DescriptionAbout Asphalt Green
Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives and builds community through sports, fitness, and play for all.
Each year, Asphalt Green serves thousands of New Yorkers through sports, aquatics, fitness, camps, and community programs that promote health, personal growth, and lifelong participation in physical activity. Across three campuses and numerous community partnerships, Asphalt Green is committed to providing high-quality programs that are inclusive, accessible, and rooted in excellence.
Asphalt Green believes that access to movement, sport, and wellness can change lives. Our work helps young people develop confidence, resilience, leadership skills, and healthy habits that extend far beyond the playing field.
About the Role
Asphalt Green is seeking experienced Part-Time Swim Instructors to join the Aquatics team at our Battery Park City location.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys teaching, working with people, and helping children and adults build confidence in the water. Swim Instructors introduce participants to the joys of swimming while supporting skill development, water safety, and a positive learning experience.
All instructors are trained in Asphalt Green’s curriculum and teaching methodology. Asphalt Green offers competitive pay, flexible schedules, free access to our pools and fitness centers, and opportunities for growth within the Aquatics Department.
Why This Role Matters
Swimming is an essential life skill. Strong swim instruction helps participants build confidence, improve safety, and develop comfort in and around the water.
As a Swim Instructor, you will help create a safe, encouraging, and engaging learning environment for children and adults of different ages, skill levels, and comfort levels. Your work directly supports Asphalt Green’s mission to increase access to high-quality sports, fitness, and play opportunities for all.
What You’ll Do
Swim Instruction and Participant Support
Safety and Program Quality
Communication and Teamwork
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role means participants feel safe, supported, encouraged, and excited to learn.
A successful Swim Instructor will:
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Build positive relationships with children, adults, families, supervisors, and team members.
Who You’ll Work With
Swim Instructors work closely with Aquatics leadership, swim instructors, program staff, participants, families, and other Asphalt Green team members.
This role may also interact with members, guests, and other staff at the Battery Park City campus.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications
You’ll need:
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Previous experience teaching swim lessons, coaching swimming, or swimming competitively at the club, high school, or college level.
Preferred Qualifications
It would be helpful if you also have:
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Experience in aquatics, recreation, fitness, youth programming, camp, coaching, or customer-facing environments.
Schedule and Work Environment
This is a part-time, in-person role at Asphalt Green’s Battery Park City location.
Schedules are based on Aquatics program needs and instructor availability. All instructors must be able to work one weekend day, either Saturday or Sunday.
The work environment includes indoor pool settings, locker room areas, Aquatics program spaces, and other areas of the Battery Park City campus. Swim Instructors should be comfortable working in and around water and supporting participants in an active pool environment.
Physical Requirements
This role may require the ability to:
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Stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, and move throughout pool and program areas.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
