- Training & development
The instructor's primary responsibilities include:
- Teaching Swimming Skills: Teach water acclimation, survival, and stroke development skills to individuals or groups, focusing on fundamental swimming techniques such as floating, kicking, stroking, and breathing.
- Water Safety: Emphasize water safety principles, including the importance of wearing life jackets, recognizing water hazards, and knowing how to respond to emergencies.
- Assessment: Evaluate the swimming abilities of participants and adapt instruction to their skill levels, offering guidance and feedback for improvement.
- Lesson Planning: Develop and organize lesson plans tailored to the needs and goals of each swimmer, ensuring that lessons are engaging and productive.
- Communication: Effectively communicate with students and their parents or guardians, providing progress updates and addressing concerns or questions.
- Demonstration: Demonstrate swimming techniques and exercises, both in and out of the water, to help students grasp the correct form and movement.
- Safety Oversight: Maintain a safe and clean swimming environment, including checking pool equipment and enforcing safety rules.
- Record Keeping: Communicate the progress of each student.
- Certification: Ensure that participants meet the required standards for various swimming levels and assist in awarding certificates or badges as appropriate.
- Continuing Education: Stay current with industry trends, certifications, and teaching methods through ongoing professional development.
- High school diploma, equivalent, or in the process of completion.
- Previous experience as a swim instructor or lifeguard is preferred.
- Current lifeguard certification and CPR/First Aid certification preferred but not required.
- Previous experience working with children is preferred.
- Previous experience or interest in working with kids with disabilities/special abilities is preferred.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with individuals of all ages.
- Knowledge of swimming techniques and water safety.
- Patience, enthusiasm, and a passion for teaching swimming.
- Quarterly team events (offsite)
- Opportunities for gifts and prizes!
- Growth opportunities
- Cost of lifeguard certification will be reimbursed after six months of employment
- Flexible schedules (3-5 hours) convenient for after-school or second jobs
- Fun work environment and culture!
- Employee referral program (Bring a Buddy!)
- Paid training
- Paid birthdays off
Here at British Swim School, we are more than just a fun, surface-level swim lesson provider. We strive to make a substantial impact within our communities to combat the tragically high child drowning statistics. We invest in quality team members to teach our lessons with the mindset that we are two schools in one, a survival school first and a learn-to-swim school second. As a result, we can support our mission “to ensure that every person, regardless of age or ability, has the opportunity to become a safe and happy swimmer”.
Working at British Swim School is more than just a job; it’s a chance to create a lasting impact that could change a child's life.
As part of the British Swim School Team, you play a role in your local community, empowering others and sharing your passion. It’s a chance to be part of a fun-loving team of dedicated people who are committed to promoting water safety and a lifelong love of the water.
While we teach swimming to people of all ages and abilities, most of our students are preschool and elementary-aged kids. Our instructors should like working with this age group and be good at making parents feel comfortable. It's helpful if you have experience with children or in a child-focused job, but it's not required if you can show the right attitude. The job comes with specialized training in our advanced and unique British Swim School approach.
We also have exciting opportunities with our Customer Service Team, even if you're not in the pool. These are the people committed to providing the best service in the industry. In these roles, you might talk to parents on the phone or by the pool. Wherever you are, the aim is to make everyone feel like part of the British Swim School Family as we focus on ensuring the “Survival of the Littlest.”
Each franchise location is independently owned and operated by a franchisee (franchise owner). Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to British Swim School Corporate.
(if you already have a resume on Indeed)