American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor Certification Course

Join us for the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor Certification Course at the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA!

This course is designed to train and certify current American Red Cross Lifeguards to become certified instructors. Once a certified instructor, you are able to teach and lead future lifeguards.

The course is a blended learning course that will be taught over the span of four days, including both in-water and classroom sessions. Participants will each be assigned specific instructor materials that they will use to practice teaching methods.

Participants must be 18 or older and possess a valid American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certification at the time the in-person sessions take place.

The in-person sessions for this course will be held as follows: Monday-Thursday (8/23-8/26) from 10:00am-6:00pm each day. Breaks will be provided periodically.

The first session will begin with a pre-course skills assessment to ensure that participants are capable of successfully demonstrating all necessary lifeguarding skills to the standards of the Red Cross.

The course fee is $500 for Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA members and $550 for community members. FSPY members can register online at here under “Daxko Program Registration.” Community members can register at the FSPY Welcome Center, 1340 Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains.

For more information, contact Zach Smith, Associate Aquatics Director, at zsmith@fspymca.org.