Posted August 23, 2026
Part Time Swim Instructor
Chicago Blue Dolphins
Chicago, IL, US
Full Time
17.95USD per hour
Job Description
Job Description
Benefits:
Do you have a passion for the water, teaching, and the sport of swimming? Apply your great people skills to a career as a part-time swim instructor. Make a big impact on the lives of children and adults by promoting water safety, teaching a life skill, and steering them down a path of fitness and enjoyment. You'll learn to apply world-class technology and teaching methods at Chicago Blue Dolphins to break through fear, doubt, and frustration and achieve better results that you ever thought possible. This is a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace.
This position is a part-time position (15-25 hours per week) with a mix between coaching time in the water, office/administrative tasks, and deck and cleaning support. Whether in the pool or in the office, this job is all about great customer service. You must be reliable, punctual, have a strong work ethic, and good verbal communication skills. We offer paid training to help you learn our system and approach.
This job will require afternoon/evening and weekend shifts. We will only consider applicants who can work:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Wellness resources
Do you have a passion for the water, teaching, and the sport of swimming? Apply your great people skills to a career as a part-time swim instructor. Make a big impact on the lives of children and adults by promoting water safety, teaching a life skill, and steering them down a path of fitness and enjoyment. You'll learn to apply world-class technology and teaching methods at Chicago Blue Dolphins to break through fear, doubt, and frustration and achieve better results that you ever thought possible. This is a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace.
This position is a part-time position (15-25 hours per week) with a mix between coaching time in the water, office/administrative tasks, and deck and cleaning support. Whether in the pool or in the office, this job is all about great customer service. You must be reliable, punctual, have a strong work ethic, and good verbal communication skills. We offer paid training to help you learn our system and approach.
This job will require afternoon/evening and weekend shifts. We will only consider applicants who can work:
- At least one 8-hour shift on a weekend day
- At least one 8-hour shift (12pm to close) on a weekday between Monday and Thursday
- Other shorter shifts in the evening to fill out the 15-25 hours per week
- You get to work with kids and adults, teaching a life skill that could be life saving
- It's a fun, creative, flip flop friendly environment
- Every day is different with new chances to make a difference
- Make sure everyone is safe.
- Love and respect students while teaching them to swim.
- Be a team player who is who is consistently dependable and reliable.
- Complete required training and be a continual learner.
- Follow our curriculum with a focus on the needs, abilities and comfort of each student.
- Smile and have fun during your entire shift.
- Provide administrative and reception support in our office
- Provide deck management and cleaning support
- Caring and compassion for children and adults
- Ability to work in the water for periods of up to 5 hours
- Strong communication skills
- Great attitude and willingness to be coached
- Basic swimming competency in the four competitive swim strokes
- The ability to focus in a fast-paced environment
- The ability to commit to at least 1 year of employment, afternoons and weekends required
- Fun team atmosphere
- Competitive pay
- Sick Days
- Mental Wellness, Financial, and Legal Services
- Employee discounts/swim lessons
