Swim Instructor II

Starting Hourly Rate: $18.22

Instructs swimming and water safety skills for children and adults according to American Red Cross standards. Responsible for the supervision of structured class activities for a small group of students or for individual private lessons. May act as a lead instructor at a particular pool, assisting with the overall organization and student skill assessment for classes at that pool.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of instructional methods for teaching swimming and water safety skills to groups and individuals
• At least one year of swim instruction experience
• Must obtain CPR/AED and First Aid certification within 30 days of employment. The City offers CPR/AED and First Aid classes, which are free to Parks employees. Please note, your certification must be from an organization that has been approved by the Bureau of Community and Health Systems, Child Care Licensing Division. Please see link for list of approved organizations.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in the administration and organization of instructional swim programs.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential duties.

Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise activities both indoors and outdoors, in heat and humidity. Work in all temperature conditions at an indoor pool and outdoor pool.

The physical ability to swim, walk, stand, see, hear, run, carry, stoop, bend, crawl, climb, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp and perform repetitive motions.

Move and lift light objects up to 50 lbs. including office supplies, chairs, garbage cans and bags of trash and pace clocks. Operating office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.