Summer Swim Director

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Swim Director for our Head-Royce School Summer Programs (Heads Up and HRS Summer Program). In this role, you will create a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where students can develop their swimming skills. You will be responsible for planning and supervising swim lessons, managing aquatics programs, and ensuring the overall safety of swimmers. The Swim Director will also lead a team of staff, provide emergency response when necessary, and ensure that all lessons align with program goals.

A deep understanding of aquatic safety, effective instruction and training is essential for success in this role.

$39 - $43 an hour

To be successful in this position, candidates must hold a current lifeguard certification and have experience working with elementary to middle school students in an aquatic setting. Previous experience supervising youth and young adults is required, with school-based or camp experience highly preferred. Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills are essential, particularly in creating a safe and engaging aquatic environment while coordinating with staff, students, and families.

The physical demands of this position include the ability to stand for extended periods, actively monitor students in and around the pool, and respond quickly to emergencies. Candidates should be comfortable demonstrating swimming techniques, assisting students in the water, and maintaining a high level of attentiveness throughout swim sessions. CPR, First Aid, and water safety certification are required.

Located on a 22-acre campus in Oakland, California, Head-Royce School (HRS) is a pre‑eminent, co‑educational, independent, K‑12 day school with a 138‑year history. Our mission is to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity. We deliver on our mission by living our values:

• Students First
  :
  We prioritize student learning, development, and well‑being.
• Academic Excellence
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  We pursue knowledge and assess our learning to better ourselves and our community.
• Diversity
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  We embrace our different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences and identities to expand and enrich what we can learn and do together.
• Belonging
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  We create the conditions in which everyone thrives and brings their authentic selves.
• Civic Engagement
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  We connect students to the local community and beyond to enhance their academic experiences and foster genuine engagement.

Head‑Royce enrolls approximately 920 students in the three separate divisions—Lower, Middle and Upper—and provides a dynamic, whole‑child education to every student. We envision a future where education unlocks the promise and purpose of every student to better the world.

HRS is unable to provide immigration sponsor ships such as H1B Visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo both Livescan background check and TB screening as part of the hiring process. Employment is also contingent upon successful completion of background checks and compliance with California SB 848
, which requires prior educational institution employers to disclose credible complaints, substantiated investigations, or discipline involving egregious misconduct.

Head‑Royce provides equal employment opportunities on the basis of merit, fitness, qualifications, and experience. The school’s commitment to equal employment opportunity extends to all job applicants and employees and to all aspects of employment. Head‑Royce makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breastfeeding), reproductive health decision‑making, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, citizenship, military or veteran status, age, or other categories defined by state law, federal law or local ordinance.

Head‑Royce prohibits discrimination or harassment based on these classifications. Discrimination and harassment based on a perception that anyone is in any of these protected…