American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Certification

This course is for ages 17 and older with the ability to perform the following water skills: wading assist, spinal injury stabilization in shallow water using head splint, throwing assist, reaching assist, retrieving a 10 pound brick from 7 feet of water.  The ability to demonstrate American Red Cross Level VI swimming skills as follows: 50 yards each of the front crawl, back crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, 10 yards butterfly and standing front diver from the deck.

Whether you want to splash around with kids and teach them to swim, help children or adults refine their strokes or teach diving safety techniques, you can do it as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.

As a water Safety Instructor you can:

• Teach skills that may save a life

• Gain terrific work experience as an aquatics professional

• Learn organizational and presentation skills that will help you in any career

• Make a difference in people's lives.

The cost per candidate is $295.00 and includes: all instructional manuals and use of pool.

Dates for 2008 Class:

Encino:
May 17, 18, 24, 25
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on the 17th and 24th
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p,m. on the 18th and 25th