Aquatics Instructor/Guard (Winter 2025)

City of Mississauga Aquatics provides many opportunities for part time employment, both year round and seasonally. Join our Aquatics team and get more than just a job, get an experience that will last a lifetime. As part of our dynamic team you will develop teamwork, leadership, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills. Qualified and trained Lifeguards and Swimming Instructors are an integral part of our community. All of our staff plays an important role in maintaining a safe aquatic environment and providing enjoyable swimming lessons for people of all ages.

Please note: Successful candidates will be placed into one of our pools if and when a vacancy occurs. This could take several weeks to months to be placed into one of our facilities.

Here are our tentative pool locations:

• Burnhamthorpe
• Churchill Meadows
• Frank McKechnie
• Malton
• Meadowvale
• River Grove

• Supervise and maintain a safe, enjoyable environment for all swimmers.
• Teach all swimming program levels to participants.
• Participate in pre-season and in-service training during December 2024/January 2025.
• Successfully complete all on line training modules.
• Assist with special events and facility promotion.
• Incorporate and model the HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development in program delivery where appropriate.
• Perform various other duties as assigned.

• Must be 15 years of age or older.
• Lifesaving Society Swim Instructor, Lifesaving Instructor and Emergency First Aid Instructor.
• Lifesaving National Lifeguard Pool.
• Standard First Aid Certification and CPR “C” with AED (Lifesaving Society, Red Cross, St John’s Ambulance or Canadian Ski Patrol).
• HIGH FIVE ® Principles of Healthy Child Development.
• Shift work, including days, evenings and weekends.
• Part-time positions available.
• Proof of current awards must be provided.
• A Level 3 - Vulnerable Sector Check will be required of the successful candidate, as a condition of employment, at their own expense, to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

Please note: Candidates do not need their qualifications to apply but MUST have them no later than December 15, 2024.