Careers

YWCA is Hiring Aquatics Swim Instructors
Hiring 2-4 Individuals.
Rate $9-$12 per hour.

Position Description: Leads group, private, and semi-private swim lessons to all ages and ability levels. Creates a fun and inviting learning environment to ensure a positive member experience. Builds positive relationships with participants and continually recommends classes based on skill levels.

• Organizes and leads swimming lessons.
• Greets, acknowledges, engages, and interacts with participants at all times.
• Creates an educational, safe and inviting experience for all participants.
• Initiates, develops, and maintains positive relationships with participants and participants families.
• Responds to member questions regarding YWCA’s programs, policies and procedures.
• Accurately and promptly responds to participant questions, comments, and concerns.
• Provides a safe, clean, and organized pool area.
• Complies with all facility safety rules.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and actions through a display of courtesy, sensitivity, and professionalism to participants and guests.
• The duties in this job description represent the major functions but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be an advocate for the mission, values and goals of the YWCA Tulsa.
• Work effectively with all employees and members of all races, religions, sexes, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; and without regard to disability status, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran, or socio-economic background.
• Openness to approaching conflict in a positive and proactive manner with the goals of finding solutions, producing change, and bringing together opposing parties.
• Work schedule includes, but not limited to: early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Maintains current American Red Cross Water Safety Certification.
• Ability to swim the major strokes of Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to handle and resolve conflicts in a professional, tactful manner and enforce YWCA Tulsa policies and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task and learn quickly.
• Ability to acknowledge difficult situations and respond accordingly
• Ability to work in a team environment or to act independently.

Education/Experience:

• Hold or obtain current American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certification
• Maintain current American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certification.
• Swimming experience preferred
• Customer service experience preferred
• Bilingual preferred

Physical Demands – Essential Functions:  The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.  The employee will work in a fitness center facility with a pool area which has an air temperature of 80 degrees and the water is 86 degrees.  The employee must be able to lift at least 50 pounds and pass a swim stroke performance exam per American Red Cross WSI requirements.

• The noise level in the work environment varies from moderate to loud.
• Hearing, as in listening to normal conversations, including one-on-one conversations, discussions in meetings, and/or telephone conversations includes 2/3 of time in hearing.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); and Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, are required.
• Position requires sitting or standing to a significant degree (sitting 1/3 of the time; standing 2/3 of the time).   Use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of time.  Reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, may be required under 2/3 of the time.
• Will routinely lift, carry, and otherwise move and position objects weighing at least 25 lbs.

YWCA Lifeguard

Now Hiring Part-time
Shifts morning to later afternoon

Position Description: Maintains safe swimming conditions in the pool area and the facility. Creates a safe and positive environment that promotes member safety, engagement and customer service.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties:

• Monitor activities in and around the water through member surveillance.
• Enforcing facility rules and regulations and educating members about them.
• Administer first aid and CPR, use an AED in an emergency and, if trained, administer emergency oxygen when necessary.
• Work as a team with other lifeguards, facility staff, and management.
• Demonstrate positive attitude and actions through a display of courtesy, sensitivity, and professionalism to internal and external customers.
• Ensure all proper chemical and temperature readings are taken as scheduled and properly logged.
• Maintain program attendance log.
• Adjust pool temperature and chemicals to proper levels so as to maintain a safe and healthy environment for the clients, if trained to do so.
• Report any and all maintenance problems to the supervisor promptly.
• Document and report all accidents and ensure appropriate documentation is turned into supervisor immediately. Report all incidents to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Be on time, focused, professional, and appropriately dressed for assignment.
• Ensure a safe, clean, and organized pool environment for all swimmers at all times.The duties in this job description represent the major functions but are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Required Qualifications

• Must be an advocate for the mission, values and goals of the YWCA Tulsa.
• Work effectively with all employees and clients of all races, religions, sexes, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; and without regard to disability status, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran, or socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Work on skills that can help communicate her/his point to an audience belonging to a completely different identity and/or background.  These differences can be identity-based, geographical, ethical, political, or historical.
• Openness to approaching conflict in a positive and proactive manner with the goals of finding solutions, producing change, and bringing together opposing parties.
• Strong commitment to learning, growth, and continuous improvement.
• Good interpersonal skills to act in a tactful and sensitive manner to members.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and use good judgment.
• Ability to work in a team environment or to act independently.
• Ability to perform water rescue skills, CPR and First Aid procedures in emergency situations.
• Maintain current American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification.
• Maintain current American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certification.

