Make a splash in your community while gaining valuable skills! Aquatic Volunteers play an important role in supporting Swim Instructors during swimming lessons and ensuring participants have a safe, fun, and positive experience.

Volunteer Responsibilities

As an Aquatics Volunteer, you will:

• Demonstrate swimming skills and techniques alongside Swim Instructors
• Provide participants with feedback and encouragement to support their development
• Assist with supervision and regular head counts
• Help keep the pool deck clean, safe, and organized
• Set up and put away equipment as needed
• Lead or join in on fun pool-based songs and games
• Identify common participant errors and assist with corrections

Volunteers must hold the following current certifications:

• Emergency First Aid OR Standard First Aid
• Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, OR National Lifeguard
• Be comfortable engaging with and supporting a wide range of participants, typically ages 6–13

To become a volunteer, applicants must complete all steps in the onboarding process:

1. Upload a City of Brampton Volunteer Waiver to your myimpact account


2. Complete the appropriate Police Record check, and upload a copy to your myimpact account
   
   
   
   1. Volunteers between 14-17 years old must obtain a Level 2- Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check
   
   
   2. Volunteers 18 years of age and older must obtain a Level 3 - Vulnerable Sector Check
   
   
   
   


3. Complete the 'Onboarding Orientation E-Learning'


4. Attend an in-person training session 

In addition to general onboarding, volunteers must complete a 3-hour in-person aquatic training session.