Who We Are

V3 Sports is a nonprofit located in vibrant North Minneapolis, focused on elevating our community through wellness, fitness, and education! Thanks to our amazing partners, donors, and incredible community members, we have been making waves in Minneapolis, serving over a thousand families since 2007.

Why You'll Love Working Here

Our mission at V3 Sports is to elevate our community, and one of our passions is educating our community on how to swim. Every year, an unnecessary number of deaths occur due to drowning. V3 is continuing to develop aquatic programs that help people of all ages learn how to stay afloat in the water.

The V3 Center (Phase One) is almost ready to open its doors to our community! We will provide aquatics and fitness offerings, on-site childcare and a new home for the Boys and Girls Club. Our goal is to begin the Phase Two expansion (adding a 50-meter pool, basketball courts, a track, and more) at the end of 2024 and complete it in 2027.

Wages and Benefits

$19.00 - $21.00 per hour; This position is not eligible for benefits except for worker's compensation, unemployment coverage, and accrual of Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave.

A Typical Day in the Life...

A typical day as a V3 Sports Swim Guide provides an opportunity to be in the pool with Swim to Learn participants, leading the curriculum and providing hands on instruction, and will include the following:

• Providing hands on, in-water instruction to Swim to Learn participants in group and private lessons.
• Maintaining a professional, mature, and positive teaching style.
• Encouraging participants to overcome challenges, build confidence, and enjoy the learning process.
• Answering questions related to the Swim to Learn programming and individual student learning.
• Continuing learning through feedback, scheduled staff training sessions, and workshops.
• Communicating with participants and their guardians about their progress, areas for improvement, and achievements.
• Maintaining a clean environment and managing equipment used by the program.
• Engaging and leading Swim Guide Assistants and providing feedback to promote development.

Who You Are

• You have completed, or can complete upon hiring, the V3 Sports Swim Guide Training.
• You hold an Aquatics Certification (preferred, not required).
• You are willing to learn a variety of tasks; you possess excellent communication skills, a thorough understanding of nonprofit practices, a serious work ethic, and a desire to work in a team-orientated environment.
• You can effectively work independently, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• You understand the importance of customer service and being professional.
• You have knowledge of and experience with diverse groups of people of all socioeconomic conditions.
• You can demonstrate skills in conflict management.
• Your communication skills are strong, along with your ability to manage multiple priorities.
• You can maintain a good working relationship with all co-workers and the public.
• You can use good judgment in recognizing the scope of authority.
• You have a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet V3 Sports' driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit.

Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of V3 Sports. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

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