How to Apply

Along with your application, please include a cover letter stating if you are applying for the instructor, lead instructor or both positions. Describe your swim experience and any experience you have working with or teaching children ages 4-11 years. 

Job Summary

About KidSport Summer Camps:

KidSport Summer Camps are for children ages 4-11. KidSport Inclusive and KidSport Adaptive campers will have time daily in the pool for instructional swim and water safety lessons. View our KidSport Summer Camps Website to read more about our programs.

Responsibilities Include:

• Plan daily lessons including modifications for a variety of abilities from non-swimmers to swimmers, ages 4-11. KidSport Swim resource book provided to help with planning.
• Monitor, demonstrate, and instruct children on water comfort and safety.
• For children that are ready demonstrate and instruct proper techniques and tactics to improve their strokes and overall swimming ability.
• Help enforce pool policies, rules and regulations.
• Prepare and put away equipment daily.
• Must be available for 9 weeks (June 15-August 14), Monday through Friday, from approximately 8am-4pm, with a lunch break from 12-1pm. No camp Thursday, July 2nd or Friday, July 3rd.
• Available for our paid camp orientation week, June 8-12, 2026.

Location: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI. You will need to have transportation to this location.

Required Qualifications*

Instructor and Lead: Previous swim instructor experience and/or competitive swim experience

Desired Qualifications*

Instructor: 

• Experience working with children

Instructor and Lead: 

• Experience instructing children with swim lessons for 2 or more years
• Experience planning aquatic lessons for children with varying abilities  in a group setting

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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