Aquatics Instructor

About the role

The Aquatics Instructor is responsible for providing private and group swim instruction to clients under the direction of the Aquatics Director. They also maintain a safe and effective learning environment, focusing on client swimming goals, and provide excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction and specific corrective feedback to each client at each session.
• Design and deliver effective and rewarding sessions and workouts.
• Provide swim evaluations to help parents decide which program is best for their child and client retention.
• Maintain accurate, current records on all clients' progress; follow progression guidelines.
• Enforce all pool rules and aquatics center and club policies.
• Maintain a consistent work schedule; arrive punctually for sessions.
• Provide excellent communication with the parents of swimmers as well as all members and staff.
• Track attendance of client's sessions and accurately enter and maintain consistent, timely records in the required systems for hours worked and sessions.
• Actively participate in events, programs meetings and training including in-service training.
• Assist in the maintenance and cleanliness of the aquatics center.
• Represent the club in a professional manner through image, dress, communication, and immediate follow through and response.

Qualifications

• Current American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification.
• WSI certification or equivalent.
• Experience teaching Swim Lessons for all ages.
• Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling services.
• Problem Anticipation/ Deductive Reasoning — Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and then apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Oral Comprehension and Expression — Ability to understand and communicate so others can understand ideas and information.
• Computer – Ability to develop and maintain computer records in Word, Excel and other software required by TBCC.

Skills

• Reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems and considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Ability to understand and communicate so others can understand ideas and information.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and then apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Benefits

At the Bay Club, we offer programs and perks that cultivate a healthy and active workplace environment. These include:

• Club Membership
• Competitive Compensation
• Discounts on club services and amenities
• Continuing Education
• Community Involvement
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance

Pay

Estimated Base Pay Range: $20 / hour

Schedule

Position requires daily public contact. It is sometimes necessary to deal with unpleasant or angry people with the need to problem solve difficult situations. It is necessary to adapt to a frequently changing environment. Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Frequently required to climb or balance and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally sit for extended periods and regularly walk around the facility Must occasionally talk and hear Must frequently move 10 pounds and in the event of an emergency lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required but this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.