Summer Swim Coach

Overview

This position provides competitive swimming instructions to swim team members in various age groups; organizes and conducts team workouts.

The work is considered light-to-medium in nature and involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy. The work requires the following physical abilities to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, grasping, handling, hearing, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

Work environment may involve exposure to bright/dim light, dusts and pollen, extreme heat and/or cold, wet or humid conditions, fumes and/or noxious odors, traffic, toxic/caustic chemicals, violence; and involves an environment where errors can lead to significant physical or mental consequences for one’s self or others.

• Provides leadership and sets the tone of the facility that encourages and promotes an environment of creativity, attention detail, friendliness and customer serviceinteractions;
• Trains, leads and motivates youth swimmers in competitive leagues;
• Coaches youth swimmers through practices;
• Attends swim meets and swim team functions
• Maintains effective communication with participants and their parents;
• Performs lifeguard duties;
• Surveys the pool to ensure the safety of swimmers and cleanliness of pool;
• Provides instruction and guides learning for youth;
• Attends meetings as requested and assists with programs and special events;
• Promotes and enforce all aquatic and facility safety rules; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age;
• Valid American Red Cross certificate in Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR

• Knowledge of addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages;
• Ability to express communication, motivational and organizational skills;
• Ability gather, organize, analyze, examine or evaluate data or information and may prescribe action based on such data or information;
• Ability to provide information, guidance or assistance to people to directly facilitate task accomplishment; may give directions or assignments to helpers or assistants;
• Ability to handle or use machines, tools or equipment requiring brief instruction or experience, such as computers for data entry, fax machines, copiers, telephones or similar equipment; may service office machines, including adding paper and changing toner;
• Ability to perform semi-skilled work involving set procedures and rules but with frequent problems. Knowledge of comprehensive aquatic programs including accepted standards, principles, and concepts;

• Ability to read routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writing routine sentences and completing routine job forms and incident reports; speaking routine sentences using proper grammar;
• Ability to perform clerical, manual or technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure; and

• Ability to guide others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures but with many variations from the routine.