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Working for the Water Safety Team

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    Instructors and assistant instructors support the swimming, aquatics and surf education programs for schools.

    Role of instructors

    Instructors support the delivery of the water safety program by:

    • supporting the instructor-in-charge to apply relevant policies and procedures
    • supporting the teachers’ duty of care
    • seeking support and active supervision by school staff during the lesson
    • preparing comprehensive lesson plans that meet the objectives of the program
    • completing class attendance rolls
    • preparing and packing up required equipment prior to and after each lesson
    • being easily identifiable to school site staff
    • referring parents’ enquiries to school staff or the instructor-in-charge
    • completing a developmental record for students
    • maintaining their qualifications.

    Applying to work for the Water Safety Team

    Assistant instructors

    Become an assistant instructor lists the process for applying and the qualifications you will need to become an assistant instructor.

    Assistant instructors must be 16 years old and over.

    Water safety and surf education instructors

    The process for applying and the qualifications you need to become an instructor are available at:

    Instructors must be 18 years old and over.

    Pay rates

    The casual hourly rates of pay for instructors and assistant instructors are:

    • instructor – $52.20
    • assistant instructor – $29.90.

    Employment conditions

    See paid instruction hours (PDF 423 KB) and non-instruction hours (PDF 327 KB) for more information on employment conditions.

    Supporting awards and agreements:

    Volunteers

    Volunteers are not authorised to work in the Department for Education swimming and aquatics program unless specifically allowed to by both the instructor-in-charge and the school principal.

    The Swimming and Aquatics Unit supports AUSTSWIM candidates who wish to get teaching experience in the department's swimming program.

    There may be times where additional support in the water would be helpful. On these occasions the support is provided by school staff.

    Water Safety Team

    Phone: 8416 5920
    Fax: 8115 5558
    Email: Educationswimaquatics [at] sa.gov.au

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