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Part-Time Swim Instructor at Foss Swim School
Available Openings: 1
Industry: Parks & Recreation
Youth Friendly
Pay Type: Hourly
Compensation: $19.50
Education Level: N/A

At Foss Swim School (FOSS), Swim Teachers do more than teach swimming — they help students build confidence and lifelong water safety skills. With paid training and ongoing support, we’ll help you build the skills to succeed in the water.

Responsibilities

  • Teach swim lessons for 1–4 students using the FOSS Swim Path curriculum.
  • Create a safe, engaging learning environment where students build confidence and lifelong water safety skills.
  • Build positive relationships with students, families, and teammates through clear communication and collaboration.
  • Adapt lessons to individual student needs while maintaining a safe learning environment.
  • Work in and around a warm, humid indoor swimming pool environment with water temperatures up to 91 degrees.
  • Participate in water-based training and instruction, including putting your face in the water, floating, going underwater, and demonstrating skills within the FOSS Swim Path® curriculum.
  • Demonstrate basic swim strokes, including freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.
  • Safely move throughout the pool and remain active in water up to 4 feet deep while teaching, supervising students, and responding to safety situations.
  • Effectively monitor students, communicate with students, families, and teammates, and respond appropriately in a busy aquatic environment.
  • Read and comprehend written and digital training materials and use a computer to complete online training courses, videos, reading assignments, and assessments.
  • Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, stooping, and other movements required to teach and assist students.
  • Work safely around pool chemicals, industrial equipment, and other supplies commonly found in an aquatic facility. 

Qualifications

  • Bring a positive, reliable, and professional attitude to every lesson.
  • Enjoy working with children and helping others succeed.
  • Be 18+ years old, able to lift up to 50 pounds, and comfortable working in a warm indoor pool.

Foss Swim School

Phone 651-646-7946
1166 University Avenue W
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
US
Transit: On the Green Line