OMAHA KROC CENTER - Group Swim Lesson Instructor

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide superior instruction for clients to increase swim skills for classes within the scope of the training of the instructor.
• Considerately and patiently enforce Kroc Center rules to provide a safe environment for all.
• Provide exceptional quality service, leadership and mentoring to all guests in swim lessons – promoting a culture in which excellent customer hospitality thrives, all guests feel welcome, and events and programming are well attended.
• Keep up-to-date documentation of all lesson plans and execution with progress reports as required.
• Understand how to use and safely operate facilities, equipment and supplies.
• Aid in the development, improvement and implementation of systems that safeguard any/all facilities, supplies and equipment related to aquatic programs, lessons and classes.
• Keep daily maintenance records and statistics.
• Notify the Aquatics Center Manager or Aquatics Center Assistant Manager of the need for significant or immediate repair of equipment and replacing supplies.
• Assure any emergency response follows TSA policy and clear and concise documentation is completed.
• Attend all scheduled team meetings and staff meetings as directed by the Aquatics Center Manager or the Aquatics Center Assistant Manager.
• Ensure all safety standards are met and maintain certifications performing all in service requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Prefer at least 6 months of experience in teaching swim lessons.
• Experience working with adults, youth and children.
• Working knowledge of general safety guidelines in an aquatic’s environment.
• Good communication skills including interpersonal skills.
• English proficiency required; Spanish language skills helpful.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Exceptional flexibility and ability to work on multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a team.
• Attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters.
• Strong independent judgement.
• General computer knowledge is required to access payroll, timekeeping and personal data via a web-based system.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This position requires the abilities to lead activities that require a range of low to high impact physical activity.
• Other physical requirements include good speaking, hearing and vision ability, and excellent manual dexterity.
• Ability to stand, bend and reach for extended periods of time, dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment.
• This position will require the ability to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds occasionally.

Working Conditions

• The majority of the workday will be in a what may be considered humid (pools) while other locations (gymnasium and fitness studios) may be considered moderately loud in nature.