Swim Instructor

Position Overview

NON SEASONAL APPLICANTS ONLY - great part time work (~9-12 hrs per week available year round). 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. 

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 4 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 6 months of employment: Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons

Locations:

• Coronado - Brian Bent Memorial Complex
• Carlsbad - Boys & Girls Club Carlsbad

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development

Benefits/Perks

• You get to work with kids, teaching a life skill that could be life saving
• It's a fun, creative, flip flop friendly environment
• Indoor setting, controlled environment and warm water heated to 86 degrees
• Wetsuit tops provided for added warmth
• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Ability to train motivated H.S. students who can then put on their college applications
• Great PT hours that can work well with college class schedules
• Accrued Paid Sick Leave
• CalSavers 401k

About Us

Instructors at LSA are trained to take on an active and participatory role in each lesson, offering visual demonstration and encouragement to motivate each swimmer to push themselves to become better and stronger swimmers. Each lesson is passionately infused with a spirit of aquatic adventure in a respectful homage to the many heroes and legends that continue to inspire Southern California and the United States.

In addition to teaching basic survival skills and technical instruction on the strokes, LSA is proud to focus on developing breath control, buoyancy and learning how to maximize propulsion in the most energy efficient manner.

We are a diverse group of aquatic enthusiasts passionate about planting the seeds for lifelong enjoyment of the water in each of our students.

Compensation: $17.25 - $24.00 per hour