AquaMobile Swimming Instructor Jobs in Edmonton!
Teach customers the valuable life skill of swimming, earn competitive pay rates, and choose a work schedule to suit you with AquaMobile, North America's largest provider of private swim lessons.
Here are just some of the benefits you can expect when you join our team of swim instructors in Edmonton:
- Highest pay in the industry — plus opportunities to boost income via tips, bonuses, and our referral programs
- Flexible schedules — set your own hours and work when and where you want
- Full-time and part-time opportunities available — no minimum time commitment
- Access to thousands of clients looking for swim instructors
- A management team that takes care of finding and booking clients for you
If you’re interested in joining the team, here’s what you need to know!
Job Requirements for Edmonton
As an AquaMobile swim instructor in Edmonton, you will need:
- Up to date First Aid & CPR certification: All two-year certifications should be accredited by the Canadian Red Cross. Classes are offered at Heart 2 Heart First Aid Training Edmonton and Spectrum Safety Services/ Second Chance CPR & First Aid.
- Swim Instructor/Lifeguard certification: All certifications should be endorsed by credible organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross or Lifesaving Society. Courses are offered at the YMCA of Northern Alberta and the Edmonton Red Cross branch.
- Access to reliable transportation: Edmonton Transit Service (provides over 180 bus routes and offers light rail services within city limits and to Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove and Beaumont), Uber/Lyft (rideshare services), cabs (Great Edmonton Taxi Service Inc., Yellow Cab, Alberta Co-op Taxi Line Ltd., etc.), personal car
- Two or more years of swim teaching/coaching and/or lifeguarding experience
- A love for swimming and a passion for teaching
Applicants who don’t meet the following requirements will still be considered for the role, providing all relevant qualifications/checks are obtained prior to starting.
Become a swimming instructor in Edmonton
AquaMobile Instructor Core Values
At AquaMobile, we're passionate about ensuring every student has the best possible experience in and out of the water. That's why we pride ourselves on our strong, core values.
- Building Confidence Through Sport: Using positive reinforcement and encouragement, our swimming instructors promote self-confidence to foster a safe and comfortable learning environment.
- Water Safety: By possessing the proper certifications and integrating water safety skills as the foundation of every lesson, our swimming instructors ensure lessons are safe and fun for all ages.
- Flexibility and Responsibility: Our instructors have the flexibility to set their own schedules. All we ask is that you maintain up-to-date availability on your AquaMobile profile.
- Hands-On Teaching: We believe the best way to learn is by participating. You can't learn to swim on dry land, so as an instructor, you'll be getting clients into the water right away!
- Customer Focused: We want our clients to be happy, so we adopt a customer-focused approach to lesson planning. Any customer feedback should be used to influence future sessions.
Key Edmonton Swimming Networks for Instructors
Continually developing existing skills and learning new ones is an essential practice for a swimming instructor. Here are some helpful resources for skill improvement and swimming instructor certification in Edmonton.
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William Lutsky Family YMCA
1975 11 NW, Edmonton, AB T6J 7C6, Canada
There are fitness classes, lanes to swim laps in and classes to get certifications in CPR, First Aid and Lifeguarding. Choose the thing that’s right for you at this facility that has something for everyone.
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Edmonton Olympian Swim Club
9100 Walterdale Hill NW #108, Edmonton, AB T6E 2V3, Canada
Here is a place where most swimmers get their start. For those looking to train at the elite level, joining this club is a great choice. Competitions are medley-based, which allows swimmers to try out every stroke.
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Move Play Learn Edmonton
1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7, Canada
The city offers a variety of courses for swim instructors. Courses are all accredited by the Red Cross or Lifesaving Society. There are various courses with many different difficulty levels.
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MacEwan University Sports and Wellness
104 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2, Canada
Lifeguards have a big selection of courses here. This includes certificates from the Bronze Cross in Aquatic Emergency Care. Swim instructors will find these courses helpful to react in emergencies as well.
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Edmonton Aquamaster Artistic Swimming Club
11665 109 St NW S030, Edmonton, AB T5G 2T8, Canada
Get in sync with your artistic side by practicing synchronized swimming with this team. You can learn a new sport and swim at a competitive level. What could be better than that!?
Swimming Careers in Edmonton
Sometimes you can love something so much that you want to turn it into a career! Here are some of the options for swimming careers in Edmonton.
- Aquatic Programmer: Try out this administrative role that puts you in charge of all things swimming. This job will have you wearing many hats like planning events, teaching classes or acting as a lifeguard. MacEwan University and the YMCA of Northern Alberta hire this position.
- Swimming Pool Service/Maintenance Tech: Clean swimming pools and hot tubs and make everything is functioning properly. This job makes sure everyone is safe in the water and your customers will have great gratitude. In Edmonton, check out companies such as Elite Pool and Spa Service while looking for this job.
- Port Inspection Diver: Serve your country and enjoy the water at the same time. You will be diving and making sure the areas surrounding ports are safe. Work out on the water while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces without leaving Edmonton.
- Water Monitoring Coordinator: Make sure the waters around the city are clean and safe forever. This includes looking at swimming pools. After a day’s work, a dip in the pool will feel nice! Swim Drink Fish and Triton Environmental are advocates and hire people for this Edmonton-based job.
- Water Safety and Lifesaving Instructor: Why not share your knowledge of water safety with others? In this role, you act as a water safety ambassador and teach a variety of skills to up and coming lifeguards! K &K Swim School and Movati Athletic Group Inc. are some of the companies in Edmonton that hire this role.
