Salary: $17.50 - $35.00 Hourly
Location : Minnetonka, MN
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number: 2024-00034
Department: Recreation
Division: Recreation
Opening Date: 03/01/2024
Closing Date: 6/30/2024 11:59 PM Central
Job Description

Do you love the water? Do you enjoy teaching and instruction?! We are seeking ambitious, energetic, water-orientated individuals with a strong service attitude. Swim instructors not only get paid to have fun but will have the opportunity to make a difference by creating an engaging and inclusive learning environment while providing safe swimming instruction.
By being a part of our program, you will be able to develop highly sought after professional skills:

• Written and oral communication
• Being a coach mentor
• Responsibility
• Leadership

Duties/Responsibilities

• Educate participants on proper swim techniques, promote swimmer safety, and teach new skills.
• Adapt teaching approaches to age, experience, and ability of participants to meet level objectives.
• Instruct swimming lessons in accordance with department guidelines, prepare lesson plans accordingly, maintain reports, and support members and program participants in achieving their goals.
• Demonstrate professionalism in all forms of communications, such as in-person and emails.
• Ability to be punctual, organized, approachable, and energetic.
• Preferred: previous coaching our swim instruction experience.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least 16 years old (Don't meet the age requirement?! Email us to inquire about our junior swim instructor program).A minimum of 15 hours of weekly availability. Must be available to work mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Attend required staff meetings and training.
  • Mandatory training will be scheduled in early June before the start of the program session.
• Ability to remain calm in emergencies, communicating quickly and effectively provide emergency response.
• Ability to swim and knows all four competitive swim strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly).

Additional Information
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• Safe and effective teaching practices and use of all equipment.
• Basic knowledge of anatomy, exercise physiology, kinesiology and injury prevention.

Skilled in:

• Effectively dealing with large numbers of participants.

Ability to:

• Instruct others in the use of a variety of health fitness and athletic equipment.
• Handle customer concerns and assist with customer needs.
• Learn Center polices, programs and practices.

Position Perks:

• Work with individuals of all ages and teach a life-long skill
• Resume builder for those looking to work with the youth population
• Employee discount for Williston Fitness Center and swim program discount for dependents
• Work up to 40 hours per week
• Paid training hours
• Uniform provided (rash guard)
• Year-round employment opportunity
• No scheduled holidays

This is a non-benefit earning position.
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Are you 16 years of age or older?

• Yes
• No

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