Intern Swimming Teacher

About Pool Academy Training

The Opportunity

• We are offering a structured 6-month Swimming Teacher Internship in Dubai for a motivated individual, who wants to build a professional career in aquatics education.
• This is a genuine training placement: you will learn under the supervision of qualified PAT instructors and gain hands-on, supervised teaching experience in a real swim-school environment.
• This internship is designed as a development pathway, not a substitute for a permanent role.
• It pays a monthly training stipend and is fixed at 6 months.
• What you receive on successful completion:
• the PAT International Swimming Teacher Certificate; and
• the PAT International Sports Administrator Certificate.
• Both certificates are awarded only on successful completion of the full programme, including all assessments and attendance requirements.

What You Will Do

• Observe and assist qualified PAT instructors during swimming lessons for a range of ages and abilities.
• Progress, under supervision, to delivering lesson components and full lessons as your competence develops.
• Support pool-deck safety, equipment preparation and lesson set-up.
• Learn class administration, attendance tracking, scheduling and basic sports-administration tasks.
• Complete the PAT training modules, workbooks and practical assessments that form the certification pathway.

What We Are Looking For

• A genuine interest in swimming instruction and a career in aquatics.
• Strong, confident, well-spoken, properly groomed and proficient swimming ability of all 4 swim strokes (previous competitive swimming knowledge is highly advantageous).
• Minimum age of 18 years.
• Excellent spoken English (Arabic or other languages an advantage).
• A friendly, patient and professional manner, especially when working with children.
• Reliability, punctuality and a willingness to learn.
• An up to date police clearance from Dubai Police.
• An up to date safeguarding certificate from a recognised body.
• This internship does NOT include employer visa sponsorship.
• To be eligible you must:
• already hold your own valid UAE residence visa, sponsored by yourself or by a family member (for example a parent or spouse); and
• be able to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from your visa sponsor permitting you to undertake this internship; and
• be legally entitled to carry out this training placement in the UAE under your current visa status.
• Applicants who require employer-sponsored visas cannot be considered for this placement.

How to Apply

• Apply through Indeed with an up-to-date CV and a short cover note explaining why you want to build a career in aquatics.
• Please confirm in your application that you hold a self- or family-sponsored UAE visa and can obtain a sponsor NOC.
• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an online interview and a live practical swimming assessment, conducted via Video Conference.
• Pool Academy Training is committed to child safety.
• Successful candidates will be required to comply with our safeguarding policies, and appointment is subject to satisfactory background checks.
• Pay: AED1,500.00 per month
• Ability to commute/relocate:
• Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)