Swim Instructor

• Like being around water?
• Teach our patrons the essential skills about swimming

We are now looking for Swimming instructors to come join the team at our Kendall Centre, you will come with a passion for the water and an ability to teach essential skills about swimming. You should have availability to work between the hours of 4:00pm - 8:00pm Monday - Friday and 8:00am - 1:00pm Saturday and Sunday.

About your new role

Our Swimming Instructors are a happy bunch, every day they are teaching young people the essential skill of swimming. They love seeing those big wide smiles each day, as the children splash around having fun, while gaining confidence and becoming safe in and around the water.

All our team have the following qualities in common:

• Passion
• Enthusiasm
• Love the water
• Enjoy working with children

In addition to the satisfaction of teaching children swimming and water safety, we offer:

• Supportive team environment
• Discounted access to some of our services across the Y
• Flexible hours
• Career pathways in the aquatics field

To be successful in this role, you will have or be willing to obtain:

• Current CPR
• Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety License

No qualifications? Let us know and we can help you!

Recreation

Our Recreation Team is a close-knit community of energetic people-people, with a passion for staying active and helping others. From our Duty Managers and Customer Service Officers, to our Instructors and Coordinators, the team are responsible for transforming our 24 Recreation Centres into warm, inclusive and safe spaces – providing access to health, fitness and recreation opportunities for those who need it most. As part of The Y family, you’ll be responsible for the care and wellbeing of vulnerable and underprivileged young people, always acting with integrity and respect to provide fun and meaningful experiences, safely. We’ll reward you with perks like flexible hours and free facility membership, and support you to build valuable people, leadership and life skills – all while you make a difference to your community.

Who What Y?

The Y NSW is a profit-for-purpose organisation focused on healthy living, social impact and empowering young people. We operate 24 recreation centres, 53 out-of-school-hours care services, and two camping locations which employ 1,500 staff across NSW –  and fund our diverse range of enriching community programs.

We believe in building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities and cultures, including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, to apply.

Commitment to Safeguarding

 
At the Y, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe, at the Y, in their families and in their communities. As such, we embed Safeguarding into everything that we do to make sure Children and Young People are kept at the front of our minds in all our programs and services. We also ensure that all our candidates are appropriately screened to make sure that the right people are in the right roles to keep our children and young people safe. 

To learn more about our Commitment to Safeguarding Statement and our screening processes, click here.