camp counselor

swim instructor

instructor

fitness instructor

martial arts instructor

Asphalt Green

Since its a gym, I worked with a great amount of people, from co-workers to members. In the pool area, there were usually about 6 lifeguards on duty, because there were multiple sections in the pool that needed to be covered plus, its an Olympic size pool. The lifeguards usually rotate sections and deal with any problem there are in it, from drowning, to enforcing rules, to answering questions. Before rotating to the next section we passed on any information to the lifeguard taking over. We also prepared the pool for events. That was a group effort where all lifeguards, supervisor and sometime managers helped with. Managers' office was on pool deck, steps away from lifeguard desk in case of major emergencies/questions, etc. In the same office, the swim school manager's desk was located for similar purposes. We dealt with hundreds of members in one day. The hardest part of my job was getting members to follow the rules. Sometimes they would say, well I am paying a membership here I can do whatever I want. There are some standard rules for everyone when on pool deck, like no running, no shoes, no glass, among others. The most enjoyable part of my job was the atmosphere there was always something going on and so much of it as well. The place was always alive and busy with so many people to help and co-workers to hang out with.

A typical day at work would start off with welcoming the campers into camp and then go off to our morning assembly. Then we would go to our first of many of our daily activities. Over the course of the summer, I learned how to create a fun, safe, and positive day for my campers, and how to take on a more leadership role. Personally, I think that the management took us for granted. We do so much work behind the scenes when they aren't observing us and go out of our way for our kids who come from wealthy families. For the junior counselor position, some of our co-workers with higher paying positions make the junior counselors do work that they don't want to do because they don't feel like doing it. Those jobs would include, getting the campers snack, taking them to get water, taking them to the nurse, and heating up their food in the microwave if they (counselor[s]) have already started eating.  Since seating is limited, many junior counselors including myself would have to stand or sit farther away from our campers. When asked why we are sitting/standing farther away from our campers by superiors, we would tell them that there is no room for us to sit closer to them and they would shrug it off and continue checking on other campers.

A typical day at work would consist of sitting about 3 or 4 chairs (life guard stands that watch the pool) and then taking an "on call" break and then sitting around 3 or 4 chairs until your lunch break or it was time to leave. Depending on your shift you might have to reconfigure the pool as well which takes some man power. I learned a lot as far as first aid and CPR and how to always be prepared in an emergency  so if anything goes wrong i'll be ready, even if i'm not working. The management at Asphalt Green is friendly, however some people get in better than others. The co-workers are very nice. Some have issues with authority but for the most part they're cool. The hardest part of the job would have to be retaining all the information necessary to save a life and then preforming in and/or out of the water. The most enjoyable part of the job might be the people you get to encounter as well as going home at the end of the day.

Working at Asphalt Green consisted of making sure everything was ready for swimmers, and that the lifeguards were at their right zones for the first thirty minutes, in which they would switch afterwards. Management was smooth, though the beginning was a bit of a struggle because of so many new employees joining the team. Hardest part of the job was moving the bulkheads of the pools to make them favorable to the swimmers. Most enjoyable part of the job was working with the team members, as they were all fun to be around, even though we were always attentive in our work. Very respectful people and workers.

The swimming program at Asphalt Green requires its own series drills and goals that the children are expected to acjieve by the end of the term. Because I am involved in teaching all the levels the school offers, i am requiered to adapt to the children in different levels and adjust the way various techniques are explained to accommondate their level of understanding.

The members are great and my co-workers really nice people. I was there for four years and there were hardly opportunities to advance. I tried to apply but I felt under valued both in pay and in the opportunity to advance professionally. I had made my interests known but it went unrecognized. I also saw four managers leave because of their own frustration with upper management and the desire to make things better for the trainers.

The working environment is very up and down. Since there are two facilities the environment changes depending on which facility you’re at and who’s there on any given day. It’s mostly relaxed with peak times. Management is pretty relaxed as well. Opportunity to grow is there as long as what you want to do correlates with the company. Asphalt Green is a great stepping stone for people who are in school and want to do something that’s easy and doesn’t require too much brain power.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible hours. Great team. Great opportunity to teach any age range. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The job is self explanatory. Only stressful part is not knowing who’s going to be your client/ classes.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is very welcoming, clean, and hard working.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s usually great. Kids come in to swim and that’s it. Lots of hours to teach.

DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT WORK HERE. YOU WILL HATE IT WITH A PASSION. They do not care about their staff, members are rude, management is disorganized. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The members are the best part of the job 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Scheduled to work every holiday 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Low pay and zero appreciation 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s a typical gym, there’s nothing unusual about it aside from being open every day of the year and you will end up working on all of the major holidays

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Camp counselor 3 salaries reported	$3,146 per month
Swim instructor 2 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Instructor 6 salaries reported	$37.83 per hour
Fitness instructor 1 salary reported	$50.00 per hour
Martial arts instructor 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour

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