Water Safety Instructor/Lifeguard

MVP Sports Clubs | Water Safety Instructor | Holland

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About The Company

MVP Sports Clubs is a sports facility development and management company with 6 facilities operating in West Michigan. We provide corporate service support in the areas of finance, marketing/communications, information systems, human resources, property management and operational development including sales, fitness, and operations. MVP Sports Clubs represents quality and success in health and recreation in all facets of the community. Simply put, we are a company passionate about exercise and sharing this with our communities!

Why MVP Sports Clubs

At MVP Sports Clubs, we are built around our values of professionalism, friendliness, efficiency, cleanliness, and teamwork! We believe in creating a welcoming, engaging, and fun environment for employees. To foster this type of environment, we provide employees with a full range of benefits.

• Our part-time employees have athletic club access for team member and any spouses and dependents, discounts on memberships for additional family members, member rates for participation in services/programs, and a 25% off retail, food, and beverage discount.
• In addition to the benefits listed above, our full-time employees also have health, dental, vision, and life insurance, long/short-term disability, paid maternity and paternity leave, PTO, and 401k participation available after completing one year of service.

About The Position

The Water Safety Instructor plans and instructs American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim classes and water safety courses. This position is a part of our Aquatics Department reporting to the Aquatics Manager.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the safety of learn-to-swim students by following facility policy and state codes.
• Recognize and responds effectively to emergencies as defined in Emergency Action Plan.
• Enforce all aquatic facility policies, rules, and regulations.
• Teach swim lessons according to American Red Cross LTS guidelines and requirements
• Prepares class area in advance, neatly maintains aquatics areas during lessons, and puts away equipment, supplies, and skills checklist after the lesson.
• Adapts teaching approach to match the experience and abilities of the students and develops effective strategies to help them meet the course objectives. Follows all Standard Operating Procedures for lessons.
• Effectively communicate student and parents’ concerns, comments, and questions to the supervisor or Manager on Duty.
• Supervises participants while they are practicing course skills and provides timely, positive, and corrective feedback as they learn.
• Evaluates participants as they perform skills, focusing on critical performance steps as described in the course outlines, and communicates progress to the students and/or parents.
• Completes and maintains records and reports by taking attendance and recording daily report cards.
• Communicates and assists in participant registration and promotion of American Red Cross Aquatics programs.
• Promote group swim lessons and other aquatics programs.
• As required, work Lifeguard shifts at the discretion of the Aquatics Manager.
• Attend and participate in regular Service Game training sessions as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain a neat and professional appearance, by wearing the MVP Sports Clubs uniform (see uniform matrix) and name badge.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or 16 years of age.
• First Aid/CPR Training. In the event a team member is hired without CPR or First certifications, they will be required to attend MVP Sports Clubs in-house training to obtain this.
• Current American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.
• Excellent teaching skills.
• Ability to supervise groups of people, including children, both visually and audibly to ensure safety, facility rules and health standards.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends, and mornings.
• Physical Requirements: Bend, stoop, crouch, climb, stand, sit, and turn/pivot; Lift/lower, push, pull, and carry up to 40 lbs; perform office tasks using simple hand grasping, fine hand manipulation and reach associated with assigned tasks such as paperwork, typing, and/or word processing, filing, calculating and use of telephone; See, hear, and speak with sufficient capability to perform assigned tasks and maintain proper job safety conditions.