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Aquatics Instructor (Part Time)

Salary

$17.21 - $22.17 Hourly

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Job Type

Part-Time Hourly

Job Number

02062025

Department

Parks & Recreation

Opening Date

02/06/2025

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

The Position

Carlsbad - The Community:

This nearly 40 square mile city is ideally situated in north San Diego County with an approximate population of 115,000. It offers a great climate, beautiful beaches, lagoons, and abundant natural open space. World-class resorts, family attractions, well-planned neighborhoods, a diverse business sector, and a charming village atmosphere combine to create the ideal California experience.

The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

The Department:

You will join a nationally accredited agency (one of only five agencies in the State of California) by the Commission for the Accreditation of Parks & Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) amongst a team dedicated to upholding the department's mission to promote community health and wellness while building a diverse culture that embraces change and continuous improvement.

Position:

The Aquatics Instructor is a part-time year-round position. Under the supervision of the Aquatic Supervisor and/or Recreation Supervisor, the person in this position will organize, lead and teach specialized aquatic activities and do related work as required.

*Part-time employee cannot exceed 1,000 total hours worked within one fiscal year.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct American Red Cross swimming lessons ranging from Parent/Child Aquatics to Learn to Swim Level Six

• Promote participation, provide information on available programs and enforce required safety rules and regulations

• Rescue persons in distress and render first aid

• Assist in conducting special events and maintenance and operation of aquatic facilities

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles and techniques of teaching swim lessons to all ages

• Knowledge of lifeguarding techniques, first aid, and other aquatic instruction

• Must possess a current certificate in American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

Ability to:

• Interact and be patient and professional with the public

• Ability to follow class guidelines and exercises, enforce required safety rules and regulations

• Serve as an ambassador to the Parks and Recreation Department, as well as the City of Carlsbad

Experience & Education

• Must possess a current certificate in American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

• Three months of experience as a swim instructor is preferred

Physical/Mental Requirements:

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, squat, stoop, reach,

• Lift 25lbs

• exposure to outdoors; ability to travel to different sites and locations.

If you do not have the required qualifications and experience, please consider attending the City of Carlsbad's Water Safety Instructor Course! Upcoming classes, cost, and details at: www.carlsbadconnect.org.

For questions regarding certification, training, or qualifying experience, please contact the following Parks and Recreation Aquatics Staff:

• Nathan Baker: Nathan.Baker@carlsbadca.gov (Tracy.Stayton@carlsbadca.gov; Nathan.Baker@carlsbadca.gov; Timothy.Kane@carlsbadca.gov?subject=Certificate%20%2F%20Training%20Question)

• Timothy Kane: Timothy.Kane@carlsbadca.gov (Tracy.Stayton@carlsbadca.gov; Nathan.Baker@carlsbadca.gov; Timothy.Kane@carlsbadca.gov?subject=Training%20%2F%20Certificate%20Question)

• Nick Davidson: Nick.Davidson@carlsbadca.gov

• APPLE Savings Plan

• Employee Assistance Program: EAP (https://cityweb.carlsbadca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=24027)

• 40 hours of sick leave per fiscal year (July 1- June 30)

• Eligible to use after the first 90 days of work

Part time positions do not have benefits, and cannot exceed 980 hours in a fiscal year (July 1- June 30).

01

Initial in the box below that you acknowledge "see application" and "see resume" are not valid responses to the questions below.

02

Which of the following certificates do you possess?

• Title 22 First Aid

• CPR/AED

• Lifeguard Training

• EMT

• EMR

• United States Masters Swimming Coach Certificate

• Aquatics Exercise Instructor Certificate

• None of the Above

  03

  Do you have a Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certificate?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Any certificate(s) you claim to have from the previous question MUST be attached to your application. Failure to attach the required documentation will result in an incomplete application. Type your initials in the space below indicating your acknowledgment: (If none type N/A)

  05

  Do you have at least three months of experience as a Swim Instructor?

• Yes

• No

  06

  I have attached (at a minimum) the following current certificate to my application: - American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

Employer

Carlsbad, City of (CA)

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