Swim Instructor

Summary

The Lawrence School for Young Children in East Dorset, VT is looking for a swim instructor for the 2026 summer season. All lessons are one-on-one in an in-ground pool located on school premises. Lessons are made available to our enrolled campers and the general community.

• Remove pool's solar cover, skim pool to remove debris, empty skimmer basket, get equipment/toys out of pool shed, open deck umbrellas.
• Accompany campers back and forth between the pool and the classroom or playground, making sure all gates to the pool are locked at all times.
• Provide one-on-one 25-minute swim lessons for children ages 2y.o. and up.
• Complete required scheduling sheet each day.
• At end of each day:
  Put solar cover back on the pool, put all equipment/toys back in pool shed, close and fasten all deck umbrellas.

• WSI (water safety instructor) or lifeguard certified.
• CPR/Basic First Aid certified.
• Friendly, outgoing, upbeat personality with a positive, encouraging manner.
• Must enjoy working with young children.

• Experience preferred, but not mandatory with certification.

• Flexible work hours to fit your schedule.

The Lawrence School for Young Children is a 5-star early childhood facility (in Vermont's STARS program) serving up to forty 0-5-year-olds each day for the past 40 years in the Manchester/Dorset area. All of our staff are college graduates; two are licensed early childhood educators through the VT DOE. LSYC also participates in the state's UPK program, offering free preschool hours for all 3-4-year-olds.