Aquatics Instructor

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Stow Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.

Responsibilities

• Develop a personal working schedule, with the Manager of Center Activities/Programs, to ensure that continuous aquatic staff coverage is maintained during all open pool times.
• Design a pool program schedule with the Manager that offers a wide variety of programs reflecting patrons' needs and wishes and the diverse expertise of aquatic staff.
• Design special staff and patron in-services, training, workshops and clinics, with the aquatic manager, to be offered regularly (monthly) that would promote aquatics for fitness, leisure, health, safety and wellness.
• Implement special programs within area of expertise, such as competitive swimming, synchronized swimming, boating safety, snorkeling/SCUBA diving, etc.
• Assume the lead role for all teaching, lifeguarding and maintenance duties when other lifeguards are on duty.
• Keep up with industry trends and networks with industry colleagues.
• Keep certifications current.
• Know all Emergency Action Plans and demonstrate those skills during in-services and drills.
• Assist with administrative duties such as payroll, monthly statistical reports and MOD shifts.
• Attend and positively contribute to weekly meetings and all mandatory training and in-services.
• Work with the aquatics department to continually assess aquatic programs and services in order to promote LifeStyles as a world-class facility.

Requirements

• High School graduate or the equivalent
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer
• First aid and Red Cross Lifeguard training
• Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification within six months of employment and maintain currency thereafter
• Experience in at least one aquatic specialty area (i.e. competitive swimming, synchronized swimming, snorkeling/SCUBA diving, small craft etc.)

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Physiology, Athletic Training or related field
• Water Safety Instructor (WSI) or willingness to obtain it within one year of hire
• Prior instructor experience

Skills

• Ability to develop and implement aquatic programs
• Knowledge of aquatic safety and emergency action plans
• Experience in at least one aquatic specialty area
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Benefits

• Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus.
• Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available.
• Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs are available to help you pay for eligible expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• Life Insurance – Employer-paid life insurance equals 1x your annual salary with an option to purchase supplemental life insurance up to 10x your salary. You may also purchase dependent life insurance for a spouse and dependent children
• Short- and Long-term Disability Coverage – Short-term disability is available after one continuous year of regular full-time service; long-term disability begins after 90 days.

Pay

Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $15.75
Maximum hourly: $21.65

Schedule

PRN
Shift: Variable