CHI - Water Safety Instructor

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Aquatics/Group Fitness Manager, independently instructs Private Red Cross Swimming Lessons to children and adults in the aquatic center at The Center for Health Improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares for class by having proper equipment available and ready.
• Instructs swimming lessons including Infant and Preschool Aquatics Program (IPAP) and Levels I, II, III and IV to all age levels; makes recommendations to students/parents as appropriate for student to practice skills.
• Prepares mental or written lesson plans; executes lesson plans as appropriate for physical level of class participants; modifies lesson plans as necessary to avoid injury and meets the needs of each participant; selects appropriate activities for the specific class being taught and be able to modify as necessary; and selects appropriate equipment to achieve goals of daily lesson plans (kick boards, toys and floatation devices); assists with the coordination of class times and contacts student/parent prior to scheduled session time; and assists with program development.
• Returns all equipment to proper storage area; ensures all equipment is in proper working order; removes any non-functioning equipment and reports appropriately. 

Qualifications: 

Required:

• American Red Cross water safety instruction certification required (automatically re-certifies by teaching one course a year)
• Technical knowledge and ability to apply Kinesiology and motivation in teaching and leading group swimming classes for both youth and adult programming.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - within two weeks of hire.
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) - within two weeks of hire.
• Basic First Aid certification - within the first six months after hire.

Preferred:

• Related experience

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: No contact

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

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