Water Safety Instructor

City of Fayetteville, NC; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is hiring Water Safety Instructors for part-time, seasonal positions to enforce rules, prevent injuries, and facilitate youth and adult swim lessons at a city aquatics facility. Instructors work to maintain a safe, healthy environment for the public.

Qualified applicants must be at least 16 years old, hold American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certification, and be able to obtain CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer within 120 days.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Current American Red Cross WSI certification.
• Ability to obtain CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer within 120 days of employment.
• SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Instruct youth and adult swim lessons.
• Enforce rules and regulations to prevent injuries.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment at the aquatics facility.

Education

American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certification

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (ability to obtain within 120 days)

Job description

Part-time, seasonal employment.

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for Water Safety Instructors to perform responsible, professional, specialized work as it pertains to public safety and recreation in enforcing rules and regulations, and preventing injuries at a City of Fayetteville aquatics facility; to facilitate instruction in youth and adult swim lessons while maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the public.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Qualified applicants must:

• Be at least 16 years old
• Currently possess the following American Red Cross certification:
  • American Red Cross WSI (Water Safety Instructor) certification; and
  • Ability to obtain CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer within 120 days of employment

• SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer