Swim Instructor - Catonsville

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

• Associates shall be of good character and reputation; capable of carrying out assigned responsibilities; capable of accepting training and supervision; and capable of communicating effectively both orally and in writing as applicable to the job responsibility.
• Minimum qualifications include: 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.
• 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.