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Volunteer Swim Instructor

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ORGANIZATION: Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation

Overview: Volunteer Swim Instructors play a vital role in delivering the Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation’s mission by providing life-saving swim lessons to children. This position works directly with students and their families to ensure a positive, safe, and impactful learning environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide high quality swim lessons (private 1:1 and group, both water safety and stroke technique) to students of all ages at varying skill levels, emphasizing water safety and foundational swimming skills.Provide a high level of customer service with excellent service, empathy, enthusiasm, compassion, pride, and attention to detail.
  • Keep detailed notes on student lessons and progress level/type of lessons actively participating in.
  • Maintain a safe, vigilant environment, ensuring all students are supervised and water safety rules are enforced.
  • Adapt instruction to meet the unique needs of each student, particularly those requiring additional support.
  • Collaborate with parents during Assisted Group Swim Lessons to maintain a 1:1 student-to-instructor ratio for enhanced safety.
  • Set up and clean up class equipment before and after each shift.
  • Maintain high-level of communication with direct supervisor through debriefs and direct contact when support is needed or something needs to be addressed (see something, say something).
  • To maintain consistency in one’s own schedule and attendance and commit to a consistent schedule for 6+ months at a time, ensuring customer retention.
  • Communicates strongly with all members of the Foundation team, making sure to ensure closed loop communication with all communications via a number of modalities, including Slack, and ensures vital information is being passed to the right people in a timely manner.
  • Support the Foundation’s mission to prevent childhood drowning and foster a love for swimming.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Passion for water safety and teaching.
  • Strong swimming skills and knowledge of basic water safety.
  • Previous teaching or coaching experience is a plus.
  • Ability to work with children of various ages and skill levels.
  • Ability to work with adults.
  • CPR/First Aid/AED Certified (preferably BLS Certification).

Time Commitment: Minimum of 4 hours per week once training is complete.

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About Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation

Location:

3318 Valley View Ave, Norco, CA 92860, US

Mission Statement

To eradicate childhood drowning by providing high-quality water safety programs that foster the proper knowledge of water safety and the 8 Basic Water Safety Skills so children can save themselves independently in case they are ever in a water emergency.

Description

Established in 2015 by CEO Tenaya Goldsmith, Big Kahuna Swim Academy traces its origins to a tragic event in 2005 when Goldsmith's classmate, Arturo Rodriguez, drowned. This spurred Goldsmith to become a swim instructor, culminating in the academy's launch in 2015. In 2020, the Childhood Drowning Prevention Foundation was founded, absorbing Big Kahuna Swim Academy as its Swim Program. With a mission to eradicate childhood drowning, they've delivered 25,494 swim lessons, imparting the 8 Basic Water Safety Skills. Operating four pivotal programs, including Swim Program, Swim Lesson Scholarship, Volunteer Program, and Outreach Program, they reach 700 lessons monthly in Norco and Riverside. Committed to raising awareness and combating the leading cause of death in children under 5, their focus revolves around immediate and sustained action.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Emergency & Safety
Sports & Recreation
Children & Youth, Emergency & Safety, Sports & Recreation

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

2808 Broken Lance DriveNorco, CA 92860

(33.93218,-117.57458)
 

SKILLS

  • Sports Coaching
  • Child Care
  • Child Development
  • Adult Education
  • Physical Education
  • Special Needs

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 13
  • Orientation or Training
  • Once training is complete, a minimum of 4 hours per week is required for this position.
  • Must know how to swim, get BLS Certified (unless you already have your CPR/First Aid/AED certification), must be willing to commit to volunteering for the Foundation for a minimum of 6 months-1 year (if not longer, if you'd like).

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