Swim Instructor
SALINA FAMILY YMCA · Salina, KS · 5 mo ago
On-siteEducation$20–$25/hrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring safety of participants
- Teaching based on American Red Cross and/or YMCA Swim instruction lessons
- Conducting yourself in a professional manner and being a helpful and informative team member for any questions that may arise from parents/guardians
- Ensuring testing, Lesson plans, and recording is concurrent with all Swim lesson requirements
Skills And Qualifications
- American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certificate (preferred)
- Prior Experience as a swim instructor is highly preferred but not required
- Willingness to obtain an ARC water safety Instructor or YMCA instructor certificate or equivalent upon hire
- Be physically fit enough to pass a swim test and demonstrate proficient knowledge of most common swimming strokes (Front crawl/ freestyle, Back crawl/backstroke, and breaststroke) during the interview
Work Environment
- Teaching from in the water with their students
- Lessons range from 30-40 minutes and typically in the morning or evening time
- A common day looks like: coming in 15 min early to set up for class, teaching 1-2 group lessons, cleaning up then (if applicable) teaching 1-2 private lessons afterwards
- Most shifts range from 2-5 hours, 2-4 times per week
- More times available upon request
Additional Work Opportunities
- Obtain an ARC Lifeguard Certificate and work as a lifeguard as well as a swim instructor (Most Common)
- Private Swim Lessons: After a brief trial period of teaching Group swim lessons, you will be able to pick up private lessons, which are usually 1 on 1 lessons that raise your hourly rate during them to around $20-$25/hr during the lessons
- Growth Opportunities within department into leadership or additional training