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Title: Senior Program Instructors – Aquatics
Reports to: Program Coordinators
Status: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Variety Village, Scarborough, ON

Who we are:
Located in southwestern Scarborough, Variety Village is an inclusive, adaptive and family-friendly facility serving more than 30,000 individuals each year. With approximately one-half of its members with a disability, Variety Village has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the lives of adults and children with disabilities and their families. Variety is seeking an enthusiastic, goal-driven individual to join the team responsible for ensuring a positive and safe experience for our members.

Variety Village Can Offer You:

• A competitive salary that has guaranteed hours.
• Comprehensive benefits plan.
• Free membership and access to the facility.
• Gain experience working in an immersive integrated program with various ages and abilities.
• Have opportunities for leadership roles and responsibilities.
• A positive, supportive work environment and opportunities to increase your work experience and job knowledge.

Summary:
Variety Village is currently seeking full-time Senior Aquatic Instructors for our programs and facility supervision. The instructor will assist the coordinators in providing support to the swim-instructors by overseeing and assisting them while they are instructing. They will also be provided with opportunities to educate, strengthen, and grow the in-water programs offered in the facility as well as the overall aquatics team.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that the facility is following policies, expectations and guidelines for the following:
• Facilitating active programming, to promote inclusion and well-being.
• Ensuring a safe and stimulating environment for program participants.
• Promoting active living opportunities and participation for people with disabilities.
• Understanding and following emergency protocols, procedures, and policies established by Variety Village.
• Responding and providing treatment to emergencies as required.
• Actively working in and/or supervising various parts of the facility.
• Overseeing the part-time staff as needed by the following:
• Assisting in finding coverage if/as needed.
• Supporting and coaching the staff if/as needed.
• Ensuring that all administrative duties of the part-time staff are completed during the session.
• Ensuring that all staff hold qualifications and are currently valid to work.
• Assisting with equipment maintenance and inventory by:
• Regularly checking and ensuring equipment is in working order.
• Completing monthly pool inspections, equipment inspections, etc.
• Maintaining administration tasks for program and facility records.
• Completing administrative duties as required.
• Coaching, evaluating and reporting staff to Coordinators if/as necessary.
• Attending and participating in staff meetings and training as required by the facility, including seasonal staff in-service.
• Includes demonstrating mandatory NL physicals and related skills.
• Handling other duties as assigned.

• Post-secondary education in Recreation / Leisure, Sports Administration, Physical Education a strong asset.
• Current and valid National Lifeguard – Pool, Swim Instructor and Standard First Aid with CPR-C Certifications.
• Airway management, Lifesaving and First Aid Instructor Certification, and/or Crisis Prevention & Intervention training a strong asset.
• Minimum of two years working in aquatic programming as a swim instructor and lifeguard.
• Minimum of one year working in community and recreation programming.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills.
• Strong customer service and public communication.
• Dependable, reliable and punctual.
• Able to adapt activities and programming for people with disabilities.
• Must have strong decision-making, problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently as an effective employee.
• Able to take and follow directions given by supervisors on items needing to be completed for programming.
• Participating in company training that includes Health & Safety, AODA, CPI and Plan to Protect.
• Participating in Variety’s Orientation program and adhere to established organizational policies and protocols.

To apply, kindly submit your resume along with a letter to application, and a copy of your qualifications to the email address below by March 10, 2025.  Applicants should be prepared to participate in a multi-step interview process. The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal record check.

humanresources@varietyvillage.on.ca

Please note that requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the requirements outlined in the job posting.  Applicants should make their requirements known when contacted.  Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted, but we take this opportunity to sincerely thank all who applied for their interest.