City (Dancel)

YMCA Central Maryland•Ellicott City, MD

About The Position

As a Swim Instructor, you will help swimmers build confidence, develop essential water-safety skills, and progress in their swimming abilities. You will lead safe, engaging lessons using the Y’s curriculum while creating a supportive and inclusive environment for swimmers of varying ages and skill levels. The position requires teaching swim lessons, adapting instruction to participants’ needs, supervising swimmers, assessing abilities and progress, and communicating professionally with participants, families, and Y associates. Instructors also prepare and store lesson equipment, maintain attendance and program records, arrange qualified substitute coverage when needed, promote Y swim programs, and help maintain a clean, safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment. New Swim Instructors may be eligible for a $200 sign-on and training bonus if they meet the stated hiring, training, shadowing, independent-teaching clearance, and Spring I scheduling requirements. The anticipated pay range is $16–$20 per hour; placement depends on relevant experience, education, qualifications, and internal equity.

Requirements

Current CPR/AED and First Aid certification.
Oxygen Administration certification or ability to obtain it within 30 days of hire.
Ability to successfully complete the Y in Central Maryland swim test.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.
Completion of Y Swim Lesson Instructor certification and all required training.
Completion of required new-associate training, including Child Abuse Prevention, before the first assigned shift.

Nice To Haves

Prior swim-instruction or coaching experience preferred.
Lifeguard certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Teach swim lessons using the Y’s curriculum and progression standards.
Adapt instruction to meet individual and group needs.
Actively supervise swimmers and enforce pool-safety rules.
Assess swimmer abilities and support appropriate level progression.
Provide clear demonstrations, instruction, and positive feedback.
Prepare and properly store lesson equipment.
Maintain attendance and required program records.
Communicate professionally with participants, families, and Y associates.
Coordinate qualified substitute coverage and provide lesson plans when an absence is necessary.
Promote Y swim programs and encourage continued participant development.
Maintain a clean, safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment.
Model the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
Complete required training and class shadowing and obtain clearance to teach independently, as applicable to bonus eligibility.