Swim Instructor

Pellea Inc. d.b.a. Pellea Fitness - Toronto, Ontario Canada

Season(s):
Spring/Summer/Winter/Fall

Title:
Swim Instructors (Fitness/Wellness Teachers)

Summary:
Here is a question to determine what your interests in Pellea Fitness might be:
1) Do you want to capitalize on providing swimming content and/or session(s)? Can you ensure swimmers, trainees, etc. of different abilities reach their potential? Are you committed, hardworking and passionate about swimming, training, etc. Do you want to build professional relationships and are from within the City of Toronto?

Position(s):
Number(s); 1+

Type:
Independent Contractor

Status:
Casual

**Salary**:
Paid

Level:
Entry, Mid, Senior

Compensation:
$40 - $100 per hour

Hours:
4- 36 hrs, 36 - 72 hrs

Time:
5 am - 11 pm

Shifts:
5 am -11 am, 11 pm - 5 pm and/or 5 pm - 11 pm

Schedule:
One, Two or More Shifts

Duration:
On Going

Dates:
Start; ASAP

End; TBD

(Excluding Holidays)

Availability:
Monday - Sunday

5 am -11 am, 11 pm - 5 pm and/or 5 pm -11pm

Conditions:
Negotiable

**Location**:
City of Toronto, Comfortable Commuting

Qualifications:

- Exceptional swim instructor.

Insurance:

- All swim instructors must be insured.

**Responsibilities**:

- Put in place a safety strategy when monitoring clients/customers. Ensure they’re safe in a fun environment during activities.
- Coordinate activities to support our mission. Ensure a safe and legal environment. Promote excellent client/customer service and help cultivate a strong brand image.
- Put in place a quality control strategy. Coordinate with all stakeholders and ensure its effectiveness. Provide superior quality client/customer service with the help of various communication tools.
- Review all client/customer progress progressions with the activities. Liaise with us where required.
- Service clients/customers track and respond to complaints and inappropriate behaviour. Escalate when necessary.
- Review technique guidelines located in manuals. Adapt methods where appropriate. Ensure they are up to date.
- Produce reports relevant to clients/customer progressions. Highlight any issues and outcomes.
- Track effective benchmarks for measuring client/customer progression. Analyze reviews. Report on the effectiveness of quality control policy.
- Give clients/customers feedback and insights on the progress gained from activities.
- Track all industry, company, and facility information and news to expect potential issues.

Tools:

- Must have swim instruction, personal training etc. materials.
- Must have a computer, smartphone, tablet, other equipment and software.
- Must have access to swim equipment.
- Must have access to video, sound, tripod, editing, other equipment and software.

**Language**:

- English

**Education**:

- Must have a high school or equal.
- Must have formal or informal education in swimming

**Experience**:

- At least 1+ years of practical experience.
- Proficient in your skills.

**Requirements**:

- Excellent technical, problem-solving, problem-preventing, and creative-thinking skills and abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and abilities to understand clients’/customers’ needs.
- Can focus on and multitask a variety of different activities at a time.
- An open-minded individual that can customize activities and create and deliver manual content.
- Positive enthusiastic, reliable, energetic, punctual, hardworking and willing to learn.
- Proven organizational skills to plan and work without compromising qualities.
- Self-motivated self-starter with the ability to work and deliver results.
- Approachable and professional demeanour established trusting relationships with clients/customers.
- Ability to create own schedule, meet-tight deadlines while working with us.
- Takes initiative and identifies areas for improvement and recommends solutions.

**Benefits**:

- Provide opportunities for you to have a flexible work schedule.
- Provide opportunities for you to set your prices as we take 10%, Stripe takes 4% and you get 86% of it.
- Provide opportunities for you to keep your client/customer base as a merchant.
- Provide opportunities for you to grow your client/customer base as a merchant.

Application:
Next Steps:
Follow ups:
Please note this is not available for telecommuting.

Pellea Fitness values diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer. Pellea Fitness commits to providing a barrier-free pathway. If you need accommodation because of a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please let us know.

**Job Types**: Casual, Freelance

**Salary**: $40.00-$100.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Secondary School (required)

**Experience**:

- Swimming: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Certified Swim Instructor (