Swim Instructor, Mitch Park YMCA

About the role

Everyone knows the pool is the coolest place to be. Join our Aquatics Team to make sure everyone can enjoy the pool in a safe and welcoming environment. Whether you’re a lifeguard, a swim instructor, or a little bit of both, you’ll love working in aquatics at the Y because you’re helping swimmers feel confident and gain experience in the water. No experience? No problem, we’ll train you! This is a part‑time position.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be mentally alert to dangerous situations in order to assure safety of all swimmers.
• Move with the use of both arms and legs and properly use aquatic equipment to rescue a 200‑pound person.
• Possess a cooperative spirit committed to character development by promoting and demonstrating caring, honesty, respect and responsibility to staff, lay leaders, YMCA members, program participants and the general public.
• Enjoy working with youth of all ages and abilities.
• Relate to pool patrons in a positive manner.
• Teach all instructional classes to the program objectives of the YMCA Swim Lessons.
• Promote the Mission of the YMCA through instructional classes.
• Move to various locations, including in and around the swimming pool and an elevated lifeguard station.
• Communicate verbally, including projecting the voice across distances.
• Handle irate, complaining individuals without internalizing or personalizing comments made.
• Remain physically able to demonstrate and perform rescue and lifesaving skills.
• Ensure safety of all program participants in and around the pool.
• Prepare and teach classes using lesson plans and session plans.
• Keep required documentation of class attendance and skill completion current for each class.
• Notify the Aquatic Coordinator or Aquatic Director when unable to attend a scheduled class and find a qualified teaching substitute.
• Be in the water at least fifty percent of the time for an upper‑level class and one hundred percent for a lower‑level class.
• Be on duty ten minutes before class starts and on deck five minutes before the class begins, with all equipment ready.
• Attend all swimming instructor staff meetings.
• Evaluate swimming lesson participants, prepare progress reports, and distribute certificates and reports at the last class.
• Have all progress reports reviewed by the Aquatic Director or Aquatic Coordinator prior to the last class.
• Maintain a fun and positive atmosphere in the swim class.
• Attend Blood‑Borne Pathogen training and Child Abuse Prevention training.
• Keep appropriate certifications current.
• Develop meaningful and sustainable relationships with members, donors, and volunteers.

Requirements

• Certified in PR/CPR, AED, O₂, and First Aid (training provided by the Y if needed).
• At least 16 years of age and able to demonstrate technical ability in swim‑skill instruction.
• Proficient swimming and safety skills with the ability to demonstrate them.
• Personal characteristics consistent with the Character Development Core Values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of ages.

Pay

Starting at $12.00 per hour.