Swim School Instructor

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides swim instruction based on the Michiana Marlins Swim School curriculum. Provide a high energy, fun, positive and educational group swim lesson experience for children. Effectively manages group lesson dynamics with positive & encouraging command of a group class. Evaluates students’ progress. Completes & maintains paperwork as required (attendance, progress reports, incident reports etc.)

Acts as a Michiana Marlins “ambassador” to ensure parental/guardian satisfaction, routinely clearly communicating the activities and development of students’ swim skills. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills while interacting with parents/guardians on the activities and development of students’ swim skills and with fellow co-workers.

Inspects pool areas before and after each class for possible maintenance, cleanliness or damage issues. Reports issues to management as appropriate. Organizes and puts away all class equipment. Places and removes lane lines. Performs deckhand duties as needed. Occasionally performs light cleaning duties such as deck mopping, trash removal etc.

Occasionally required to attend in-service training outside of regular working hours. Other duties may be assigned. Required certifications before first day of class: USA Swimming Non-Athlete Membership for ages 18+ USA Swimming Athlete or Non-Athlete Membership for ages 16-17 Marlins Swim School Instructor Training (provided, but attendance required) Desired experience: Previous swim instructor or competitive swimming experience desired Salary $25 - $30 per hour