Swim Instructor

**Swim Instructor** *Bethlehem, PA |* *Part Time, Hourly (5 hours minimum per week required); Full Time Opportunities (40 hours a week) Also Available* *| Weekday Days, Evenings & Weekends | $12.* *50 - $23 per hour* **Love swimming and working with children? We got you.** Passionate about teaching the lifesaving skill of swimming? We are looking for individuals, age 15+ to serve as group and private swim instructors. As a swim instructor, you develop important skills such as communication, leadership and responsibility that will serve you for a lifetime! **Some rewards for joining our team:** - Free YMCA membership - access to all branches! - Flexible work schedule - We provide comprehensive training - no previous teaching experience necessary! - Clients are waiting… start impacting lives right away! - Up to 50%-100% discounts on child care and summer camp programs - Planning for your future? Ask us how we do it at the Y- it's awesome! **What is needed to be a Swim Instructor:** - Age 15+ - Experience with kids and passionate about teaching children to swim - Ability to pass American Red Cross CPR Certification - Ability to complete our in-water skills assessment **The responsibilities we will trust you with as our Swim Instructor:** - Working with groups and individuals to help them achieve their swim-skill goals - Ensuring that lessons are conducted in accordance with the YMCA's internal lesson plans and policies - Setting and cleaning up equipment for lessons - Communicating with participants and their guardians about lesson progress and goals - Ensuring a safe, nurturing environment for the students to thrive in - Working collaboratively with aquatics staff, lifeguards, and supervisors to support overall pool operations and programming - Participating in staff training and in-service meetings - ***Level 1 Swim Instructor should have the experience in:*** - Supporting swim lesson instructors teaching to small groups, following established curricula - Monitoring participants to ensure safety and proper technique - Providing feedback and encouragement to participants to support their progress - Setting and cleaning up equipment for lessons - Maintaining a minimum of 5 hours a week of group and/or private lessons - ***Level 2 Swim Instructor should have the additional expertise:*** - Teaching swimming lessons to individuals or small groups, following established curricula - Monitoring participants to ensure safety and proper technique - Providing feedback and encouragement to participants to support their progress - Providing one-on-one swim instruction tailored to the client’s goals and skill level - Developing and implementing customized lesson plans to improve client abilities - Maintaining accurate scheduling of private and semi-private participants using scheduling system - Maintaining a minimum of 5 hours a week of group and/or private lessons - ***Level 3 Swim Instructor should have the additional expertise in:*** - Mentoring new instructors - Providing advanced swim instruction to clients, addressing specific goals and challenges - Mentoring Level I instructors, offering guidance and support on best practices - Managing a large book of clients and classes (12 hours minimum/week part-time, 24 hours minimum/week full-time during peak times of 3:30PM - 8:30PM weekdays and 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM weekends) - Facilitating staff trainings **What you can expect:** - Rewarding and Dynamic workdays - Support from an amazing team - Opportunities to learn & grow at the YMCA - Being a part of a non-profit organization that works to make the community stronger **YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer** All Qualified Women, Minorities, Persons with Disabilities, and US Veterans Encouraged to Apply **After reading this, if you’re thinking this is me- we want to meet you!** Get the ball rolling with our quick, 3-minute online application.