Lifeguard Instructor Course

Do you want to share your lifeguarding experience with others and possibly get paid to do it? Anyone who has a current lifeguarding certification, is at least 17 years old and has an interest in teaching is invited to participate. As a blended learning course, candidates are required to successfully complete the online coursework before attending the classroom/in-water portion.

• Be at least 17 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course.

• Possess a current basic-level certification in American Red Cross Lifeguarding (Including Deep Water) with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid. (Note: r.17 Lifeguarding certification accepted)

• Obtain instructor and participant course materials before starting the course.

• Successfully complete the online session of the Lifeguarding Instructor course prior to the precourse session.

• Successfully complete the prerequisite skill assessment scenario to continue in the course. The prerequisite skill assessment scenario evaluates the following skills: entry, swimming approach, surface dive in deep water, passive submerged rescue, rapid extrication, rapid assessment, single-rescuer CPR

For a more in-depth description of this course and the requirements visit the Aquatics page of our website at http://wsrec.org/aquatics.htm.