Swim Instructor

Under the direction of the Recreation Services Coordinator at the Cerritos Olympic Swim Center, this role organizes and instructs swim classes, observes swimmers and pool area, and responds to unsafe conditions or potential hazards. The position also involves cleaning and maintaining the swimming pool and facilities, and performing related work as required.

The job may require working a varying schedule of hours, including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Teach swim strokes and water safety rules to different age groups and individuals with varying abilities.
• Develop special aquatic events.
• Explain and enforce facility regulations, policies, and procedures to participants.
• Rescue swimmers in danger of drowning and administer first aid.
• Monitor activities in swimming areas to prevent accidents.
• Perform routine maintenance to pool and aquatic equipment.
• Assist in performing cleaning services of pool and other assigned areas.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.

Knowledge of:

• Beginning through advanced swim strokes.
• Lifesaving and swimming principles and practices.
• First aid principles and practices.

Ability to:

• Teach swimming and lifesaving methods.
• Organize and conduct a variety of aquatic programs.
• Maintain and work safely with a variety of equipment used in pool activities.
• Perform maintenance and cleaning services of pool and other assigned areas.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.
• Pass initial and follow-up tests of safety and pool procedures as well as successfully complete routine skills testing such as backboard drills and CPR reviews.

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is acceptable. Six months of paid or volunteer experience at an aquatic facility is preferred.

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.

• Work is performed indoors on a pool deck or in a swimming pool.
• Sitting, standing, walking, running, twisting, reaching, bending, crouching, kneeling, and climbing ladders and inclines on slippery and uneven surfaces.
• Grasping, pushing, pulling, dragging, and lifting pool/community center equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Reacting quickly to lifesaving emergencies and performing strenuous physical activity requiring physical strength and endurance when performing water rescues.
• Exposure to blood, other bodily fluids/products, communicable diseases, and other related health hazards.
• Operating an oxygen tank and exposure to pool water and pool chemicals, cleaning solvents and disinfectants, and electrical and mechanical hazards.
• Mobility, vision, hearing, and dexterity levels appropriate to the duties to be performed.

• Must possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding and Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certificate and a valid Adult First Aid/CPR/AED certificate. Applicants may complete certification requirements during the testing process, provided certification is complete prior to their first day of employment.