Swim Instructor, Bellevue Aquatics Center

City of Bellevue; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

The City of Bellevue is currently seeking Swim Instructors to work at the Bellevue Aquatic Center. These positions offer flexible hours in a fun work environment with the chance to provide a positive impact in many peoples’ lives. The City of Bellevue focuses on a team-oriented approach to providing a safe and enjoyable Aquatic experience.

Responsibilities:

• Providing swim instruction in both a group and private lesson format to various age groups.
• Providing patron surveillance and emergency response services.

Hours: Morning, afternoon, evenings, and weekends.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be 15 years old for Pool Lifeguard/Swim Instructor.
• Candidate must pass a criminal background check prior to being hired.
• Must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable working with patrons in the water.
• Preferred to have and maintain current American Red Cross Lifeguard certification.

Not Certified? Take our Lifeguard Training Classes: The Bellevue Aquatic Center is offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard certification course. The program offers certification in lifeguard training, first aid, and CPR for the professional rescuer. Gain skills required to be a lifeguard. Classes will all be blended learning style with the online content sent out one week in advance to be completed before the test portion of the class. The pre-requisite swims will be held the first hour of the first day of each class.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work involves walking, talking, and hearing. Vision abilities required by this job include the ability to focus for long periods of time.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 20 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually high.
• The ability to swim 300 yards without stopping.
• The ability to submerge to a depth of 13 feet.

Definition of a Variable Employee: This is a Variable, non-exempt, non-union position. Average weekly hours cannot be determined at the date of hire. Hours may vary from week to week and are anticipated to be 28 hours per week or less.