Swim Instructor Community Sites

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.

Current Program Locations

This role may support swim instruction at one or more Asphalt Green community partner locations including:

• George Washington High School - Washington Heights NY

• Lehman College - Bronx NY

• BronxWorks -Bronx NY

• College of Staten Island -Staten Island NY

• Asphalt Green Upper East Side New York NY

• Asphalt Green River East New York NY

About the Role

Asphalt Green is seeking enthusiastic reliable and safety-focused Swim Instructors to support swim programming at community partner sites in the NYC area.

Swim Instructors help children build confidence in the water develop swimming skills learn water safety and experience the joy of movement in a safe and supportive environment.

Selected candidates will begin paid training during the summer to prepare for fall programming. Training may include shadowing experienced swim instructors hands-on instructor training learning Asphalt Greens swim curriculum and teaching methodology and preparing to lead classes independently when the fall season begins.

All instructors are trained in Asphalt Greens curriculum and teaching approach. Asphalt Green offers competitive pay flexible schedules free health club membership mentorship and opportunities for advancement 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 a lifelong comfort in and around the water.

As a Swim Instructor you will help create a positive encouraging and safe learning environment for children of different ages and skill 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 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 site 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 at community partner sites.

Training

Selected candidates will begin paid training in preparation for programming.

Training may include:

• Shadowing experienced swim instructors.

• Participating in hands-on instructor training.

• Learning Asphalt Greens teaching methods and swim curriculum.

• Practicing lesson delivery class management and safety procedures.

• Preparing to lead swim classes independently when the fall season begins.

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 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 at community partner sites.

Who Youll Work With

Swim Instructors work closely with Aquatics leadership swim instructors program staff participants families and community partner site staff.

This role may also interact with school staff community organization staff and other Asphalt Green team members involved in program delivery.

Required Qualifications

All offers of employment with Asphalt Greens Wave Makers NYC programs are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and clearance from the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) Personnel Eligibility Tracking System (PETS).

Youll need:

• Swimming skills.

• Ability to work with children in a safe positive and encouraging way.

• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.

• 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 participate in paid summer training before fall programming begins.

• 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 swim coaching lifeguarding or competitive swimming experience.

• CPR/AED and First Aid certifications.

• Lifeguard certification or Water Safety Instructor certification.

• Experience working with children of different ages skill levels and comfort levels in the water.

• I am interested in sports fitness aquatics youth development community programs or nonprofit work.

• Bilingual or multilingual language skills.

Schedule and Work Environment

This is a part-time in-person role supporting swim programming at Asphalt Green community partner sites.

Selected candidates will begin paid training to prepare for programming. Schedules will be based on program needs site schedules and instructor availability.

This role may require travel to community partner sites throughout the New York City area. Location assignments may vary based on program needs and availability.

The work environment includes indoor pool settings locker room areas community partner sites and other program spaces. Swim Instructors should be comfortable working in and around water and supporting children in a pool environment.

Physical Requirements

This role may require the ability to:

• Stand walk bend reach kneel and move throughout pool and program areas.

• 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.