Swim Instructor - Greater Ridgecrest

Location: YMCA of the Suncoast Greater Ridgecrest Branch

About the role

This position is responsible for the integral part of teaching all National YMCA swimming programs, from Parent-Child to Adult, thereby allowing each participant to gain the swimming skills necessary to graduate to the next level of instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct teaching leadership to each swimming participant in each class of instruction.
• Role model all aspects of SMART pledge.
• While instructing, maintain all aquatic standards required by the YMCA of the USA for each skill level.
• Assists in supervision of children in the locker room and pool.
• Know all emergency procedures and how to apply them.
• Shares responsibility in interpreting and communicating child's progress to parents.
• Has written lesson plans available for substitutes for each day of each class taught.
• Takes responsibility for proper record keeping, and award and progress cards at the conclusion of each session.
• Conducts themselves in an appropriate and professional manner with staff and