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Instructor Training
NO COST TRAINING and EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY in REDLANDS
Yes, that’s correct — we’ve grown so quickly that our current instructors are unable to take on new students. We’re reaching out to the community to find our next amazing instructor. We will begin training two new instructors in the Redlands area in February 2026.
- Training will run Monday–Thursday for six weeks, with your choice of either 8:00–11:00 AM or 2:30–5:30 PM (based on candidate preference).
- After training, SoCal Water Babies will help you get set up to work from your own home pool. We will provide everything you need to serve clients as part of the SoCal Water Babies team.
This is a work-from-home position that will pay $45/hour to start. Regular hour availability MUST BE Monday–Thursday from 8:30–11:00 AM and 4:00–5:30 PM, with half-day Fridays. Additional hours are available at candidates discretion.
Send Cathryn a text at 909-499-8326 for more information.
Saving Lives in Your Community
The number of qualified instructors available to teach self-rescue and swim float swim skills is nowhere close to the demand for instructors that exists. There is need for our services in every community.
In January 2022, Cathryn Van Der Linden and Cassandra Di Yorio traveled to Colorado to become Infant Aquatic instructors. Cathryn learned to train other instructors in the swim float swim method and currently trains survival swimming instructors who can then become certified by SoCal Water Babies.
Our local training program began in June 2022. The training program we offer is the most comprehensive course in infant and toddler swim instruction available.
SoCal Water Babies will support and guide you through the process of becoming a trained and certified Infant Self Rescue and Swim Float Swim instructor. Our program teaches gentle and effective behavioral modification techniques necessary to become the best instructor for your community.
We offer ongoing support and instructor clinics at your need and discretion. You will not need yearly recertification, no yearly fees, and no fees passed onto your students or their families.
How the training process works
If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please email us at info@socalwaterbabies.com
Our course to train individuals in teaching aquatic survival and self-rescue skills to infants and young children includes 100 hours of in-water training in addition to academic studies in child development, behavioral psychology, anatomy, and physiology. There are no prerequisites for our training, however, all instructors must share a common mission and love for working with children. Many have taught swim lessons previously and were frustrated with the lack of results they were able to achieve. Individuals must be at least 22 years to participate in the training.
The training experience is intense -- it involves 6 weeks of hands-on training with new, unskilled infants and toddlers (minimum of 3.5 hours each day Monday through Thursday). The academic work will require time on the weekends — mainly during weeks 3, 4 and 5.
Who We Train
SoCal Water Babies is always looking for energetic instructors who are committed to saving lives in our community. We currently have openings for 3 instructors (Corona/Norco, Temecula, and La Sierra) to teach infant survival floating and swim-float-swim to children 5 years old and younger. We want to make sure that this is not just a good fit for us but also a good fit for you. Please click below to read more information about this opportunity.
No cost instructor opportunity available in redlands!
We’ve grown so quickly that our current instructors fill their schedules way too quickly!. We’re reaching out to the community to find our next amazing instructors. We will begin training TWO new instructors in February 2026.