Swimming Instructor or Coach
What the work is
Instructs, coaches and trains participants in swimming by planning and conducting lessons on swimming skills, water safety and survival techniques, analysing performance, identifying areas for improvement and developing their abilities.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Plans and organises swimming lessons and training sessions
- Provides instruction on swimming techniques and skills, monitors progress, and adjusts training programs to improve performance
- Develops individualised programs based on skill levels and goals
- Demonstrates techniques and corrects form
- Ensures participant safety during sessions
- May coordinate and supervise swimming competitions
- May keep records of progress and achievements
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a community netball club and an outdoor adventure program run from a fictional regional school camp. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A shy player shoots her first goal and the whole sideline erupts
- A group of teenagers reaches the top of a hike and nobody wants to leave
- A losing team walks off with smiles because they know how much they improved
Hard days
- A sideline parent shouting instructions that undermine yours
- Turning a group around when the weather changes, and facing their disappointment
- Training sessions in the rain when only half the team shows up
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 462442, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.