Swim Instructor

Swim Instructor 

Doylestown & Warminster, PA (Central Bucks) | Part Time, Hourly (5 hours minimum per week required); Full Time Opportunities (40 hours a week) Also Available | Weekday Days, Evenings & Weekends | $12.50 - $23 per hour

Love swimming and working with children? We got you. 

Passionate about teaching the lifesaving skill of swimming? We are looking for individuals, age 15+ to serve as group and private swim instructors. As a swim instructor, you develop important skills such as communication, leadership and responsibility that will serve you for a lifetime!  

 

Some rewards for joining our team: 

• Free YMCA membership - access to all branches! 
• Flexible work schedule
• We provide comprehensive training - no previous teaching experience necessary! 
• Clients are waiting… start impacting lives right away!
• Up to 50%-100% discounts on child care and summer camp programs
• Planning for your future? Ask us how we do it at the Y- it's awesome!

 

What is needed to be a Swim Instructor:

• Age 15+ 
• Experience with kids and passionate about teaching children to swim 
• Ability to pass American Red Cross CPR Certification
• Ability to complete our in-water skills assessment

 

The responsibilities we will trust you with as our Swim Instructor:

• Working with groups and individuals to help them achieve their swim-skill goals
• Ensuring that lessons are conducted in accordance with the YMCA's internal lesson plans and policies
• Setting and cleaning up equipment for lessons
• Communicating with participants and their guardians about lesson progress and goals
• Ensuring a safe, nurturing environment for the students to thrive in
• Working collaboratively with aquatics staff, lifeguards, and supervisors to support overall pool operations and programming
• Participating in staff training and in-service meetings

• Level 1 Swim Instructor should have the experience in:
• Supporting swim lesson instructors teaching to small groups, following established curricula
• Monitoring participants to ensure safety and proper technique
• Providing feedback and encouragement to participants to support their progress
• Setting and cleaning up equipment for lessons
• Maintaining a minimum of 5 hours a week of group and/or private lessons

• Level 2 Swim Instructor should have the additional expertise:
• Teaching swimming lessons to individuals or small groups, following established curricula
• Monitoring participants to ensure safety and proper technique
• Providing feedback and encouragement to participants to support their progress
• Providing one-on-one swim instruction tailored to the client’s goals and skill level
• Developing and implementing customized lesson plans to improve client abilities
• Maintaining accurate scheduling of private and semi-private participants using scheduling system
• Maintaining a minimum of 5 hours a week of group and/or private lessons

• Level 3 Swim Instructor should have the additional expertise in:
• Mentoring new instructors
• Providing advanced swim instruction to clients, addressing specific goals and challenges
• Mentoring Level I instructors, offering guidance and support on best practices
• Managing a large book of clients and classes (12 hours minimum/week part-time, 24 hours minimum/week full-time during peak times of 3:30PM - 8:30PM weekdays and 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM weekends)
• Facilitating staff trainings

What you can expect:

• Rewarding and Dynamic workdays 
• Support from an amazing team
• Opportunities to learn & grow at the YMCA
• Being a part of a non-profit organization that works to make the community stro