Swim Lesson Instructor

Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness; Hainesport Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a passionate Swim Lesson Instructor to join their team. This role involves teaching swimming to eager students in a supportive aquatics center environment. As a certified instructor, you will provide personalized attention in small classes, ensuring each student learns essential water skills and safety techniques. With a focus on creating engaging lesson plans, you'll foster confidence and enjoyment in swimming. Join a community that values education and offers benefits like discounts on fitness certifications and training opportunities to help you grow in your career.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Training & development

Educational partnerships

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience teaching swimming to beginners.
• Certifications in water safety and CPR/AED required.

Responsibilities

• Teach group and private swimming lessons to students of all ages.
• Adapt lessons to individual student readiness and comfort levels.

Skills

Teaching swimming

Water safety

CPR/AED certification

Communication skills

Lesson planning

Patience

Education

Current water safety certification

Current CPR/AED certification

Job description

Join to apply for the Swim Lesson Instructor role at Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Training & development

Teach swimming at Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness! We have eager students waiting for you to show them how to swim all year long in our aquatics center.

Are you feeling like a fish out of water? Dive back in to a job you love and pass on the love you have for swimming to others of all ages.

The primary responsibility of our certified Swim Instructor is to teach both group and private swimming lessons. Classes are small to ensure plenty of individual attention and practice time. All levels will include basic water skills and stroke technique as well as introducing a wide range of personal safety skills while making time together fun.

Does this sum up what you bring to your students:

• Experience teaching beginner-level child or adult to swim and to be safe in, on and around the water.
• Good instincts assessing each person's comfort-level with the water.
• Patience in teaching a fearful individual and instilling confidence in them.
• Able to adapt lessons to each student's readiness to progress.
• Ability to create and follow lesson plans including swimming drills and verbal cues to prevent boredom and increase learning.
• Positive communication skills to both the student and, or guardian including knowing each student by name.
• Adheres to Center and Department Standard Operating Procedures.
• Never ever would leave any student alone in the Aquatics area nor in the water.

Requirements:

• Current certifications in water safety, instruction, CPR/AED.
• Minimum of 1 year teaching.

We value our employees and education to be best in class in fitness. Benefit from our educational partnerships including 40% discounts with NASM/AFAA and Post University, reduced tuition for you and your immediate household. Plus, we pay for subscription and enroll you in a respected online fitness education portal to stay current in the industry and keep all of your fitness certifications in one convenient place.