Job Description

Job Location: Clark County Family YMCA - Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Position Type: Part TimeEducation
Level: Not Specified
Salary Range: $12.50 - $12.50 Hourly

Job Shift: Any
Job Category: Aquatics and SwimmingAs the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job—we offer a career with purpose, growth, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact.
This position supervises and actively participates in daily group swim lessons, as well as private and adaptive swim instruction. The role is designed to model professionalism and positive leadership for aquatic staff while fostering a safe, inclusive, and character-building learning environment.
In addition to frontline instruction, this position assists the Aquatics Director with managing swim lesson schedules, maintaining instructor certifications, and ensuring quality, consistency, and progression across swim lesson levels. The role also includes outbound communication with parents and guardians, providing updates on participant progress and addressing questions or concerns as needed.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Uphold and promote the mission and values of the YMCA
- Maintain all required certifications and training
- Take full responsibility for scheduled work hours, including following established substitute procedures and covering shifts when necessary
- Adhere to weekly work schedule requirements as established by the Aquatics Director
- Work special events as assigned
- Manage and coordinate swim instructor staff schedules
- Assist the Sr. Aquatics Director in planning and conducting monthly in-service trainings
- Assist the Sr. Aquatics Director in conducting regular audits and evaluations of swim instructors
- Assist with staff onboarding and training
- Obtain at least one trainer-level certification within the first six months of employment
- Maintain inventory of pool supplies and notify the Sr. Aquatics Director when items need to be ordered
- Attend all required staff meetings and trainings
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QualificationsPOSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Team-oriented with a strong personal commitment to the YMCA mission and Character Development values
- People-centered and service-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Current swim lesson instructor and lifeguard certifications (or ability to obtain)
- Availability to work 2–3 evenings per week and Saturday mornings
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to successfully pass and maintain lifeguard certification requirements
- Ability to remain alert and attentive for extended periods
- Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods of time
- Adequate hearing ability to recognize noises and distress signals
- Clear vision with the ability to continuously scan all areas of the pool
- Ability to perform strenuous physical tasks necessary for water rescues
- Ability to communicate verbally, including projecting voice across distances in both normal and emergency situations
- Ability to work in a wet and humid environment and be exposed to chlorine
- Exposure to indoor and/or outdoor aquatic environments
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Work in a high-noise environment
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The YMCA of Greater Louisville is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.