Natatorium | Water Safety Instructor

About the role

Plan and supervise swim lessons in accordance with American Red Cross water safety instructor guidelines and HPB Natatoriums policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and productive learning environment through lesson planning.
• Follow progressive discipline process outlined by FWCS and the Helen P. Brown Natatorium.
• Recognize and respond effectively to emergencies and/or hazards in and around the pool in accordance with the Emergency Action Plan.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.
• Strong leadership, organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Possess knowledge of methods, terminology, principles, practices, procedures, materials, and equipment used in assigned field.

Essential Functions

• Provide excellent swimming and water safety instruction to participants.
• Create lesson plans, methods, and goals supporting the required skills for each class taught.
• Complete required paperwork for each class.
• Have positive interactions with students, parents, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Enforce and follow the Natatorium's rules and policies.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Be available to sub for instructors.
• Assist with moving deck and water equipment as needed to prepare for activities in the pool.
• Retrieve equipment to prepare for class and put it away when not in use.
• Maintain facility cleanliness and complete cleaning tasks as assigned.
• Attend and participate in meetings or in-services as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Physical Requirements

• Speak and hear.
• Have dexterity of hands and fingers.
• Sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Bend, kneel, twist, reach overhead above shoulders, and horizontally.
• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.
• Must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, and butterfly, tread water continuously for at least 2 minutes, and dive into the pool from the side.