Swim Instructor

Swim Instructor — Part-Time | Paid Training
British Swim School of Kitchener-Waterloo
Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario

Teach a skill that can save a life.

Love swimming and enjoy working with children? Join British Swim School of Kitchener-Waterloo and help students become safer, more confident swimmers. This is an opportunity to do meaningful work, stay active, and build valuable teaching and leadership skills.

No previous swim-teaching experience is required. We provide paid training in our curriculum and teaching methods.

Why join our team?

• $18–$21 per hour, based on experience and qualifications.
• Paid training to prepare you to teach with confidence.
• Small classes, typically four swimmers per instructor.
• Year-round, part-time work with consistent weekly shifts.
• A supportive team and structured curriculum to guide your lessons.
• Opportunities to grow into Lead Instructor or Deck Supervisor roles as the program grows.

What you’ll do

• Teach water safety, survival skills, and swimming using the British Swim School curriculum.
• Create fun, encouraging lessons for children with different abilities and comfort levels.
• Help nervous swimmers build confidence and celebrate their progress.
• Follow pool safety procedures and maintain attentive supervision during lessons.
• Track student progress and communicate positively with parents and caregivers.
• Assist with lesson equipment setup and cleanup.
• Participate in training and collaborate with instructors and the deck team.

What we’re looking for

• Ability to confidently swim at least three swimming strokes.
• A patient, enthusiastic approach and enjoyment of working with children.
• Reliability, punctuality, and strong communication skills.
• Willingness to learn, take feedback, and follow our teaching methods.
• Comfort being in the water throughout scheduled lessons.
• Availability for consistent weekly shifts, including evenings and/or weekends.

Helpful, but not required

• Lifeguard certification.
• Previous teaching, coaching, camp, or childcare experience.
• A competitive swimming background.
• First Aid and CPR certification.

About our program

British Swim School takes a survival-first approach: students develop water safety and survival skills before progressing to stroke development. Our instructors help turn uncertainty into confidence, one lesson at a time.

Apply today!

Send your résumé and a short introduction describing your swimming background, any experience working with children, and your weekly availability.

Pay: $17.60-$22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8.0 – 12.0 per week

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Can you confidently swim at least two swimming strokes? Please list the strokes you can swim and briefly describe your swimming background.
• What days and times are you regularly available to work? Please include your evening and weekend availability and your preferred number of hours per week.
• This is a year-round, part-time position requiring consistent weekly availability. Are you looking for ongoing employment or seasonal work only?
• The pay range for this position is $18–$21 per hour, based on experience and qualifications. Is this range acceptable to you?
• Briefly describe any experience you have teaching, coaching, babysitting, or working with children. Paid or volunteer experience is welcome. If you have no experience, tell us why you would enjoy teaching children to swim.
• Do you hold any current or past swimming, lifeguarding, First Aid, or CPR certifications? Please list them and their expiry dates, if known. Certifications are an asset but are not required to apply.

Work Location: In person