Part Time Swim Instructor BPC

About Asphalt Green

Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives and builds community through sports fitness and play for all.

Each year Asphalt Green serves thousands of New Yorkers through sports aquatics fitness camps and community programs that promote health personal growth and lifelong participation in physical activity. Across three campuses and numerous community partnerships Asphalt Green is committed to providing high-quality programs that are inclusive accessible and rooted in excellence.

Asphalt Green believes that access to movement sport and wellness can change lives. Our work helps young people develop confidence resilience leadership skills and healthy habits that extend far beyond the playing field.

About the Role

Asphalt Green is seeking experienced Part-Time Swim Instructors to join the Aquatics team at our Battery Park City location.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys teaching working with people and helping children and adults build confidence in the water. Swim Instructors introduce participants to the joys of swimming while supporting skill development water safety and a positive learning experience.

All instructors are trained in Asphalt Greens curriculum and teaching methodology. Asphalt Green offers competitive pay flexible schedules free access to our pools and fitness centers and opportunities for growth within the Aquatics Department.

Why This Role Matters

Swimming is an essential life skill. Strong swim instruction helps participants build confidence improve safety and develop comfort in and around the water.

As a Swim Instructor you will help create a safe encouraging and engaging learning environment for children and adults of different ages skill levels and comfort levels. Your work directly supports Asphalt Greens mission to increase access to high-quality sports fitness and play opportunities for all.

What Youll Do

Swim Instruction and Participant Support

• Teach swim lessons to children and adults of varying ages and skill levels.

• Help participants build confidence water safety awareness and swimming ability.

• Follow Asphalt Greens swim curriculum lesson plans and teaching methodology.

• Create a safe positive inclusive and engaging learning environment.

• Adjust instruction to support different comfort levels abilities and learning needs.

• Encourage participation effort skill development and a positive relationship with the water.

Safety and Program Quality

• Maintain safety standards at all times during swim lessons and program activities.

• Follow all Aquatics Department procedures pool rules and supervision expectations.

• Monitor participants closely and respond appropriately to safety concerns.

• Communicate concerns incidents participant needs or program updates to supervisors.

• Support a clean organized and professional pool environment.

Communication and Teamwork

• Communicate professionally with supervisors families participants and fellow instructors.

• Work collaboratively with Aquatics staff and other Asphalt Green team members.

• Arrive on time and prepared for assigned shifts trainings and classes.

• Participate in training coaching feedback and staff development opportunities.

• Represent Asphalt Green in a positive and professional manner.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means participants feel safe supported encouraged and excited to learn.

A successful Swim Instructor will:

• Teach lessons that are safe engaging and aligned with Asphalt Greens curriculum.

• Build positive relationships with children adults families supervisors and team members.

• Help participants gain confidence improve swimming skills and understand water safety.

• Arrive on time prepared and ready to support assigned classes.

• Communicate clearly and professionally.

• Respond well to training feedback and coaching.

• Contribute to a positive fun and high-quality Aquatics environment.

• Represent Asphalt Greens mission and values.

Who Youll Work With

Swim Instructors work closely with Aquatics leadership swim instructors program staff participants families and other Asphalt Green team members.

This role may also interact with members guests and other staff at the Battery Park City campus.

Required Qualifications

Youll need:

• Previous experience teaching swim lessons coaching swimming or swimming competitively at the club high school or college level.
• Ability to work one weekend day either Saturday or Sunday.
• Strong swimming skills.
• Ability to teach children and adults in a safe positive and encouraging way.
• Reliability punctuality and professionalism.
• Ability to follow curriculum safety procedures and supervisor direction.
• Ability to communicate clearly with supervisors families participants and team members.
• Comfort working in a pool environment.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

It would be helpful if you also have:

• Previous swim instruction experience.
• Previous swim coaching experience.
• Lifeguard certification.
• CPR/AED and First Aid certification.
• Water Safety Instructor certification.
• Experience working with children adults families or participants of different swim levels.
• Experience in aquatics recreation fitness youth programming camp coaching or customer-facing environments.
• Bilingual or multilingual language skills.

Schedule and Work Environment

This is a part-time in-person role at Asphalt Greens Battery Park City location.

Schedules are based on Aquatics program needs and instructor availability. All instructors must be able to work one weekend day either Saturday or Sunday.

The work environment includes indoor pool settings locker room areas Aquatics program spaces and other areas of the Battery Park City campus. Swim Instructors should be comfortable working in and around water and supporting participants in an active pool environment.

Physical Requirements

This role may require the ability to:

• Stand walk bend reach kneel and move throughout pool and program areas.
• Enter and exit the pool as needed.
• Demonstrate swimming skills and swim techniques.
• Support participants in the water as needed.
• Communicate clearly in a loud or active pool environment.
• Remain alert and attentive during swim lessons and program activities.
• Lift carry move or organize light pool equipment and instructional materials.
• Work in a warm humid and wet pool environment.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.