Swim Instructor

JCC; Owings Mills (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary JCC membership

Program discounts

Job summary

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is seeking positive, energetic swim instructors to provide high-quality lessons to members and the broader community. The ideal candidate will ensure a safe, engaging, and educational environment for swimmers of all ages and skill levels.

Swim instructors are responsible for leading group, private, and semi-private lessons while promoting water safety and fostering a positive experience for participants and their families.

Qualifications

• Requires American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, CPR and First Aid certifications.
• Minimum age 16.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to engage positively with individuals across all age groups.
• Passionate and energetic with a positive attitude.
• Knowledge of swimming techniques and water safety rules.
• Ability to demonstrate in-water skills and teaching assessments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver swim instruction and water safety education to individuals and groups in accordance with program guidelines.
• Foster a fun and educational swim lesson experience.
• Follow and enforce all facility rules and regulations to ensure a safe aquatics environment.
• Communicate expectations and rules of the facility to participants.
• Provide exemplary customer service, ensuring the best swim lesson experience for the participants and parents.
• Maintain accurate and timely records, including attendance, progress evaluations, and incident reports as required.
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills with students, parents, and staff.
• Attend all training sessions and any additional staff meetings as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Engage all ages

Enthusiastic

Water safety knowledge

In-water teaching

Job description

Inspired by the work we do every day, the JCC is an organization centered by Jewish values and focused on creating meaningful experiences and opportunities to enrich, connect, and positively impact our community.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and welcoming workplace and celebrate the diversity of our employees.

We value all members of our team in a supportive environment in which everyone is treated with appreciation and respect and positioned to do their best work every day.

SUMMARY:

The Jewish Community Center is seeking positive, energetic, and professional Swim Instructors to provide high-quality swim lessons to our members and the broader community. The ideal candidate will ensure a safe, engaging, and educational environment for swimmers of all ages and skill levels. Swim instructors are responsible for leading group, private, and semi-private lessons while promoting water safety and fostering a positive experience for participants and their families.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Deliver swim instruction and water safety education to individuals and groups in accordance with program guidelines.
• Foster a fun and educational swim lesson experience
• Follow and enforce all facility rules and regulations to ensure a safe aquatics environment.
• Communicate expectations and rules of the facility to participants.
• Provide exemplary customer service, ensuring the best swim lesson experience for the participants and parents.
• Maintain accurate and timely records, including attendance, progress evaluations, and incident reports as required.
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills with students, parents, and staff.
• Attend all training sessions and any additional staff meetings as required.

WHO YOU ARE:

Required:

• Minimum age of 16 years old
• American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, CPR, and First Aid certifications
• Strong verbal and written communication and customer service skills
• Ability to engage positively with individuals across all age groups.
• Passionate and enthusiastic
• Sound knowledge of proper swimming techniques and water safety rules
• Ability to perform and demonstrate in-water skills teaching assessment

Preferred

• American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification

PHYSICAL SKILLS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, occasionally.

The work environment may be fast-paced and requires high energy and interaction with others. The aquatic environment can be loud and may involve prolonged exposure to water and humidity.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salary (or Salary Range): $17

Benefit & Perks: The JCC offers a complimentary membership to the Jewish Community Center and discounts on programs, including summer camp

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and incumbent will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by supervisor or other management, as required. The JCC reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the needs arise. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with our Jewish values, we are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran's status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law. We welcome everyone interested in our mission to join us. If you require accommodations, please contact us and we will make every effort to meet your needs.