A position at British Swim School is more than just a job, it is an opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact in the lives of your community to ensure “survival of the littlest”.
Are you looking for a job where you can enjoy yourself and make a difference? Do you have experience and/or a passion for being in and around water?! If so, British Swim School would like to meet you!
As our Aquatics Manager, your number one purpose is to assist in creating a fun and professional environment, one that will provide our customers and swimmers with a fantastic learning experience! You will work closely with the franchise owner and our swim instructors to help shape our school’s culture and commitment to running a premier swim program. In addition, you will play a big role in helping recruit new customers to the school and building retention to keep them with us!
To start, this will be a part-time position with a strong possibility of moving to a full-time position as we continue to grow and develop.
In-depth training is provided on the British Swim School aquatics curriculum along with additional training to prepare you for your role!
Compensation and Benefits:
- Competitive pay based on experience and with possible opportunities for bonuses
- Paid training
- Opportunity to make a difference in your community.
The Position:
The Aquatics Manager position with British Swim School is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the aquatics program and customer service interactions. Priorities include ensuring the British Swim School program is delivered according to brand and safety standards, instructor team management, initial and ongoing training, customer conversations as well as teaching lessons when and if necessary. This position will also require due diligence with tracking required certifications for instructors as well as continuing the employee's development and competency and skills. Position has the opportunity to grow into full-time.
Your Typical Responsibilities:
- Teaching the British Swim School program curriculum to children and adults as the Lead Instructor
- Providing the initial training in the BSS swim method and the ongoing development of all our swim teachers
- Evaluating swim instructor performance and creating performance improvement plans as necessary
- Assisting the franchise owner with interviews, hiring, onboarding, and managing employees to maintain a smooth execution of daily aquatics and service operations
- Creation of employee schedules, and pool lesson schedules
What are we looking for?
- An individual with a passion and love of the water who wants to give back to their community and be a part of drowning prevention
- Experience and enjoyment working with children
- Supervisory experience in a similar setting and/or as a veteran
- Lifeguard certification is preferred but if not available or expired, will be provided
- Fluency in English. Additional languages helpful but not required
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 years of customer service and/or management experience.
- Experience in swimming and fitness teaching/management is preferred. A specialist aquatics qualification is desirable, but not required.
- Lifeguard, CPR, First Aid Certifications, may be obtained during training.
- Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification
About Us:
"Here at British Swim School, we are more than just a fun, surface-level swim lesson provider. We strive to make a substantial impact within our communities to combat the tragically high child drowning statistics. We invest in quality team members to teach our lessons with the mindset that we are two schools in one, a survival school first and a learn-to-swim school second. As a result, we can support our mission “to ensure that every person, regardless of age or ability, has the opportunity to become a safe and happy swimmer”.