Serving over 20,000 active youth, adult, and family members, the West Branch of the Treasure Valley Family YMCA helps members lead a healthier, happier life. Facility amenities and features include six fitness studios, three racquetball courts, full-court basketball gym, youth activity center, climbing wall, 50-meter swimming pool, and training pool.

The Aquatics Support - Swim Lessons employee assists with aquatics duties as assigned and completes training to apply for a Swim Instructor upon meeting job requirements for that position.

Responsibilities:

• Greets and engages participants at assigned program areas.
• Assists with check-in procedures and distribution of written communication to participants as assigned.
• Support Swim Instructor with on deck tasks as assigned.
• Participate in the Aquatics Leaders Club, including curriculum for Swim Instructor and/or Lifeguard Development.
• Participate and complete assigned training (Start Day Trainings, YASA, BLS, BFS, eLearning’s, YASA Certification).

Qualifications:

• Age – Must be 15 years of age or older.
• Must be able to differentiate between colors (Red, yellow, blue and green).
• This position is a temporary position, learning skills to transition to a lifeguard or swim instructor position.
• Must be able to engage others in conversations and make all people feel welcome.
• Ability to respond calmly and quickly to safety and emergency situations.
• Must have good interpersonal and communications skills and be sensitive, adaptable, professional, and articulate when dealing with others.

Schedule:

This is a part time position averaging 3 hours weekly. As an Aquatics Support in Swim Lessons, you will need to arrive at 3:45pm to set up for lessons. The first swim lesson starts at 4pm, and you will be at the desk to answer questions and check swimmers in. Lessons end at 6:50pm, and at that point the swim instructor aide will clean up after lessons. The swim instructor aide will be a resource for the instructors if they need any additional assistance.

Welcoming and Inclusion:

At the Y, we welcome everyone whose behavior adheres to our core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. We advance our cause by building a stronger and more equitable community where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow, thrive, and reach their full potential with dignity. The Y is a force for building bridges among all people–regardless of ability, age, birthplace, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, race, or sexual orientation. The Y is for all.

How to Apply:

External candidates must complete an online application. If you have any questions regarding the position please visit our website at www.ymcatvidaho.org or contact jobs@ymcatvidaho.org. All current YMCA staff must apply through their UKG account, and updated resume and cover letter is recommended. Previous YMCA staff may email their updated resume and cover letter to jobs@ymcatvidaho.org with the name of the job they are applying for in the subject line or apply through their existing UKG account.