Swim Teacher – SwimWest Swim School – Madison, WI

Our SwimWest Swim Teachers are just like you. They’re professionals, school teachers, parents, retirees, students…you name it. They all have one thing in common – they are dedicated to teaching everyone to live in a world without drowning.

SwimWest is looking for more amazing people to join our team to help keep up with our rising enrollment! We have many shifts open for enthusiastic, confident and compassionate people who have a heart for serving others and want to work with kids and adults to change their lives!

If you love kids, love the water, and love being in an energetic environment, SwimWest Swim School is always looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our teaching staff! Our instructors are the heart of our company, bring our brand to life and what makes our families have an amazing experience in our company.

Benefits:

• Excellent Pay
• Flexible hours
• Valuable work experience
• Future job character reference
• Management training opportunities

Required Qualifications:

• At least 15 years of age
• Extremely outgoing, friendly, happy, and gracious
• Caring and compassion for children
• Ability to work in the water for 5 hours
• Willingness to be coached
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of all swimming strokes
• Able to work weekday evenings and/or weekends

Desired Qualifications:

• Aquatic and teaching-related work experience
• Child development knowledge

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide swim instruction following the SwimWest Curriculum.
• Focusing on children’s happiness, well-being, and progression in each swim level.
• The ability to work a consistent schedule once your own classes have been assigned.
• Enforces safety rules and regulations to prevent accidents.
• Makes rescues and administers first aid when necessary.
• Acts as SwimWest “ambassador” to ensure parental satisfaction.
• Uses creative thinking skills to identify and resolve challenges with students.
• Reports accidents and incidents to management.
• Performs light cleaning duties.
• Attend required/mandatory workshops and in-service training outside of regular working hours.

Starting wage is negotiable with prior experience. This is a part-time position with possibilities to become full time. If you progress to full time, we offer paid vacation, health insurance, short term disability, and a Simple IRA retirement plan.

Come Join Us Today!

A diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is a vital part of SwimWest Swim School’s culture. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work. Join us today and help us teach the world to swim.