Oshkosh Community YMCA is Hiring a Full Time Lifeguard - Swim Instructor Near Oshkosh, WI

The Full Time Lifeguard - Swim Instructor will ensure safety and high quality experiences in YMCA pools and aquatics areas to all members, guests, and program participants. The Full Time Lifeguard - Swim Instructor will assist with member and participant needs, provide excellent customer service, and maintain a safe aquatics environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Average time spend is 75 percent lifeguarding and 25 percent instructing swim lessons or actual split may depend on department needs
Communicates and enforces aquatics rules and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.
Properly opens, performs daily tasks, and closes aquatics area each day according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Handles and resolves aquatics concerns and informs director of unusual situations or unresolved issues.
Provides accurate, appropriate, and immediate responses to all requests by members/guests.
Works without constant direct supervision and remains at assigned lifeguard post for extended periods of time, as required.
Maintains positive relationships at all time, with members, participants, and staff.
Coach and mentor Lifeguard/Instructor staff regarding performance with positive, specific, constructive feedback.
Prepared to teach the assigned classes/programs. Greets and welcomes participants to class each day. All equipment and instructional methods are appropriate for the class.
Provide timely and accurate feedback to participants (or parents) about their progress and skills they need to work on.
Leave instructional area in a clean and orderly condition by ensuring all equipment is returned to its appropriate area.
Participate on our Aquatics Safety Cabinet to help guide and direct staff and staff training plans
Maintain required instructional certifications.
Assist Aquatic Director and Aquatics Coordinator with staff & YMCA member/program participant communication, to include but not limited to, policies, procedures, schedules, and progress reports.
Assist Aquatic Director and Aquatics Coordinator with staff coverage of unassigned shifts, communicating all policies and procedures to aquatic staff, and in developing and leading session-based Swim Instructor/Lifeguard in-services.
Maintain high-level of member service by answering questions and problem-solving member or staff concerns and issues.

American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Required (willing to train the right candidate!)
Y-USA Swim Instructor v6 Certification or Water Safety Instructor preferred (willing to obtain within the first 90 days)
American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Certification preferred (willing to obtain within the first 90 days)
YMCA Lifeguard Supervision leadership certification (willing to obtain within the first 90 days)
Minimum three years of experience teaching lessons and/or organizing aquatic programs
Proven track record of sound judgment and good decision making; the ability to lead others; knowledge of aquatic programming; and the ability to communicate effectively—verbally and in writing—with participants, parents and caregivers, members, staff, and volunteers

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Lift equipment and a small- to average-size child.
Remain in the pool area at all times.
Remain alert, with no lapses of consciousness, in a warm environment with air temperatures of 80 degrees or higher.
Recognize distress signals.
Support child or adult body weight in the water.
Remain in water ranging from 80–90 degrees for one to four hours.
Communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distance, in normal and loud situations.

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