Part-Time
Swim Instructor
at
Foss Swim School
Available Openings: 1
Posted Date: September 14, 2026
Industry: Parks & Recreation
Youth Friendly
Pay Type: Hourly
Compensation: $19.50
Education Level: N/A
Description
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
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104
US
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