Group interview. We met in the chapel at the Y and introduced ourselves and our experience with swimming. We were asked some scenarios and our general experience working with kids. Part of the interview was an in-pool assessment of your ability to swim 4 of 6 strokes. Swimming skills only needed to be adequate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you do around kids?
How would you approach a frustrated parent?
What would you consider to be the three most important things when teaching swimming?
Simple, informal, tour facilities, check certifications. I had to wait a while for interviewer to be ready to see me but once they were ready, the interview was simple and quick. As long as I passed background checks, I had a job offer.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Y (YMCA) (San Diego, CA) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview questions mostly focus on your understanding of the Y's values and your past experience with working with various age group as well as as comfort with working with children. Also, there is a in the pool part of the assessment where you have to swim in each of the given stroke.
Easy questions and scenario. They will give you a "what if situation" and ask how will you handle it. they're really easy especially if you do know how to swim.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your experience if any as a swim instructor
