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Swim Lesson & American Red Cross Student Lead

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508261
Division/Organization: Recreation & Wellbeing
Department: Club & Community Programs
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Nicholas Recreation Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $17.50 per hour
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Healthcare and Health Sciences, Customer Service, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation, Honoring Context and Culture

Department Overview:

 Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well.

As one of the largest student employers at UW, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer.

We believe we’re more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be part of it! Visit recwell.wisc.edu for more information.

Anticipated Start Date:

 March 10, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Upon graduation

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 4 hours Maximum: 8 hours

Schedule:

 2-3 shifts per week. Flexible scheduling based on class schedule and other activities.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $17.50 per hour

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 • Preferred certification as an American Red Cross Instructor, or the ability to obtain certification upon hiring
• Experience with teaching youth swim lessons or American Red Cross Instruction
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of different instruction styles or experience training employees

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Personnel management (Instructors, in services, evaluations)
• Excellent communication (Participants, Parents, Co-workers, Supervisors)
• Organizational skills (Daily operations, weekly operations, personnel management)

Position Summary/Job Duties:

• Recruit and engage future employees and participants
• Evaluate and evolve program curriculum
• Oversee youth swim program and American Red Cross operations
• Collaborate with Swim Lead to ensure program quality
• Ensure proper enforcement of program and facility policies and procedures
• Submit and reconcile student payroll
• Schedule, evaluate, and supervise student employees
• Schedule and reconcile private lessons
• Communicate and interact with youth, adult participants, and staff
• Participate in onboarding and youth safety training
• Create weekly/monthly check-ins with the Community Programs team
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands:

Must be able to operate within an office setting with or without accommodations.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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