Water Safety Instructor

Bernikow JCC Staten Island; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island is seeking a part-time Water Safety Instructor. You will teach swimming, promote water safety, and support drowning prevention while developing professionally and serving the community.

Responsibilities include adapting teaching to ages and abilities, keeping rosters, coordinating with the Aquatics supervisor, and ensuring lifeguards are on duty. Required certifications include Red Cross Lifeguard, Water Safety Instructor, and CPR/First Aid/AED.

Qualifications

• Current Red Cross Lifeguard Certification
• Current Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification
• Current CPR/First Aid/AED Certifications

Responsibilities

• Adapt teaching to participants' experience and abilities.
• Organize and direct activities to deliver high-quality instruction.
• Register students and verify class rosters.
• Maintain a first-name, engaging approach for the session.
• Communicate progress with parents and guardians.
• Enforce pool safety standards and facility rules.
• Submit lesson records to the Aquatics supervisor and Red Cross.
• Coordinate with the supervisor to improve teaching skills.
• Respond to emergencies quickly and assist as needed.
• Attend departmental meetings and ensure lifeguard coverage.

Skills

Swim instruction

Lifeguard experience

Communication skills

Adapt teaching styles

Emergency response

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

You will work in a magnificent Olympic-sized pool. Being a Water Safety Instructor combines personal growth, community impact, and career opportunities, while directly contributing to water safety and drowning prevention. It’s a role that’s both challenging and deeply rewarding. This is a part-time position.

ABOUT YOU

You will have a strong background in swim instruction and lifeguard experience, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. In addition, you should be able to adapt to different teaching styles to accommodate diverse learning needs and demonstrate sound judgment in emergencies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Ability to adapt your teaching approach to match the experience and abilities of the participants.
• Organizes and directs activities of assigned students in order to provide a high level of quality instruction for all students.
• Ensures that all class students are registered and on the class roster prior to beginning class.
• Are on a first-name personalized basis in meaningful instruction for the duration of the session.
• Establishes positive public relations with parents/guardians of class students helping them recognize and understand swimming developments and achievements.
• Resolves simple public complaints in matters related to swimming instruction and refers other complaints to the supervisor.
• Enforces pool safety standards and facility operational rules for all individuals using the facilities.
• Completes and submits records and documentation of completed lessons to the Aquatics supervisor and the American Red Cross office.
• Works with the Aquatics supervisor on an on-going basis to upgrade, improve and refine individual teaching skills related to teaching effective swimming lessons to various age groups and various skill levels.
• Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and on occasion assist or lift persons in distress of varying weights.
• Required to remain alert to dangerous situations while sitting, standing or walking for various lengths of time.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Children and adults.

Other Responsibilities:

• Ability to put an emphasis on water safety and drowning prevention as the basis of swimming and water recreation.
• Must have strong communication, time management, critical thinking, ability to plan & organize and customer service skills.
• Attend regularly scheduled departmental meetings for all areas necessary.
• Ensuring that there are lifeguards on duty during swim lessons.
• Ability to submit the required course documents according to Red Cross procedural guidelines within the specified time frame.
• Performs related duties as required .

OUR REQUIREMENTS

• Current Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Required
• Current Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification Required
• Current CPR/ First Aid/AED Certifications Required

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be at least 18 years of Age

SALARY

$18-$25 Hourly

ABOUT US

The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island was founded in 1929 with the goal of creating a home for the Jewish community by offering social, recreational, and educational activities. Over time, that mission expanded to help anyone who walked through the doors of any of our facilities. The JCC has become a true community center—not just for the Jewish community, but for the entirety of Staten Island. Programs serve the needs we see in our community and are constantly expanding to meet new demand. We serve people of all walks of life, from young children to seniors and everyone in between. The JCC is proud to offer services that help improve the quality of life for people on Staten Island and beyond. We strive to help those in need as well as provide recreational and educational opportunities for our members.