Swim Instructor, Part Time

Position: Swim Instructor, Part Time

Department: Aquatics

Reports to: Aquatics Director

Pay Range: $16.28 hour depending on experience and qualifications

The Pacific Clinic, premier health and sports campus of the northwest, has an immediate need for a Part TimeSwim Instructor to join our team!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• As part of our StarFish Swim School, teach water safety and swimming skills.
• Instruct students in various levels based on age, comfort level, and ability using toys, songs, games and drills to build a lifelong love of swimming and water safety.
• Adjust and apply a variety of teaching styles and methods to best meet the needs of each student.
• Regularly evaluate students skills and abilities and challenge them to work on progressively harder skills.
• Develop and maintain relationships through professional, ongoing communication with parents and caregivers with regards to goals, expectations, student progress and “homework” assignments for skills practice; answering any questions and/or concerns that may arise.

Successful candidates will be able to commit to teaching a set of lessons either 1 or 2 days per week (up to 4 days per week) for a minimum of 3 sessions (6 months)10-15 hours per week, weekdays and/or weekends, specifically Saturday mornings. Part time benefits include full Clinic membership privileges for themselves and eligible dependents, discounts, and quarterly guest passes!

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate all swimming skills to be taught, including, but not limited to: going underwater, rhythmic breathing, back floats, arm patterns, kicks, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, flip turns, jumps and dives.
• Excellent communication and active listening skills with the ability to work with and interact with all kinds of people of all ages.
• Ability to physically hold up and support students to help them with various skills.
• Ability to move equipment (including chairs and docks in and out of the water), lifting up to 50 lbs. intermittently.
• Must be willing to participate in employer provided yearly CPR/AED/First Aid training.

This position is posted on 2/20/2024 and open until filled.

The Pacific Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $16.28 per hour

Expected hours: 6 – 10 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to demonstrate all swimming skills to be taught, including, but not limited to: going underwater, rhythmic breathing, back floats, arm patterns, kicks, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, flip turns, jumps and dives?
• Are you available to teach a set of lessons either 1 or 2 days per week (up to 4 days per week) for a minimum of 3 sessions (6 months)10-15 hours per week, weekdays and/or weekends?
• Are you available to teach on Saturday mornings?

Work Location: In person