Swim Instructor - ll Community Center

Position: Swim Instructor - Lovell Community Center
Location: Lovell

Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation is an accredited, gold medal award-winning agency with over 45 full-time professionals and over 300 seasonal and part-time staff who provide the Lee's Summit community with dozens of quality recreational opportunities. EOE Employment at LSPR guarantees the opportunity to learn communication and organizational skills, professionalism, and civic responsibility while building outstanding personal and work relationships.$15.15/hourly    Responsible for conducting group and private swimming lessons, establishing aquatic skill development, and promoting good water safety habits.###

** Principal Duties and Responsibilities
*** Plans, coordinates and manages group and private swim lessons in accordance with established standards and guidelines; conducts classes according to established schedule and ensures classes are timely and complete, with all materials covered each session.
* Assists in the development and preparation of lesson plans for various levels of swim lessons.
* Demonstrate appropriate skills to participants.
* Organizes class environment to enhance individual and group performance and minimize distractions.
* Ensures teaching and practice areas are in a safe condition, free of hazards, to ensure safety and health of participants.
* Interact with participants and parents/guardians to ensure a satisfactory patron experience and to address areas of concern or need for additional instruction or attention.
* Enforces facility rules and regulations; takes appropriate action in the event of patron incidents.
* Prepares and maintains appropriate reports as assigned, including swim certificates at completion of lessons.
* Maintains safety by following LSPR guidelines, policies and procedures.
* Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and mandatory in-service training sessions as scheduled.
* Ensures enforcement of rules and regulations of LSPR.
* Performs all other related duties as assigned.
** The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar or related to the position.**### ###
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* Minimum Qualifications:

*** Must be at least 15 years of age; and
* Must possess valid American Red Cross lifeguard certification (available through LSPR after hire); and,
* Must possess valid Basic first aid, CPR and AED certification (available through LSPR after hire).###
** Necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

*** Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Ability to communicate with patrons, co-workers, and management/supervisors, professionally and respectfully.
* Ability to maintain self-control and composure and set a professional example for the staff and participants.
* Ability to foster a comfortable learning environment that encourages participants to meet course objectives.
* Ability to adapt teaching approach to the level of experience, ability and culture of participants in order to foster success in achieving course objectives.
* Ability to use corrective feedback to evaluate participant progress and correct deficiencies.
* Ability to understand, analyze and implement ideas and concepts.
* Skills in providing exceptional patron service.
* Ability to exhibit qualities of maturity, cooperation, and good public image, maintaining self-control and composure.
* Ability to accept direction from Management staff.
* Ability to relate to the needs of staff and participants.
* Ability to demonstrate skills of rescue and first aid techniques.###
** Principal Working Relationships
*** Works with Head Lifeguard, Aquatics Supervisor, Aquatics Manager and Superintendent of Recreation to gain overall guidance and direction in the conduct of duties.
* Interact with patrons to provide quality services and experiences.
* Interact with other Lifeguards and the Head Lifeguard to provide quality patron experience.
* Interact with departmental personnel to provide quality services and to satisfy operational needs.
* Interact with patrons and LSPR employees to foster open communication and a positive attitude.
** Physical…