Summer Coordinator - Special Education - Swim Summer Program - 2027

Summer Coordinator - Special Education - Swim Summer Program - 2027 JobID: 37428 Position Type: Specialized Schools /Programs/Summer SchoolDate Posted: 10/13/2026Location: Claymont Elementary SchoolDate Available: 06/21/2026 Closing Date: 10/20/2026District: Brandywine School District Additional Information: Show/HidePosition Title:Summer Coordinator â Special Education - Swim - Summer ProgramsSchool/Department:Educational Services DepartmentJob Location:Claymont ElementarySupervisory Position:NoFLSA Status:Non-ExemptTerms of Employment:Casual/Seasonal â Summer 2027. Inservice days: 6/21/2027 and 6/22/2027. Student date range: 6/23/2027â7/29/2027. Close out day: 7/30/2027. Daily work hours and site assignments will be determined by program needs.Benefits Type:N/AReports To:Director of Special Education and Support ServicesSalary:$22/hourTo Apply:Click "Apply" designated near the Job ID on the main employment web page for complete application instructions.Staff Hours:Elementary and Secondary Entitlement at Claymont: 7:30 a.m.â3:00 p.m.Hours apply to student program days. Inservice and close out day hours: 8:00 a.m.â3:00 p.m.Summer Program Locations:Elementary Entitlement: Grades Kâ5; Claymont Elementary.Secondary Entitlement and ESY: Grades 6â12; Claymont Elementary.Job Goal: Coordinate the summer swim program at assigned aquatic facilities ensuring the safety of children and adults.Job Qualifications:1. High school diploma or equivalent required2. Lifeguard certification required.3. CPR training certificate required.4. Experience teaching children and young adult swim lessons, preferred.5. Experience working with special needs children, preferred.6. Ability to determine swimming level of participants7. Strong organizational and management skills essential.8. Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential Essential Functions:1. Coordinate and manage lifeguard and swim instructors' schedules.2. Collaborate with summer building coordinators in developing class swim schedules.3. Distribute and keep on file signed permission slips for summer school students.4. Manage communication swim schedules with staff.5. Manage the swim deck including assigning staff to specific locations (pool, swim deck, lifeguard stand, outdoor water activities, etc).6. Educate instructors and lifeguards on how to work with special needs children inside and outside of the pool.7. Manage swim lessons including grouping students by ability to ensure safety.8. Ensure chemical balances are at acceptable levels.9. Coordinate alternative activities on days the pool is not accessible.10. Oversee swim program to make sure that safety procedures, guidelines, and policies are followed.11. Warn students and adults of unsafe activities and enforce water safety policies and pool regulations.12. Provide first aid in the event of injury, rescue swimmers in danger or distress, and administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or artificial respiration, if necessary.13. Assess conditions for safety and develop an action plan for aquatics emergency.14. Inspect pool equipment, facilities, and water to make sure they are usable and safe.15. Oversee and assist in cleaning equipment and facilities.16. Open and close the pool daily according to established hours of operation.17. Instruct classes in fundamentals of swimming.18. Develop, set up, and implement lesson plans.19. Teach beginning skills needed for swimmers; examples: flips, kicks, body rolls, floating, breath control, and basic swim strokes.20. Educate swimmers on basic water safety.21. Use a range of activities to improve water confidence.22. Define and set lesson goals and objectives for individual swimmers23. Ensure the pool or training area is clean, well-maintained, and free of hazards24. Other duties as assigned.Other Responsibilities:Performs related work as required. (NOTE: The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to that position.Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to the finger(s), handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, use fingers to type and/or write; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral and depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 50 pounds. If lifting in excess of this weight is necessary, the assistance of a second person is required. The physical demands of this position will also include the ability of the individual to perform all of the essential functions and related responsibilities of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.Work Environment: This position normally performs the majority of work in a school building or work office environment.Brandywine School District Employee Responsibilities:All employees of the Brandywine School District are expected as a requirement of their specific job function to1. Represent one's self and the District in a positive and professional manner consistent with a personal commitment to fulfilling the District's mission statement and core values while displaying service and involvement, creativity and innovation, dignity and respect, personal and professional integrity, and a duty to safeguard sensitive or confidential information from intentional or unintentional disclosure.2. Interact and work cooperatively with students, parents, staff and the district community in a timely and courteous manner.3. Maintain current working knowledge of policies and regulations necessary to answer work-related and general information questions.4. Achieve and maintain professional standards required and/or desirable for professional accreditation in the chosen profession.5. Participate in school/departmental activities, meetings, and/or committees to advance District initiatives and to foster personal input and professional teamwork and to assist the District in achieving the goals of the strategic plan.6. Abide by all Federal and State laws, Board policies and District regulations.7. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor(s).Note: The District has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.