Swimming Instructors -Grove City YMCA at Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio in Grove City, Ohio

Job Description:

Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.Leads energizing, fun, safe, and educational classes, as directed by the supervisor, to accomplish the YMCA mission and goals. Classes are taught according to the progression detailed in the swim lesson skill level sheets.Ensures participant safety during the program by educating about, and enforcing safety rules and maintaining class control.Openly communicates with participants and their parents to support them in achieving their goals related to healthy living; appraises students and their parents of strengths, accomplishments and areas for improvement/skill progression.Builds effective, authentic relationships with members; helps members connect with each other and the YMCA; implements 3 minutes in every class.Keeps accurate class attendance and skill evaluation records.Follows YMCA policies and procedures; responds to emergency situations and participates in drills and procedures to the highest level of training permitted.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions (exposure to outside weather is frequent if working at an outdoor pool). The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.