Take plunge to teach others to swim and share their joy

The Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre team is recruiting people aged over 16 to start their careers in the leisure industry as swimming teachers.
In fact, the low-cost learn-to-swim programs are proving so popular that they need at least an extra 20 people to sign up as instructors, with all training provided.
Many of the programs are targeted at the CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) community, First Nations, women, seniors, People with Disability (PwD) and teens.
One who has taken the plunge to teach swimming, Talia Gecgel enjoys being in the water and wanted to share that joy with other people.
She said training to become a teacher had allowed her to perfect her techniques and made her a more proficient and knowledgeable swimmer.
“Becoming a swim teacher gives you financial independence and my students progressing from being afraid of the water to now becoming confident swimmers, is incredibly rewarding,” she said.
“It feels great to know that I am making a positive change in a person’s life and I would 100 per cent encourage others to give it a go if they are looking to make a lifesaving difference.
“The job is very flexible as I have been able to work part-time and full-time depending on my schedule and commitments such as my university studies.”
Cameron Jones trained as a swim teacher after seeing the need in the local area.
“It’s wonderful seeing the progression of a student, going from someone who can’t swim and hearing that they had an incident and were able to get to safety from what I taught them, is incredible,” he said.
Work is available during the week and on weekends, with parents keen to work only 9am-3pm, also invited to get in touch.
For info, call the centre on 9749 5031 or belgravialeisure.com.au