Water Safety Instructor Assistant

City of New Brighton • Highview Middle School - New Brighton, MN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Water Safety Instructor Aides (IA) assist Water Safety Instructors (WSI) with instructing swim lessons and water safety skills while providing a safe environment for participants. This role involves assisting with the instruction and implementation of aquatics programs, ensuring a safe environment, and motivating students to achieve their goals in a fun and educational atmosphere. The IA will also be responsible for demonstrating and evaluating skills, writing and executing lesson plans with WSI assistance, maintaining positive relationships with co-workers, and communicating professionally with patrons and parents. Additionally, they will complete required paperwork such as attendance records, report cards, and incident reports with assistance from Lead WSIs.

Requirements

• Be at least 14 years of age and successfully complete Instructor Aid Program or be at least 15 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Communicate effectively with people in normal, loud, and stressful situations.
• Support child and/or adult body weight in the water.
• Developing and maintaining a thorough working knowledge of all department and applicable City policies and procedures in order to help facilitate compliance with such policies and procedures by all personnel.
• Demonstrating by personal example the service excellence and integrity expected from all staff.
• Developing respectful and cooperative relationships with co-workers, including willing assistance to newer staff so job responsibilities can be performed with confidence as quickly as possible.
• Conferring regularly with and keeping the immediate supervisor informed of all important matters pertaining to those functions and job responsibilities for which accountable.
• Representing the City in a professional manner to the general public and other outside contacts / constituencies in a manner that helps maintain and enhance New Brighton's reputation as a well-managed City.
• Demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Assist with instruction and implementation of aquatics programs.
• Provide a safe environment for participants.
• Motivate, guide, and inspire students to help them reach their goals while providing a fun and educational atmosphere.
• Be familiar with skills taught and passing criteria at each level of the aquatics program, demonstrate and evaluate skills to provide feedback, evaluate skills, and write and execute lesson plans with the assistance of WSIs.
• Maintain a positive relationship with and effectively communicate with co-workers.
• Maintain a professional appearance and communicate with patrons and parents in a professional manner.
• Complete all required paperwork and reports; including attendance records; report cards; and incident reports with assistance of Lead WSIs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed