You don't need to be a Swim Instructor yet.

That's what we're here to teach you.

The Swim Space is looking for reliable, energetic people who enjoy being around kids and want to learn how to become Swim Instructors.

Maybe you've played competitive sports.

Maybe you've been coached for years and know what a great coach feels like.

Maybe you've coached younger athletes, worked at a summer camp, babysat, volunteered with kids or helped with a younger team.

If you're comfortable in the water, enjoy working with kids and are willing to learn, we'd like to meet you.

Learn 2 B a Swim Instructor

Our training program gives you the skills and experience to become a Swim Instructor at The Swim Space.

You'll learn how to

- Teach swimming skills to children
- Lead a small group with confidence
- Communicate clearly and positively
- Keep swimmers safe and engaged
- Help nervous swimmers become more comfortable in the water
- Give encouragement, feedback and direction
- Become a stronger coach and teammate

Training is paid at Nova Scotia minimum wage. Candidates who successfully complete the program can move into a Swim Instructor role at a higher hourly rate.

What we're really looking for

Previous swim instruction experience is not required.

We're looking for people who:

- Genuinely enjoy working with kids
- Have participated in sports, coaching or organized activities
- Understand what it means to be part of a team
- Are comfortable learning and receiving feedback
- Bring positive energy to work
- Can communicate with children and adults
- Are dependable and show up when they are scheduled

Reliability matters to us. Our swimmers come every week expecting to see their instructor. Their families count on us,



and our team counts on each other.

You don't need to know everything when you start.

You do need to show up, be ready to learn and care about doing a good job.

Why The Swim Space?

The Swim Space is Atlantic Canada's purpose-built swim school for kids, located in Bedford Commons.

Our pool is warm and shallow, our classes are small, and everything we do is designed around helping young swimmers become protected, confident and learn to Love The Water.

For someone interested in teaching, coaching, recreation, kinesiology, childcare, fitness or working with kids, it's also a chance to start building real experience now.

Hours

Our lessons are offered

Tuesday to Friday: afternoons and evenings

Saturday and Sunday: daytime

We offer part-time shifts within these hours and work with team members around school and other commitments where possible.

Nice to have, but not required

- Experience working with children
- Coaching or sport experience
- Competitive or recreational swimming experience
- Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion or Bronze Cross
- First Aid or CPR-C

Don't have all of these? That's okay.

This is a training position. We're more interested in your attitude, reliability and willingness to learn.

Interested?

Apply and tell us a little about yourself, the sports or activities you've been involved in, and why working with kids interests you.

Love The Water

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4.0 – 10.0 per week

Benefits

- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Application question(s):
- Reliably commute to and from work, not totally dependent on Public Transit?
- Able to commit to at least one weekday ( Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday) starting at 4PM per week?

Work Location: In person

📌 Swim Instructor Trainee | Part-Time | We Train You (Bedford)
🏢 The Swim Space
📍 Bedford