The American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course provides instructor candidates the training needed to teach courses in the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program by developing their understanding of how to use the course materials, how to conduct training sessions and how to evaluate participants’ progress.

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Here’s what you’ll be able to teach as a Water Safety Instructor:

• Parent and Child Aquatics

• Preschool Aquatics Levels 1-3

• Learn-To-Swim Levels 1-6

• Water Safety Presentations

 

What you can expect from the course:

• Have fun working outside with your friends and peers

• Gain terrific work experience as an aquatics professional

• Earn money, or join a volunteer team, while teaching people to swim

• Gain the respect of your peers

• Learn leadership and teaching skills that will help you in any career

• Teach skills that may save a life

• Make a difference in others’ lives as well as your own

 

Whether you want to splash around with kids and teach them to swim, help children or adults refine their strokes or teach diving safety techniques, you can do it as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. Qualified instructors can also help prepare swim coaches to prevent and respond to emergency situations.

• Cost includes certifications

• $235.00 Per Student

• Be at least 16 years of age on or before the final scheduled lesson of this course.