Private Swim Instructor

Join the Survival Swim team and make a life-saving impact in your community. At Survival Swim, we believe every child deserves the confidence and skills to be safe in and around water. As a Private Survival Swim Instructor, you will provide one-on-one lessons that travel directly to the client’s home or chosen pool, delivering personalized, safety-focused swim instruction that saves lives.

This role is perfect for strong swimmers who want to teach an essential skill, create meaningful change, and join a growing national brand committed to water safety. You’ll help children learn to swim safe, swim confidently, and—most importantly—swim to survive.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customized one-on-one survival swim lessons for students of all ages, prioritizing water safety, confidence building, and essential life-saving techniques.
• Assess each swimmer’s abilities, identify safety risks, and set achievable skill-based goals using Survival Swim’s certified training methods and progression charts.
• Maintain the highest level of safety by following all water safety protocols and supervising students closely during every lesson.
• Use engaging teaching methods—including drills, flotation practices, confidence-building exercises, and fun water-based activities—to help students master survival skills quickly and effectively.
• Provide calm, positive behavior guidance to keep lessons structured, encouraging, and supportive.
• Communicate clearly with parents or guardians regarding progress, skill milestones, safety recommendations, and next-step goals.
• Keep all lesson materials organized and ensure that each lesson environment is safe and prepared for instruction.
• Participate in ongoing Survival Swim training, including virtual onboarding, survival swim certification, and continued education to stay current on drowning-prevention standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Strong swimming ability required; experience in swim instruction, water safety, or lifeguarding is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of survival swim concepts or willingness to complete Survival Swim’s training and certification program.
• Experience working with children in coaching, childcare, education, or recreation settings.
• Ability to provide firm, positive behavior management while creating an encouraging and fun learning environment.
• Excellent communication skills for working with both children and parents.
• CPR certification
• Reliable transportation to travel to client homes and lesson locations.
• Flexible summer schedule—ideal for high school students, college students, or young adults seeking rewarding and meaningful work.

Join Survival Swim

Become part of a mission-driven team teaching one of the most important skills a child can learn. At Survival Swim, your passion and expertise directly contribute to drowning prevention and safer communities—one lesson, one family, and one child at a time.

Start making a difference. Start saving lives.
Apply today to join Survival Swim.

Job Types: Contract, Seasonal

Pay: $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Referral program

Application Question(s):

• Do you have reliable transportation and are you comfortable traveling to clients’ homes or private pools for one-on-one lessons?
• Do you have swimming and water-safety experience?
• Are you comfortable teaching young children (including toddlers) one-on-one in a structured learning environment focused on safety and survival swim skills?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45