Adaptive Swim Instructor, Edward L Gaylord "Downtown" YMCA

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Come work with individuals of all ages with unique abilities in a swim program designed to provide instructional skills lessons and development that meets their individual needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must be mentally alert to dangerous situations in order to assure safety of all swimmers.
• Must be able to move with the use of both arms and legs and to properly use aquatic equipment to rescue a 200-pound person.
• Must possess a cooperative spirit committed to character development by promoting and demonstrating caring, honesty, respect and responsibility to staff, lay leaders, YMCA members, program participants and the general public.
• Able to relate to pool patrons in a positive manner.
• Able to move to various locations, including in and around the swimming pool and an elevated lifeguard station.
• Able to communicate verbally, including projecting the voice across distances.
• Able to handle irate, complaining individuals without internalizing or personalizing comments made.
• Responsible for safety of all program participants in and around the pool.
• Responsible for preparing and teaching classes, evaluating swimming lesson participants, preparing progress reports and distributing certificates and reports at last class.
• The use of lesson plans and session plans are required.
• Must be in the water at least fifty percent of the time for an upper level class and one hundred percent for lower level class.
• Responsible for being on duty ten minutes before class is to start and on deck five minutes before the class begins (all equipment for the class is out and ready).
• Responsible for notifying Aquatic Director or Aquatic Coordinator when cannot be at a scheduled class and for finding a qualified teaching substitute.
• Responsible for attending all swimming instructor staff meetings.
• Responsible for the fun and positive atmosphere of the swim class.
• Responsible for keeping appropriate certifications current.

EFFECT ON END RESULTS

This position affects the overall YMCA Instructional Swim Classes. When done properly, the Program will have a positive and safe atmosphere for each participant