Lifeguard/Swim Instructor

Goldfish Swim School - Cary; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to teaching kids how to swim and ensuring their safety in water. As a Water Safety Instructor, you will play a crucial role in providing swim instruction and creating a positive impact on children's lives. Enjoy perks like paid training, predictable scheduling, and opportunities for recognition and leadership.

Benefits

Paid on-the-job training

Employee recognition programs

Leadership opportunities

Predictable work schedule

Free lessons for siblings or children

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain Lifeguard, CPR/AED, and First Aid certifications within 90 days.
• Experience with swimming preferred but not required.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides swim instruction based on the Goldfish Swim School curriculum.
• Enforces safety rules to prevent accidents and performs rescues when necessary.
• Evaluates students' progress and interacts with parents about their children's swim skills.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

High energy

Strong work ethic

Ability to work with children

Education

Experience as a certified lifeguard

Youth sports instructor/coach experience

Camp counselor experience

Childcare provider experience

Job description

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HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Saving and changing lives, every single day.

We have a mission to teach kids how to swim and be safer, in and around the water, while making their experience GOLDEN! Working for Goldfish Swim School will allow you to provide children and families with necessary life skills to combat the ever-growing drowning statistics. Whether you are in the pool leading instruction for our swimmers or warmly greeting our members in our tropical lobby, you are making an impact.

Perks and Benefits:

• Paid on-the-job training
• Employee recognition programs
• Leadership opportunities
• Predictable work schedule, with changes quarterly to accommodate for class or life schedules if needed
• Free lessons for siblings or children
  
  
  

Job Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to work with children
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• High energy
• Strong work ethic
• Certifications and licenses: Lifeguard, CPR/AED and First Aid certification required within 90 days of hire (can train through our facility).
  
  
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides swim instruction based on the Goldfish Swim School curriculum.
• Enforces safety rules and regulations to prevent accidents. Makes rescues and administers first aid when necessary.
• Evaluates students’ progress, and completes required paperwork in a timely manner.
• Interacts with parents/guardians on the activities and development of students’ swim skills.
• Acts as a GSS “ambassador” to ensure parental satisfaction.
• Uses problem solving and creative thinking skills to identify and resolve challenges that students encounter.
• Inspects pool areas before and after each class for possible maintenance, cleanliness or damage issues. Reports issues to management as appropriate.
• Maintains and ensures proper storage of all pool equipment. Places and removes lane lines.
• Reports accidents and incidents to management. Completes required documentation and paperwork.
• Performs Deck Teacher and lifeguard duties as needed.
• Performs light cleaning duties such as window washing, deck mopping, trash removal etc. on occasion.
• Attend required/mandatory workshops and in-service training outside of regular working hours.
• Fulfills other duties or responsibilities as assigned by the Employer.
  
  
  

Education/Experience: Experience as a certified lifeguard, youth sports instructor/coach, camp counselor and/or childcare provider required. Swimming experience preferred, but not required.

Certificates and Licenses: Lifeguard, CPR/AED and First Aid certification required within 90 days of employment - training available on site.

Work Environment: While performing this job, the employee is regularly exposed to heat and humidity. Noise level is usually moderate.

Each Goldfish Swim School is an independently owned and operated franchise. The respective Franchisee is the employer at each Goldfish Swim School location. Each franchisee can set their own wages, benefit programs and terms and conditions of employment, which may vary at each Goldfish Swim School location.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Wellness and Fitness Services

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