Job Information
Holland Bloorview Swim Instructor & Lifeguard in Toronto, Ontario
Swim Instructor & Lifeguard
Category Recreation and Arts
Req Number REC-24-00017
Open Date 10/9/2024
Number of Openings 1
Department Aquatics
Work type Temporary Part-time
Salary band LFG ($21.12/hr) / INSTR ($25.02/hr)
FTE 0.1
Posting Close Date None Specified
Description
Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.
Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada. Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and opportunities for ongoing learning and professional growth.
The Position:
Holland Bloorview is looking for enthusiastic, experienced, and dedicated Swim Instructors and Lifeguards to join our team. As a Swim Instructor and Lifeguard, you will support Holland Bloorview's vision of creating the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families by teaching water safety skills to children, youth and adults who do and don't have disabilities in a fully integrated setting. You will also provide leadership and supervision for our non-instructional and recreational aquatics program.
Why join our team?
Working in a fun environment making a positive impact in your community
Competitive hourly wage, starting at $25.02 per hour for swim instructors
Warm pool with small class sizes
Paid training and in-house discounted re-certifications
Gain experience working in pediatric rehabilitation setting in a hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto
Employee referral bonus program incentive of $200 per successful referral
Access to employee discount programs including discounts at major retailers and major attractions
On-site gym and access to staff lead sports and activities including yoga, swimming, dragon boating, and more
Key Responsibilities:
As a Lifeguard, you will be responsible for:
Monitoring instructional and recreational swimming activities, including patrolling the pool deck and scanning the water, as well as monitoring patrons and volunteers to ensure a safe swim environment
Carrying an aid at all times, performing emergency rescues to the standard of your certifications, responding to patron inquiries, resolving problems, and performing associated public education duties
Setting up the pool deck prior to your shift & cleaning the deck following your shift
Attendance at all scheduled staff training
Recording all hours worked
Keeping all awards current
Performing other duties as assigned
A successful candidate for the position of Lifeguard must also be a certified Swimming Instructor
As a Swimming Instructor, you will be responsible for the items mentioned in the Lifeguard position (above), in addition to:
Instructing assigned aquatic programs to standard
Responding to parent and participant questions promptly, courteously and thoroughly
Committing to teach the entire session of lessons
Providing your supervisor with a detailed lesson plan for each class
Writing, proofing and correcting report cards for all of your lesson participants
A successful candidate for the position of Swimming Instructor must also be a certified Lifeguard
Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
As a Swimming Instructor & Lifeguard, the minimum qualifications are:
Minimum 18 years of age
Previous experience teaching swimming lessons (min. 1 year)
Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor
Standard First Aid with CPR Level C
National Lifeguard
Successful candidates will be required to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check
Compensation:
Instructor rate: $25.02./hour and 4% pay in lieu of vacation and relevant statutory holiday pay
Lifeguard rate: $21.12/hour and 4% pay in lieu of vacation and relevant statutory holiday pay
About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/
To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk
Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.
This position is currently accepting applications.