Swim Instructor - Arnold (Greater Annapolis)

Position Summary

The Swim Instructor 1 is responsible for teaching swim lessons in accordance with YMCA of the USA guidelines, ensuring participant safety, and creating an engaging and supportive environment for all swimmers.

Essential Functions

• Teach swim lessons based on YMCA curriculum and adapt instruction to meet individual and group needs.
• Ensure the safety of all participants by enforcing pool rules and maintaining supervision during lessons.
• Accurately assess swimmer abilities and provide appropriate progression through swim levels.
• Prepare and set up lesson areas with required equipment and return items to proper storage afterward.
• Maintain consistent attendance for scheduled classes; if unable to attend, secure a substitute and provide lesson plans.
• Positively engage with participants and encourage skill development in a supportive environment.
• Promote YMCA swim programs to participants and families.
• Support a clean, safe, and inclusive environment for all.

YMCA Competencies (Leader)

• Models and teaches the Y's values.
• Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to changing lives.
• Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition.
• Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives.
• Builds relationships to create small communities.
• Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict.
• Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience.
• Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support.
• Provides others with frameworks for making decisions.
• Cultivates relationships to support fund-raising.
• Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of the team.
• Effectively creates and manages budgets.
• Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress.
• Shares new insights.
• Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change.
• Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance.
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology.

Qualifications

• Prior swim instruction experience preferred.
• Current certification in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Oxygen Administration (O2 within 30 days of hire).
• Preferred: Lifeguard certification.
• Successful completion of the Y in Central Maryland swim test.
• Flexible availability, including evenings and weekends.
• Completion of required new hire training, including Child Abuse Prevention, before start date.

Physical Demands

• Will be required to walk, stand, kneel, stoop, push, and lift up to 50 pounds.
• While performing duties the employee may occasionally work in the outside weather conditions, and is exposed to wet, cold and /or humid conditions.
• Must be physically able to work in a hot and humid environment with moderate physical exercise.
• Continuous operations requiring attention to detail and multi-tasking.
• Will be exposed to cleaning supplies.
• Will be exposed to pool chemicals.
• Must be physically able to successfully complete required certifications.
• Pool safety and instructional equipment, some computer skills required.

Additional Information

An offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results to meet minimum requirements for the position. They may include a background check, drug test, driver’s license record, CPS, and/or Criminal Background check. Additional driver’s license check, CPS, Criminal Background check, alcohol and/or drug testing may be required to be processed in the future in order to meet and maintain the minimum requirements of this position.

The Y in Central Maryland provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. Moreover, the Y is firmly committed to celebrating and achieving diversity and inclusion in all we do. We strive to be an anti-racist organization and expect all associates to treat others with respect, kindness and dignity, at all times.