Swimming Instructors - Gahanna YMCA - Part-time

pspan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:#ffffff;display:!important"Make a splash as a Swim Instructor and inspire youth while teaching life-saving skills in a fun, safe environment! Daytime and evening shifts available—perfect for flexible schedules. If you’re passionate about fostering growth, building relationships, and promoting water safety, we want you! Must be 16+, a strong swimmer, and willing to obtain certifications. Help us create waves of positive change—apply today! /span/span/p olli style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions. /span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Leads energizing, fun, safe, and educational classes, as directed by the supervisor, to accomplish the YMCA mission and goals.  Classes are taught according to the progression detailed in the swim lesson skill level sheets./span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Ensures participant safety during the program by educating about, and enforcing safety rules and  maintaining class control. /span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Openly communicates with participants and their parents to support them in achieving their goals related to healthy living;  appraises students and their parents of strengths, accomplishments and areas for improvement/skill progression.  /span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Builds effective, authentic relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA; implements “3 minutes” in every class./span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Keeps accurate class attendance and skill evaluation records./span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations and participates in drills and procedures to the highest level of training permitted. /span/li/ol p style="line-height:1.2"span style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"strongPHYSICAL DEMANDS/strong/span/p p style="line-height:1.2"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"The physical demands 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./span/p p style="line-height:1.2"span style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"span style="font-weight:400"br //spanspan style="font-weight:400"While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, and depth perception./span/span/p p style="line-height:1.2"span style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt;color:#000000"strongWORK ENVIRONMENT/strong/span/p p style="line-height:1.2"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions (exposure to outside weather is frequent if working at an outdoor pool).  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud./span/p p style="line-height:1.3800000000000001"span style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt"strongspan style="color:#dd5828"QUALIFICATIONS:/span/strong/span/p olli style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Passionate belief in the Y’s cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors./span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community./span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Must be at least 16 years of age and be able to swim; high school diploma and teaching experience preferred. /span/lili style="font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';font-size:10pt"span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"American Red Cross CPR, First Aid, AED, Emergency Oxygen Administration certification must be obtained within the first 60 days of employment./span/lilispan style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'verdana' , 'geneva' , 'deja-sans';color:#000000;font-weight:400"Must obtain YMCA Swim Lesson (YSL) instructor certification within one year of hire; all certifications must be kept current during employment.  /span/li/ol