Lifeguard & Swim Instructor Training

When you choose to become a lifeguard or swim instructor, you are taking a stand to be a lifesaver, to protect others, and to serve your community. Develop the skills you will need to succeed, gain personal and professional confidence, and even advance into an aquatics career. 

Whether you are looking for a great summer job or career as a professional lifeguard, the YMCA of Austin Lifeguard and Swim Instructor program is the place to begin! Through classroom activities, group discussion and hands-on practice, you’ll learn the skills you need to work as a lifeguard. 

A teen male lifeguard in a red sleeveless shirt with a red rescue tube and a yellow whistle in his mouth stands on a lifeguard stand and oversees the swimmers below him in the lap pool. The ceiling of the indoor pool area is blurred in the background. 

Benefits of working for the Y: 

  • FREE training/certification for employees
  • Free YMCA membership
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Discounted rates on programs – personal training, camp, etc.
  • Positions available in indoor and outdoor pools
  • Voluntary 403b Retirement Savings Plan

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