Swim Instructor

Goldfish Swim School - Westford; Westford (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldfish Swim School - Westford is seeking a Swim Instructor to teach children water safety and swimming techniques. You'll enjoy a fun work environment, flexible hours, and opportunities for advancement. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and experience working with children.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Paid training

Leadership roles

Gift cards and social events

Valuable work experience

Qualifications

• Experience as a lifeguard or coach is preferred.
• Certification provided upon employment.

Responsibilities

• Instructs students on swim techniques and safety.
• Enforces safety rules and evaluates students' progress.
• Reports accidents and inspects pool areas.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Are you looking for a great gig where the work is actually fun? Do you want to work somewhere you can get real job experience and make a difference? Check out Goldfish Swim School! We’re a rapidly growing, award winning franchise that is not your typical company!

We change lives. We help children reach their goals. We wear flip flops. We work in a 90-degree pool. We love our employees and reward hard work with shout awards, gift cards and fun social events! We offer paid training and flexible shifts that are perfect for students or folks who want to grab extra hours without working late nights. Even better? Due to the rapid growth of our school, advancement opportunities exist for the right candidate.

Benefits:

• Leadership roles
• Flexible hours
• Great pay
• Valuable work experience
• Increased social opportunities
• Future references/referrals
  
  
  

Requirements:

• Ability to work with children
• Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
  
  
  

Job Title: Swim Instructor

Reports to: Deck Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Instructs students on water safety and proper swim techniques based on thorough knowledge of the Goldfish Swim School curriculum.

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 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.
  
  
  

Safety Standards: The safety of our swimmers, parents and team members is of the utmost importance. Goldfish Swim School follows all CDC and WHO safety standards along with following any local guidelines. In addition here are some additional safety precautions and procedures we follow:

• Our pools are disinfected with chlorine to provide the safest swimming environment
• The CDC states that proper operation, maintenance and disinfection of the water with chlorine should remove or inactivate the virus
• Our state-of-the-art ventilation system allows fresh air to continuously circulate into our building, further minimizing the spread of any airborne virus.
• Industry experts note that indoor pools are far superior at minimizing virus transmission than most indoor spaces.
  
  
  

Education/Experience: High school diploma or GED is preferred. Experience as a certified lifeguard, youth sports instructor/coach, camp counselor and/or childcare provider required and certification will be provided. Swimming experience is preferred but not required. We will. train the right candidates.

Certificates and Licenses: Lifeguard, CPR/AED and First Aid certification required and will be provided upon acceptance of employment.

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

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Wellness and Fitness Services

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