Education/Experience:

• Experience working as a lifeguard, teaching swim lessons and performing pool management, or any equivalent demonstration of training or experience.
• Hold or obtain current American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification.
• Be able to pass Pre-qualification skills as scheduled. Customer service experience helpful.

Physical Demands/Essential Functions: The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The employee will work in a fitness center facility with a pool area which has an air temperature of 80 degrees and the water is 86 degrees.  The employee must be able to lift at least 50 pounds and pass American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification requirements.

• The noise level in the work environment varies from moderate to loud.
• Hearing, as in listening to normal conversations, including one-on-one conversations, discussions in meetings, and/or telephone conversations, and answering phones for organization includes 2/3 of time in hearing.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); and Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, are required.
• Position requires sitting or standing to a significant degree (sitting 2/3 of the time; standing 1/3 of the time).   Use hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of time.  Reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, may be required under 2/3 of the time.
• Will occasionally lift, carry, and otherwise move and position objects weighing at least 20 to 25 lbs. with infrequent requirements to lift at least 50 pounds.

Position Description:  

The Community Relations Coordinator will report directly to the Director of Community Engagement, and be responsible for implementing YWCA Tulsa’s action plans related to community engagement, outreach, and volunteer coordination. This role will help manage community engagement initiatives across the city of Tulsa and be instrumental in galvanizing and increasing YWCA Tulsa’s volunteer opportunities for community members and students. 

The Community Relations Coordinator will increase the capacity of YWCA Tulsa to create more opportunities for women, BIPOC and other marginalized groups. This will include but not limited to managing mentors for minority youth and engaging current clients, and identifying opportunities across all programs for tangible engagement. 

Principal Responsibilities and Duties: 

Community Engagement  

Coordinate and provide support for community engagement efforts 

Manage event planning logistics for community engagement activities  

Work with each department to identify ways to provide additional internal and  external community engagement opportunities 

Outreach 

Support organization wide communications  

Collaborate with manager, internal team, clients to implement communications strategy and develop marketing content  

Assist with community communication initiatives 

Volunteer Management  

Create/monitor best method for tacking volunteer sign-ups 

Track from initial volunteer application to completion of volunteer hours  

Work with program staff to assess volunteer needs and establish methods of engaging volunteers with those programs 

Manage volunteer engagement with programs  

Establish a volunteer ambassador program 

Lead volunteer trainings  

Connect volunteers to interested program area(s)  

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.   

 

Required Qualifications: 

Education/Experience: 

Required Qualifications: 

• Be an advocate for the mission, values and goals of the YWCA Tulsa. 

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred 
• High School diploma and three years of progressively responsible administrative/office management experience, or equivalent combination of training and experience. 

• Proficient IT skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, and use of various databases. Intermediate knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

• Highly organized, attention to detail, effective time management skills, strong follow through.  Ability to lead projects, multi-task and work with minimal supervision, and consistently meet deadlines. 

• High level of professionalism and confidentiality while remaining flexible, proactive, and resourceful in meeting the daily responsibilities of the position.  

• Strong customer service skills, interpersonal skills and team player.  Presents a positive attitude, flexibility and adaptability in our fast-paced environment.  

• Ability to analyze complex problems and identify practical and creative solutions. Be able to gather information, make decisions in a timely manner, and communicate findings in most efficient manner. 

• Works effectively with all employees and members of all races, religions, sexes, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; and without regard to disability status, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran.? 

• Works on skills that can help communicate his/her point to an audience belonging to a completely different identity and/or background.  These differences can be identity-based, geographical, ethical, political, or historical.  ?  

• Openness to engaging conflict in a positive and proactive manner with the goals of finding solutions, producing change, and bringing together opposing parties.? 

• Strong commitment to learning, growth and continuous improvement. 
• Must demonstrate YWCA Tulsa Core Values: Inclusion, Empowerment, Respect, Excellence, and Boldness 

Education/Experience: 

• Computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, social media, and databases required. Project management software helpful.

Interested candidates may apply, by submitting the YWCA Tulsa online application in addition to their resume and cover letter sharing your credentials, work experience, volunteer experience to Ebony Easiley, Director of Community Engagement, at eeasiley@ywcatulsa.org. Applications accepted through Feb 12.