Class Enrollment

ARC - Lifeguard Instructor - BL
Date/Time:	Thu 11/6/2025 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM This class continues on: Fri 11/7/2025 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location:	Das Rec, New Braunfels
Class Price:	$350.00

American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor Course (r.24)

The American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach and evaluate all components of the Red Cross Lifeguarding program. Through a combination of online learning, classroom instruction, and hands-on water sessions, candidates develop the skills and knowledge needed to effectively train future lifeguards in water rescue techniques, surveillance, injury prevention, emergency response, and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer.

This blended learning course includes a required online component (approximately 2 hours) followed by 16 hours of instructor-led, in-person sessions focused on skill demonstration, teaching strategies, and course administration. Participants learn to use the Lifeguarding Instructor Manual, course outlines, and digital resources to plan and deliver engaging, high-quality courses that meet Red Cross standards.

Upon successful completion, candidates earn the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor certification, valid for 2 years, authorizing them to teach Lifeguarding, Shallow Water Lifeguarding, Waterfront, Waterpark Skills, and Lifeguarding Review courses.

Prerequisites

• Must be at least 17 years old by the final course date

• Hold a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding (including Deep Water) certification with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid

• Successfully complete the online course and prerequisite skills assessment, including entries, approach strokes, surface dives, rescues, extrication, and single-rescuer CPR

Required and Optional Materials

Required: Printed Lifeguard Instructor Manual and either the printed or free digital Lifeguard Participant Manual.
Optional: Lifeguard Deckbook or the Instructor Set (includes Instructor Manual, Participant Manual, Deckbook, backpack, and binders).
Materials can be purchased at redcross.org/store or directly through our enrollment add-ons.

Expand Your Instructor Credentials

After becoming certified, Lifeguarding Instructors are eligible to expand their teaching credentials through online bridges or additional training to instruct other Red Cross programs, including:

• Administering Emergency Oxygen (AEO)

• Anaphylaxis & Epinephrine Auto-Injector

• Asthma Inhaler Training

• Bloodborne Pathogens Training

• CPR for Professional Rescuers (online bridge)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (online bridge)

• First Aid/CPR/AED (Lay Responder) (online bridge)

• Responding to Emergencies (RTE) (after FA/CPR/AED certification)

• Wilderness & Remote First Aid (with current FA, EMR, or Lifeguarding certification)

• Safety Training for Swim Coaches

• Water Safety Presentations

These additional certifications broaden your professional scope, allowing you to teach a variety of aquatic, first aid, and emergency response courses through the American Red Cross training network.