Swim Instructor

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Posted Job Title

Swim Instructor

Job Profile Title

Temporary Employee – Non-Exempt

Job Description Summary

Develop and teach private and group swim lessons for the Penn community. Students range from infants to adults

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Assisting clients in achieving their swimming goals
• Providing support and encouragement when teaching skills
• Meeting evaluation expectations
• Maintaining awareness of the pool’s recreational swim hours
• Keeping accurate records of lessons
• Updating a client roster in google sheets regularly.
• Maintaining a courteous and polite demeanor
• Timely communication with clients
• Scheduling lessons with clients
• Reading and responding to emails about available clients
• Attending a swim instructor staff meeting once per semester
• Sunday availability is a requirement
• All instructors must be available to teach at least one group lessons class per semester. You can find more information about group lessons on our swimming lessons page
• Completing report cards for group lessons participants

Qualifications:

Candidates for this position should have prior group or private lesson teaching experience. It is encouraged that they be former swimmers of any level and/or hold a swim lesson instructor certification; however, prior experience is not required. Candidates will be asked about their swim instruction knowledge and asked to swim. Candidates should be prepared to provide a resume and references upon request.

Job Location – City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Division of Recreation & Intercollegiate Athletics

Pay Range

$7.25 – $155.75

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Special Requirements 
Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.