Swim Instructor Training

Are you interested in helping others learn to swim? Join our training course and learn how to teach swim lessons for all ages, from toddler to adult!Requirements:

• Be 14 years or older
• Demonstrate reliability, responsibility, and strong swimming skills
• Complete a skills pre-test on the first day. You must confidently demonstrate Level 5 skill-level proficiency in several swimming strokes including: 25 yards of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke, as well as 15 yards of butterfly. You must also tread water for 2 minutes and perform a standing dive.

How the Training Works:

• Participate in classroom learning and in-pool training
• Certification awarded upon successful completion of all training components

What You’ll Do:

• Teach swim lessons by demonstrating strong swimming skills, providing clear instruction, and encouraging swimmers’ progress.
• Help create a safe, positive, and energetic learning environment.
• Build communication and teaching skills in real time.

After you finish the course, you can apply for aquatics positions, build experience, and earn money along the way. Community Education Aquatics is hiring! Wages start at $18/hour depending on the job.

Participants unable to pass the skills pre-test will be refunded the course fee minus a $10 processing fee.