Aquatics/swim Team Leader

**Aquatics / Swim Team Leader**

Become a
**part-time or full time Aquatics (swim) Leader **with British Swim School and
**enjoy your job** If you are looking for flexible hours (weekdays and/or weekends) and want to work with a great team, please read further.

Your days will be filled with
**kids splashing, having fun, and plenty of smiles & laughter**. Best of all, your teaching will make a
**real difference in children's lives**.

**About Us**:
**Working at British Swim School (BSS) is so much more than just a job**...it’s an opportunity to leave a legacy that may transform a life. Since opening our doors in 1981, BSS has rapidly grown to be the premier water survival and learn-to-swim school in North America, with 50,000 customers at any given time. Do check out our website.

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**The Position**:
**Job Title**: Aquatics Team Leader

**Reports to**:
**Status**: Part-time, hourly or full-time

**Location: Toronto (around Junction, and Keele/St. Clair/High Park/Roncesvalles/Toronto West/York)**
- Conduct swim classes and Lead and manage Swim Instructors at British Swim School - teach lessons to children and adults to become safe and happy swimmers, regardless of age or ability. Adherence to British Swim School teaching curriculum ensures that each student in our program learns water survival skills and then progresses to propulsion and stroke development in a fun and gentle environment.

**Your Typical Responsibilities**:
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- Engagement with children/swimmers while smiling, singing, and having fun while teaching lessons
- Learning and teaching swimming techniques with an emphasis on survival skills
- Using your training to teach these techniques to all new swim instructors that join our program
- Observing classes and performing coaching reports to ensure proper safety protocols and swim techniques are being followed to British Swim School brand standards
- Conducting monthly in-service meetings and on-going training for the instructor team
- Speaking to parents/customers about their children’s progress
- Conduct classes in a fun and gentle environment, following current teaching methods, policies and safety and emergency procedures as detailed in the British Swim School training manual and as directed by the Aquatics Manager
- Work in an environment where noise levels are usually moderate to high and stand in the water for up to 4 consecutive hours
- Providing feedback to swimmers/parents.
- Supporting the aquatics team by being an active participant in the safety of our swimmers and assisting when needed with swimmers who need help during the lessons.

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**What do we need from you?**

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- Enthusiastic personality
- Highschool completion
- Experience working with children
- Experience in water/Swimming experience: 1-2 years preferred
- Strong communication skills
- An understanding of the importance of sticking to a good structure
- Preference, but not a mandatory requirement for Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid
- You need to be upbeat and ready to enjoy having fun at work

**What can you expect from us?**
- Flexible schedules - shifts between 3 to 5 hours; easy to schedule around other jobs or studies with highly competitive pay.
- Being welcomed into a warm, fun culture with mission-driven managers who give back to the community and their staff.
- The opportunity for growth (hours, role, seniority) in a business with massive expansion opportunities.
- Structured, paid training (including first aid certification as needed).
- You will receive in-depth online and hands on training that will stay with you the rest of your professional career
- Warm pools and small class sizes
- If you are looking for a position with a real purpose - this, is it We're helping save lives every day, and on top of that, you'll be working and having fun. Doesn’t get much better than that

Compensation: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

**Working at British Swim School is so much more than just a job...it’s an opportunity to leave a legacy that may transform a child’s life.**

Since 1981, British Swim School has been offering swimming lessons for babies, children and adults, focusing first on critical water survival skills needed to survive a water accident, then progressing to stroke development and more advanced skills. Dubbed as one of the fastest growing franchises in the U.S., we teach over 13,000 swimming lessons per week using our signature fun and gentle methods.

The British Swim School team is a nationwide franchise system of independent business owners who are dedicated to our mantra of ‘Survival of the Littlest’ for their local families.

**Why join British Swim School?**
- Safe & happy work environment - where else might you get to sing at work?
- Flexible work schedules and hours - making this a great role for students, parents and anyone with a busy lifestyle
- Rewarding job with competitive pay - all while making a true difference in your community