What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aquatics Instructor position at Greater Providence YMCA?
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Utilize knowledge and material to provide swimming instruction for various age groups from preschool to adult in accordance with National YMCA guidelines.
- Responsible for the health and safety of all individuals in the pool, i.e. caution regarding unsafe practices and conditions and perform rescue/first aid when necessary.
- Report accidents and injuries and complete incident reports.
- Report maintenance or safety issues to Aquatics Director.
- Prepare and submit lesson plans and maintain accurate program records for assigned classes.
- Responsible for attending staff meetings/events. Demonstrate and teach the Character Development values of caring, respect, responsibility and honesty.
- Responsible for arriving prepared for the scheduled class, which includes arriving for duty 15 minutes prior; in proper attire; prepared for constant concentration and visual surveillance of swimmers with no distractions.
- Work in harmony and cooperation with the staff, volunteers and members of the YMCA to develop team spirit and family atmosphere. Promote self esteem during class instruction while being an enthusiastic and positive representative of the YMCA.
- Be a member service ambassador, remaining abreast of current programs and facility schedules; being prepared to provide personalized direction to other services.
Summary
YMCA of Greater Providence Team Standards:- Know our mission and be able to tell our story.
- The mission of the YMCA of Greater Providence is to build healthy spirit, mind and body for all, through programs, services and relationships that are based on our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
- Honor your colleagues by being on time, present and fully engaged at all times.
- If you disagree, propose a solution.
- Be accountable for results.
- A commitment to valuing and acting as one YMCA as evidenced by referring to ourselves as employees of the YMCA of Greater Providence.
- Display leadership that requires not only skill, but energy, passion, optimism and creativity.
- Build open and honest communication. Face to face, or voice to voice, is the preferred method of communication with email for information sharing only.
- Deliver exceptional service that is of high value. Build a positive staff team. Be friendly.