Swimming Instructor
Teach people how to swim using an advanced understanding of swimming techniques and water safety.
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- What's it like to be a Swimming Instructor?
- How to become a Swimming Instructor
- Latest Swimming Instructor jobs
- Top skills and experience for Swimming Instructors
- Is Swimming Instructor the right role for you?
- Swimming Instructor role reviews
What's it like to be a Swimming Instructor?
Swimming Instructors help people of all ages learn to swim and instruct them on matters of water safety. They are trained in aquatic safety, survival and rescue skills and are proficient swimmers, usually capable of swimming at least 25 metres in any given swimming stroke. They often work with children, teaching them water familiarisation, buoyancy techniques and safe diving techniques.Did you find this video helpful?
Tasks and duties
- Teaching people of all ages how to swim, basic swimming strokes and water safety.
- Planning and implementing teaching strategies, gathering basic documentation to support and reinforce in-person training.
- Teaching principles of movement in water.
- Teaching basic aquatic survival and rescue skills.
- Developing water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility in children and people of all ages.
- Teaching safer diving skills.
- Supporting efficient stroke development.
- Supervising public swimming pools and group swimming sessions.
How to become a Swimming Instructor
To become a Swimming Instructor in Australia, you need to complete an accreditation course. Additional requirements may apply depending on your employer, such as a current CPR certificate and Working with Children Check.
- Be at least 16 years of age with a reasonable level of fitness and swimming ability.
- Complete an accreditation course. This could be Swimming and Water Safety Teacher (SISSS00132). This course provides the base-level qualification required to become a Swimming Instructor.
- Additional requirements may apply depending on your state and/or employer. Swimming Instructors usually need a CPR certificate, Working with Children Check and first aid training.
- Consider advancing your skills and qualifications by completing extension courses, such as Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion.
- Renew your teaching accreditation periodically (typically every three years).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Swimming Instructor employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Swimming
CPR First Aid Certificate
Teaching
Learn to Swim Teaching
Working with Children
First Aid
Austswim Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Certificate
Swimming Instruction
Child Safe Environments
Customer Service
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Latest Swimming Instructor reviews
Apr 2025
Being a swim instructor is a rewarding experience that combines teaching essential water safety skills with fostering confidence and enjoyment in students of all ages.
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Business Administration
ExperienceLess than a year
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationCall Centre & Customer Service
The good thingsSwimming is my hobby. I enjoy to work in swimming industry.
The challengesIt is a challenge job that I expect to get more experience in this industry.
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May 2021
Swim Teaching is exhausting but rewarding
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationSwimming of Teacher and Water Safety
The good thingsSwim Instructing is a very rewarding career in Australia given the ocean and beach culture. You not only teach people about water safety and stroke technique, but how to enjoy the water! Students can ...
The challengesSwim Instructing can be extremely challenging in large classes. It can be difficult to accommodate for everyone's needs as the same time, and given the short duration of the class you don't always hav...
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