Water Safety Aide Volunteer Program
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Interested in working with children and teaching swim lessons? Sign up today to be a Water Safety Aide (WSA)!
Water Safety Aides assist the lifeguard teachers with swim lessons. This unique volunteer opportunity is open to students who are interested in working with children and gaining experience in a pool setting as a future lifeguard. The WSA program allows young volunteers to assist lifeguards in our learn-to-swim programs, which provides them with invaluable skills and fulfills community service requirements. Teachers will have WSAs demonstrate skills, help enforce safety rules, help watch swimmers and encourage participants in the class.
General Information
Water Safety Aides may be aged 12 to 15 and should have at least level 3 swim lesson experience.
When you register your child, please make sure they can commit to the full session when they plan on helping out. Session 1, 2 and 3 lessons are a two-week commitment that will run from 8:45 - 11:00am Monday - Friday (NO LESSONS 7/3). Session 4 is a one-week commitment that will run from 9:25 - 11:00am. WSA's should plan on being at the pool at 8:30am for Sessions 1, 2, 3 and 9:15am for Session 4.
The Swim Lesson Director can sign community service hour sheets for volunteers - please bring your sheet on the last day you volunteer for the summer!
Registration is required (FREE) for insurance purposes. We are looking for individuals to commit to the full two-week session.
Please limit your registration to two sessions. Limit of 7 volunteers per session.