The Swim Instructor provides skill-based swim and water safety instruction to people of all ages. Maintains constant supervision of students to ensure safety. Creates positive, nurturing relationships with students and builds cooperative relationships with parents and caregivers. Promotes and supports the potential of all students in program. Facilitates peer-to-peer connections as part of the overall program experience. Plans and implements program activities that are culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate, and consistent with YMCA values Adheres to program standards, including safety and cleanliness standards, and ensures consistency with evidence-based practices. Salary Range: Up to $16.00 per hour Department: Aquatics Employment Type: Part-time Days/Hours: Tuesday/ Thursday afternoons/ evenings and Saturday /Sunday mornings. Experience/Education/Certification Requirements: Must enforce policies, rules and regulations of the AquaticCenter. Responsible for all shifts assigned. Required to attend all in-service trainings. Respond to patrons as appropriate or redirect them to a supervisor/manager. Report any suspected child abuse to a supervisor […]

This person is responsible for leading a lane or small group of the YMCA (MYST) Swim Team. Duties include developing practices, running structured safe workouts, and staying within the principles and practices of MYST and the McGaw YMCA. Salary Range: Up to $16.00 per hour Department: Aquatics Employment Type: Part-time Days/Hours: Afternoons/Evenings/Weekends Experience/Education/Certification Requirements: Must have knowledge of Competitive Swim Skills. To apply, send resume to: [email protected] All McGaw YMCA employees are required to support the YMCA’s commitment to child abuse prevention. The YMCA enforces its policies and practices to prevent child abuse. The McGaw YMCA will not tolerate the mistreatment or abuse of youth in its programs. All reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior with youth or an allegation of abuse will be taken seriously. Because of our concern for the welfare of children, the McGaw YMCA has developed standards, guidelines, and training to aid in the detection and prevention

The assistant teacher is responsible for the care and education of a group of children as a part of a teaching team. The assistant teacher works with the classroom team to plan, implement, as well as conduct age-appropriate activities in accordance with specified program standards that may include, DCFS, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC), Early Childhood Environment Scale (ECERS), Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), and McGaw YMCA operational policies. This position requires active participation with other members of the teaching team, and parents to assess and address the needs of individual children and ensure that the child’s and family’s needs are supported. Salary Range: $15.00- $16.50 hourly Department: Children’s Center Employment Type: Full-time Days/Hours: Monday – Friday, 7- or 8-hour days. Experience/Education/Certification Requirements: Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, or equivalent subject from an accredited institution preferred. CDA accepted and high school diploma required. One to