About this role
Position Overview We are seeking a reliable, responsible individual to serve as a Long-Term Substitute Male Locker Room Supervisor for our upcoming Safety Around Water Program during the 2026/27 school year. This role is essential to ensuring a safe, orderly, and supportive environment for students as they transition between water safety instruction and locker room facilities during the school day. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide active supervision in the male locker room before, during, and after scheduled swim sessions.
• Ensure student safety, maintain discipline, and enforce program rules and facility guidelines.
• Assist students with time management during changing transitions to keep sessions running on schedule.
• Maintain a respectful, positive, and secure atmosphere for all youth participants.
• Promptly report any safety concerns, student incidents, or facility issues to classroom teachers.
Qualifications & Requirements
• Teaching experience preferred; retired teachers are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Ability to manage groups of children effectively with patience and clear communication.
• Strong commitment to child safety and positive youth development.
• Ability to pass a background check and complete required child protection training.
• Due to the physical environment and student privacy considerations, this position specifically requires a male supervisor.
Schedule & Compensation
• Hours: Part-time hours aligned with the Safety Around Water Program schedule (specific daily shifts provided upon interview) - Monday, Wednesday, Friday during school day (September 21, 2026 through March 5, 2027)
• Duration: Temporary / Long-Term Substitute status for the duration of the current program session.
• Location: Grand Traverse West YMCA
Physical and Mental Requirements
• Must report regularly and consistently to the assigned pool facility and locker room.
• Maintain strict punctuality to ensure required adult supervision is always present before students arrive.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move actively about the locker room setting to maintain clear sightlines and active supervision of students.
• Ability to safely navigate warm, humid, and potentially wet or slippery tile floor conditions.
• Ability to listen attentively and communicate clearly, orally and in writing, with students, school staff, aquatic instructors, and facility directors.
• Ability to rapidly recognize safety hazards, active policy violations, or behavioral issues and formulate immediate, appropriate responses.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and conflict-resolution skills to manage student behavior and maintain an orderly environment.
• Ability to work effectively, calmly, and decisively in high-noise, fast-paced, high-activity, or potentially stressful situations.
• Occasionally lift or move items weighing up to 20 lbs, such as swim gear, bin supplies, lost-and-found items, or bench equipment.
• Ability to travel to designated district pool or facility locations as assigned.
Environmental Conditions
• This is an active, physical assignment set in a public pool locker room environment.
• The environment regularly features high humidity, warm temperatures, echoes, high noise levels from groups of students, and damp or slippery flooring.
Work Schedules
• Must be available to report during the school year consistent with the Safety Around Water Program's specific daily schedule. Arrival times require prompt presence prior to student bus arrival.
Background Checks
• The individual selected for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check fingerprinting process, and all district-required child safety/protection training prior to beginning work.