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Swim Instructors - Seasonal Palo Alto

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Swim Instructors - Seasonal Palo Alto

Palo Alto, CA
Part Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Do you love to swim? Do you love children? Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? If you answered yes, then this is the opportunity for you! We are looking for Swim Instructors to join our fantastic team! No experience is necessary. We will train you and give you the opportunity to teach your students the most important life skills, through swim lessons. We operate year-round and offer flexible schedules. This is the perfect opportunity for students, retirees, people looking for part-time work, or anyone who is looking to make a difference in a child's life! We are looking for seasonal swim instructors for our Belle Haven and Burgess pools!

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Ability to teach proper swimming techniques in a safe, positive and healthy manner to a various levels and age groups in accordance with the company's instructional guidelines
    • Observes students during class to detect and correct mistakes
    • Engage participants in a fun dynamic class
    • Responsible for set-up and clean-up of lesson area
    • Ability to keep accurate progress records of participants
    • Present proper demonstrations and explain skills, analyze and correct performance, minimize fear, and use appropriate teaching devices.
    • Maintain accurate records and prepare course completion certificates
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Attend staff and training meetings as required
    • Other duties as assigned

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Passionate about working with kids
    • Excited about improving the lives of those around them by teaching a lifelong skill
    • Passionate about working in the community, and has an "always willing to help" attitude when working with customers
    • Compassionate, enthusiastic, and enjoys working as part of a tight knit team
    • Must be an effective communicator, with students and parents as appropriate
    • Experience working with children and creating a positive environment for their development, is a plus.
    • Must be punctual

    PERKS/BENEFITS:

    • Competitive wages. Higher pay rate when you teach lessons on weekends.
    • Access to all of our great facilities and programs, and discounts on all items in our pro shop. 
    • Our swim school has multiple positions within it, not just specific to teaching (customer service, customer care positions), which enable you to work in other areas of the company.  
    • Paid training is provided and no experience in aquatics is necessary to apply.  We can teach anyone who is compassionate, enthusiastic and enjoys working with people, to teach swim lessons.
  • Industry
    Hospitality