Job Description
Overview Aquatics Trainer The Health & Safety Trainer will lead community members and staff in safety trainings and courses. This position is responsible for administrative duties and communication relating to designated safety trainings.
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Schedule:
Tuesdays + Thursdays 4pm
Responsibilities - Train course participants on aquatic procedures and policies
- Train course participants on member focused certification courses
- Follow trainer guidelines and deliver class components as established by the YMCA of San
- Diego County and YUSA as established
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with staff and members through proactive outreach
- Maintain and organize participant rosters and paperwork
- File and submit certification paperwork for training participants
- Follow Aquatic Trainer Guidelines to ensure completion of administrative work and trainings
- Ensure availability and prepare training room and pool space prior to class start, establish training coverage when needed
- Prepare equipment, paperwork and program guides prior to class start
- Communicate with training participants on status and progress of their performance
- Ensure online registrations and payment confirmation of program participants
- Set up auditory and visual technology to set up presentations and group work
- Under direction of the program director, accountable for leading and creating in-service trainings
- Escalate concerns or issues to director as appropriate
- Tracks blended learning options to ensure all prerequisites for certification trainings are met prior to attending in-person sessions
- Promote the YMCA in a positive manner and keep member service as the primary objective at all times
- Visual and auditory ability to respond to critical incidents and the physical ability to act in an emergency situation
- Attention to detail
- Ability to speak to small and large groups
- Ability to adjust to trainees learning styles
- Ability to observe participants and provide corrective feedback
- Organizational skills
- Approachable, charismatic demeanor
- Effective communication
- Time management skills
- Other duties as assigned needs to be included to all roles
Qualifications - Must meet minimum age required for certifications below
- 2 years of experience in an aquatics environment teaching swim lessons or lifeguarding
- Experience co-facilitating Aquatic Trainings
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Current Basic Lifeguarding Certification and must be from one of the following certifying organizations:
- American Red Cross, American Heart Association or American Safety & Health Institute.
- Current O2 certification and must be from one of the following certifying organizations: American Red Cross, American Heart Association or American Safety & Health Institute
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification and must be from one of the following certifying organizations: American Red Cross, American Heart Association or American Safety & Health Institute
- One of the following Certifications is required, additional Certification(s) dependent trainings
performed:
- Current YMCA or Red Cross Lifeguard Certification (must crossover to YMCA within 6 months)
- Current YMCA Swim Lesson (YSL) Certification or American Red Cross WSI Certification (must obtain YSL within 6 months)
YMCA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the YMCA is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Ordinance by visiting the San Diego County Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement.
Pay Range USD $20.50 - USD $23.63 /Hr.
Job Tags
Traineeship, Work at office