Swim Instructor

Canada Games Centre; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community recreation center in Halifax seeks a Lifeguard Instructor to ensure safety and deliver quality aquatic programs. Responsibilities include emergency care, customer engagement, and mentoring new instructors. Candidates must hold various mandatory certifications, including Lifeguard and First Aid. The role offers $17.00/hour plus vacation pay, with additional perks like free membership and a positive team environment.

Benefits

Free facility membership

Free parking

Excellent team environment

Qualifications

• Must maintain active certifications as a condition of employment.
• Availability to work varied hours including early mornings and evenings.
• Criminal Record & Child Abuse Registry checks are required for employment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of patrons during aquatic programs.
• Provide emergency care and treatment.
• Complete administrative duties accurately and within deadlines.
• Deliver quality programs and maintain facility cleanliness.
• Coach and develop new instructors.

Skills

Lifeguard intervention certification

Customer engagement

Maintenance responsibility

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Swim for Life Instructor (SFLI) or equivalent

National Lifeguard – Pool Option

Bronze Cross

Intermediate Workplace First Aid

Job description

The Canada Games Centre (CGC) is a vibrant multi-sport community and recreation centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are a 176,000 sqft facility operated by a non-profit society committed to promoting physical literacy, fitness and wellness, and supporting high performance sport & athlete development. The Centre offers sport and recreation programs, camps, fitness classes, and more in an inclusive environment. Located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and traditional lands of the Mi’kmaq people, the CGC acknowledges the Peace & Friendship Treaties signed in this Territory and recognizes that we are all Treaty People.

Together, we inspire healthy active living.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Aquatics Program Supervisor and under the direction of the Aquatics Program Coordinator, this role is responsible for delivering a high-quality aquatic experience to members and guests in a fast-paced, growing environment.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure the safety of patrons through prevention and timely response to injuries, incidents, and emergencies in programs.
2. Provide emergency care and treatment by attaining Lifeguard intervention certification.
3. Enhance customer engagement by adhering to and delivering public education on programs, policies, procedures, and safety supervision standards.
4. Complete administrative and risk management duties accurately and within deadlines (lesson plans, program worksheets, report cards, participant assessments).
5. Deliver quality programs.
6. Maintain required certifications for the position.
7. Perform maintenance responsibilities to keep the facility safe and clean (cleaning, inventory, proper storage of equipment).
8. Perform other duties as directed by policies and procedures or supervisory staff.
9. Maintain a fitness level necessary for instructing and judgmental components of the role.
10. Coach, mentor, and develop new assistant/apprentice and full instructors.
11. Complete additional projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Must maintain active certifications as a condition of employment.

Mandatory

• Swim for Life Instructor (SFLI), YMCA Instructor, or Water Safety Instructor (WSI).
• National Lifeguard – Pool Option.
• Bronze Cross (if not NL certified).
• Intermediate Workplace First Aid (formerly Standard First Aid with CPR-C & AED).

Desirable

• Airway Management (formerly Oxygen Administration).
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
• High Five and Inclusion Training.
• Lifesaving Instructor (LSI).
• Bronze Examiner (Examiner Course).

Work Schedule

• Mandatory in-service attendance and professional development.
• Availability to work early mornings, late evenings, weekends, holidays, and school breaks.
• Vacation requests during swim sessions are unlikely to be granted.

Compensation

$17.00 per hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Notes

• Criminal Record & Child Abuse Registry checks are required for employment.

What’s in it for you?

• Free facility membership.
• Free parking and proximity to Halifax Transit.
• Excellent team environment.