As a swim instructor, you’ll be in 90-degree water teaching swim lessons to children ages four months to 12 years old. Parents trust you to teach their children this life-saving skill with patience, energy, and enthusiasm.
Successful employees at Goldfish:
- Love working with children and are committed to providing extraordinary results to every child who comes to our facility
- Are team players who are comfortable receiving feedback to become better swim instructors
- Are professional, punctual, and accountable.
If you think you can see yourself as a member of the Goldfish family, then check out the job description below!
When you join Goldfish Swim School, you can expect a warm and welcoming environment. You don't have to have a swim background to be a great swim instructor. We provide all training, gear, and certifications and are committed to training, educating, and supporting our people with integrity, compassion, and trust.
Benefits:
- Paid training
- Opportunity for promotions
- Flexible hours - work as little as one shift per week (4 hours) - we will work around your schedule
- No late nights - afternoon shifts end at 7 pm
- Increased social opportunities
Requirements:
- Ability to work with children
- Must be 15 years old
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills
- Must pass background examinations (included with training)
- Must be able to be in the water consistently for a minimum of a three-hour shift in a warm and humid environment
Duties:
- Provides swim instruction based on the Goldfish Swim School curriculum
- Enforces safety rules and regulations to prevent accidents
- Evaluates student's progress, and complete required paperwork in a timely manner
- Interacts professionally with parents/guardians after each swim lesson on the activities and development of students’ swim skills
- Uses problem-solving and creative thinking skills to identify and resolve challenges that students encounter
- Assists with setting up the pool before lessons and cleaning up after lessons including proper storage of all pool equipment and lane lines
- Attend required/mandatory workshops and in-service training outside of regular working hours
Education/Experience:
- No experience is necessary. This is a great first job and part-time job for teenagers in high school and/or college students.
- Experience as a certified lifeguard, youth sports instructor/coach, camp counselor, and/or childcare provider a plus!
- Lifeguard, CPR/AED, and First Aid certification will be required. For those not certified, Goldfish Swim School provides certification courses in our facility which all employees are required to complete within 3 months of employment.
Tropical Vibes & Impacting Lives!
You feel it the moment you walk in. There’s more than vibrant colors, a tropical theme and happy children. There’s something different, something extraordinary. Something truly GOLDEN. It’s passion. Not just a passion for kids or a passion for swimming…it’s a special passion for changing – even saving – lives, by being a part of kids learning to swim.
When you work at Goldfish, you're not just an employee. You're a part of something bigger. You're making an impact; a splash in the lives of the children in your community. You're an integral part of a team, working together to move forward a mission. You’re also making waves in your future, learning life lessons in and out of the pool through mentorship, leadership and passion. At Goldfish, it’s more than a job - it’s an endless pool of possibilities, opportunities and life-changing moments!
Making Waves with Passion, Purpose & Core Values!
At Goldfish, our core values are at the heart of everything we do, and behind every decision that we make. To us, these values are more than just words - they're embraced with purpose in our everyday lives, and what allows us to make a splash in our community, and in the lives of our members and our team!
We go above and beyond with every detail to create a GOLDEN Experience!
We believe in nurturing a culture that provides WOW! Customer Service
We do the right things, make the right decisions and treat people with Integrity • Compassion • Trust
We meet and exceed expectations so you see Extraordinary Results
We make a big deal about life’s accomplishments by remembering to Celebrate!
Each Goldfish Swim School is an independently owned and operated franchise. The respective Franchisee is the employer at each Goldfish Swim School location. Each franchisee can set their own wages, benefit programs and terms and conditions of employment, which may vary at each Goldfish Swim School location.