The posting
Job Title: Swim Instructor
Department: Fitness
Reports to: Aquatics Director
Job Type: Non-exempt
Arch Amenities Group
Wellness-driven. Hospitality-focused.
Arch Amenities Group is the leading provider of amenity management, consulting, and wellness services for commercial real estate, residential communities, and hospitality properties. Formed through the strategic acquisition of top hospitality and wellness-led providers, Arch brings together decades of experience and forward-thinking innovation to deliver unmatched lifestyle and hospitality experiences.
We partner with owners, operators, and developers to transform spas, fitness centers, meeting and event spaces, pools, clubs, and residential amenities into vibrant destinations that foster connection, wellness, and belonging. Our mission is to create spaces where people thrive.
With a North American footprint, a diverse client portfolio, and a highly trained service team, we help properties unlock the full potential of their amenity spaces by improving satisfaction, increasing retention, and driving ROI through thoughtful programming, operational excellence, and seamless service.
The Arch in our name reflects the connections we build between people and spaces, guests and experiences, and teams and technology. Everything we do is designed to create lasting value and measurable impact.
If you're looking to grow with an organization that leads in hospitality, wellness, and lifestyle services, Arch is a place to do what you love and build a career with purpose. Join the team shaping the future of the amenity experience.
Swim Instructor -- Job Description
Job Summary
The Swim Instructor's primary function is to teach children and adults how to swim in a safe, supportive, and engaging environment. The Swim Instructor plans and delivers age-appropriate lessons, evaluates participant progress, and reinforces water safety habits throughout every session, helping members and guests build swimming skills and confidence in the water.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Plan and lead swim lessons for children and adults across a range of skill levels, from beginner water comfort through stroke development
- Assess each participant's swimming ability and adjust instruction to fit their pace and skill level
- Demonstrate proper swimming techniques, strokes, and water safety practices
- Monitor participants closely for safety at all times, enforcing pool rules and safety procedures
- Communicate participant progress to parents, guardians, or adult swimmers, and provide guidance on next steps
- Maintain a positive, patient, and encouraging teaching environment for swimmers of all ages and comfort levels
- Set up and put away lesson equipment (kickboards, noodles, lane lines, etc.)
- Respond to emergencies in the water in accordance with facility protocols
- Keep accurate records of lesson attendance and participant progress
- Collaborate with the aquatics team and management on scheduling, class levels, and program quality
Qualifications (Required)
- Ability to swim proficiently and demonstrate multiple swimming strokes
- Comfortable and confident working in and around water with swimmers of all ages
- Strong communication skills, with patience and the ability to work with children and adults
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work a schedule that may include evenings and weekends
- Must meet the minimum age requirement set by management and facility policy
Recommended (not required)
- A current swim instructor certification is not required but is recommended, including any of the following, or another nationally recognized swim-instructor certification deemed equivalent by management:
- Water Safety Instructor (WSI) certificate, American Red Cross
- YMCA Swim Lessons Instructor certification
- Starfish Aquatics Institute Water Safety Educator/Swim Instructor certification
- USSSA Certified Fundamental Swim Instructor certification
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
- Ability to swim, tread water, and move safely through water for extended periods
- Ability to stand, kneel, and move quickly on wet, potentially slippery pool decks
- Ability to lift or assist swimmers as needed for safety
- Regular exposure to indoor or outdoor pool environments, including sun, heat, humidity, and chlorine
- Ability to hear and respond quickly to verbal instructions and emergency signals in a noisy pool environment
Essential Function
Seldom
Occasionally
Frequently
Stationary Position -- Sitting or Standing
X
Active Position -- Walking, jogging, running
X
Use of hands/fingers -- Operate, Use, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position, Prepare, activate
X
Climb/Balance -- Stairs, ladders, ropes, equipment, beams
X
Stoop/kneel/crouch or crawl -- Position self, move
X
Talk/hear -- communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, exchange information
X
See -- Detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, estimate, assess
X
Carry weight, lift -- Move, transport, position, put, install, remove -- 50 lbs or less
X
Carry weight, lift -- Move, transport, position, put, install, remove -- 50 lbs or more
X
Exposure to -- Exposed, work around, chemicals, odors, smells, noise, indoors or outdoors, heat, cool.
X
DISCLAIMER
The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. Job descriptions typically change over time as requirements and employee skill levels change. Supervisors may revise and/or add duties to reflect these changes. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Arch Amenities Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Arch Amenities Group, LLC is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need accommodation at any point during the interview process.



