Summer Coordinator - Special Education - Swim Summer Program - 2027 - REPOST at Brandywine School District in Wilmington, DE

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Position Title: Summer Coordinator – Special Education - Swim - Summer Programs School/Department: Educational Services Department Job Location: Claymont Elementary Supervisory Position: No FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Terms of Employment: Casual/Seasonal – Summer 2027. Inservice days: 6/21/2027 and 6/22/2027. Student date range: 6/23/2027–7/29/2027. Close out day: 7/30/2027. Daily work hours and site assignments will be determined by program needs. Benefits Type: N/A Reports To: Director of Special Education and Support Services Salary: $22/hour To Apply: Click "Apply" designated near the Job ID on the main employment web page for complete application instructions. Staff Hours: Elementary and Secondary Entitlement at Claymont: 7:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Hours apply to student program days. Inservice and close out day hours: 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Summer Program Locations: Elementary Entitlement: Grades K–5; Claymont Elementary. Secondary Entitlement and ESY: Grades 6–12; Claymont Elementary. Job Goal: Coordinate the summer swim program at assigned aquatic facilities ensuring the safety of children and adults. Job Qualifications: 1. High school diploma or equivalent required 2. Lifeguard certification required. 3. CPR training certificate required. 4. Experience teaching children and young adult swim lessons, preferred. 5. Experience working with special needs children, preferred. 6. Ability to determine swimming level of participants 7. Strong organizational and management skills essential. 8. Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential Essential Functions: 1. Coordinate and manage lifeguard and swim instructors' schedules. 2. Collaborate with summer building coordinators in developing class swim schedules. 3. Distribute and keep on file signed permission slips for summer school students. 4. Manage communication swim schedules with staff. 5. Manage the swim deck including assigning staff to specific locations (pool, swim deck, lifeguard stand, outdoor water activities, etc). 6. Educate instructors and lifeguards on how to work with special needs children inside and outside of the pool. 7. Manage swim lessons including grouping students by ability to ensure safety. 8. Ensure chemical balances are at acceptable levels. 9. Coordinate alternative activities on days the pool is not accessible. 10. Oversee swim program to make sure that safety procedures, guidelines, and policies are followed. 11. Warn students and adults of unsafe activities and enforce water safety policies and pool regulations. 12. Provide first aid in the event of injury, rescue swimmers in danger or distress, and administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or artificial respiration, if necessary. 13. Assess conditions for safety and develop an action plan for aquatics emergency. 14. Inspect pool equipment, facilities, and water to make sure they are usable and safe. 15. Oversee and assist in cleaning equipment and facilities. 16. Open and close the pool daily according to established hours of operation. 17. Instruct classes in fundamentals of swimming. 18. Develop, set up, and implement lesson plans. 19. Teach beginning skills needed for swimmers; examples: flips, kicks, body rolls, floating, breath control, and basic swim strokes. 20. Educate swimmers on basic water safety. 21. Use a range of activities to improve water confidence. 22. Define and set lesson goals and objectives for individual swimmers 23. Ensure the pool or training area is clean, well-maintained, and free of hazards 24. Other duties as assigned. Other Responsibilities: Performs related work as required. (NOTE: The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to that position. Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, use hands to the finger(s), handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, use fingers to type and/or write; reach