Find Your Potential. Find Your Y. Working at the Y is more than just a job— you’ll find opportunities to reach your potential while making a positive impact in your community. The Ann Arbor YMCA is hiring swim instructors. At our 166-year-old YMCA Association, we believe that our mission is achieved one person at a time and is carried out in the hearts and hands of each caring and skillful staff member. We serve our community through a professional and passionate team that models our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The Ann Arbor Y is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and seeks an enthusiastic and collaborative staff to work in our Aquatics Department. Creates positive, nurturing relationships with children, while building cooperative relationships with parents/caregivers. Promotes and supports the potential of all youth in programs and facilitates peer-to-peer connections as part of the overall YMCA experience. The swim instructor or swim coach is responsible for conducting high quality swim instruction to YMCA program participants while following the YMCA of the USA Guidelines. The swim instructor/ coach will ensure the safety of all participants in and around the aquatics area. Plans and implements program activities that are culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate and consistent with YMCA values. Ensures safety of all participants by following aquatics best practices. Adheres to and enforces aquatic rules and procedures consistently and fairly. Provides constant feedback to participants to facilitate improvement while recording and maintaining attendance records. Inspects and immediately notifies appropriate staff of any broken equipment or unsafe aspects of the pool. Secures a qualified substitute sub when needed, and fills out proper sub request form. Utilizes all necessary equipment as related to the program in the proper manner. Maintains all certifications and follows proper requesting procedures for further/advance certifications. Maintains a positive attitude and acts in a professional manner when interacting with members, participants and staff at all times. Acts as a responder in case of injury, accident, or illness in the pool area and provides backup to lifeguards as needed in emergencies and crowd control. Reports all injuries and completes all required forms. Plans and prepares for all swim lessons with the goals and abilities of the students in mind and communicates effectively with parents as needed. Completes all necessary paperwork to include but not limited to: progress reports, skill charts, evaluation reports, and completion certificates. Sets up the facility and equipment needed and puts away all equipment upon completion of lessons. All other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
Exemplify a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Attend scheduled staff meetings and staff in-services. Reads all YMCA communications. Any other duties as needed. An effective YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor or Coach will provide a safe, positive, fun experience which introduces new skills and fosters personal growth for all participants. The Swim Lesson Instructor or Coach will impact the communities understanding of the Y and its mission. The Y will be known as a leader in the community as a mission driven, value driven, and ethical organization. Our culture: We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you. Together we strive to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, income, faith, sexual orientation or cultural background has the opportunity to live life to its fullest. |
