Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Do you love kids and love the water? We'd love to meet you.
We are looking for fun, energetic people to join our Aquatic Educator Team .

DolFUN SWIM Academy is an internationally acclaimed swim academy, making a difference in creating safer swimmers for a lifetime.
We believe life is a gift. We teach how to be safer in, out, around, and under the water. We love having fun and learning through experience, discovery, and play. Our joyful enthusiasm is contagious. We strive to keep learning and making a better swimming experience for our swimmers, their families, and our aquatic educators. Our DolFUN team is curious, analytical, adaptable, motivated, communicative, detail-oriented, and humble. We engage in how and why the water operates for each individual so that they build skills to know how to move through the water.
Why Choose Swim?

• You get to work with kids, teaching a skill that lasts a lifetime
• It's a fun, creative, flip flop friendly environment
• Every day is different with new chances to make a difference
• Your time impacts the community by giving life saving skills to our swimmers

Attributes for our team have:

• High energy with a never-ending smile
• Great people skills
• Patience and understanding others and their unique qualities
• Responsibility and time management skills
• Able to motivate students with play, patience, and joyful interactions
• Able to work with a variety of ages, as young as 2 months through 12 years old, and beyond
• Desire to learn about the development of children, how their bodies and brains benefit from swimming

We offer a 60 hour training course in our program. Any certification requirements can be obtained while in our program, including a lifeguard certification through Starfish Aquatics, USSSA online Infant Toddler Training Course, and Oregon Child Care Division Background Registry (within the first two weeks).
Currently looking for part-time to full-time Aquatic Educators. Schedule varies depending on need, required to be available on one or both days on weekends. All positions offer the opportunity to grow. Must be willing to work at all locations as needed. Training schedule TBD.
Do you love working with children and want to make a difference in the lives of children?
You can be a part of an AMAZING AQUATIC TEAM that offers to Make a Difference by truly saving lives through learning to swim. Take the next step, email us a resume and reason you would be an asset to DolFUN SWIM Academy team.
As a swim instructor you are responsible for the safety of each class and teaching swim skills to students using our curriculum. You will work to build water confidence within your students, encouraging each student to rise to the best of their abilities. You can expect to be regularly communicating with students and fellow staff members. You should be someone who welcomes feedback and is a continuous learner. As a swim instructor you will report to the Deck Supervisor or Site Supervisor during shifts and provide support throughout the pool deck as needed.
We have a fun and rewarding work environment with a great atmosphere for someone who loves teaching and being around water. We offer paid training. Starting wage is negotiable with prior experience. This is a part-time position that requires afternoon/evening and weekend shifts.
Responsibilities:

• Make sure everyone is safe.
• Love and respect students while teaching them to swim.
• Be a team player who is who is consistently dependable and reliable.
• Complete required training and be a continual learner.
• Follow our curriculum with a focus on the needs, abilities and comfort of each student.
• Smile and have fun during your entire shift.

Qualifications:

• Caring and compassion for children and adults
• Ability to work in the water for periods of up to 5 hours
• Strong communication skills
• Great attitude and willingness to be coached
• The ability to focus in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to commit to at least 1 year of employment, afternoons and weekends required
• High school diploma or equivalent

Benefits:

• Fun team atmosphere
• Competitive pay
• Employee discounts/swim lessons
• Health insurance for part time over 20 hrs and full time employees
• Retirement plan

Pay: $16.50 - $19.50 per hour
Training pay: $15.95
Age 18 preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.