Youth Leader

 

Youth Leaders support the Red Cross Youth First Aid Program through the delivery of our Stay Safe! and Babysitting courses. With the required prerequisites, candidates enter into our comprehensive Youth Leader Development Program, designed to prepare them to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments.

Prerequisites

• Minimum age of 18 y/o (or 16-17 y/o with adult support)
• Red Cross Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C certification or equivalent

Completion

• Completion of the online component (Fundamentals of Instruction for Youth Leaders)
• Completion of a Teaching Experience (unless meet exceptions listed below)

*Youth Leader candidates must complete a teaching experience with a certified Canadian Red Cross Teaching Experience Supervisor. Candidates who qualify for the Youth Leader Transfer pathway are required to own the current participant materials (detailed below) and complete the ‘Fundamentals of Instruction for Youth Leaders’ online component, but completion of a Teaching Experience is not required. Eligibility for the Youth Leader Transfer pathway may include: Educators (elementary or secondary level), or candidates who hold one of the following current certifications: Lifesaving Society Lifesaving Instructor, HIGH FIVE Trainer, National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Level 2 or above (any sport); Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance (CALA) Instructors, Water Art Instructor or Canadian Fitness Professionals (CANFit PRO).
 
Certification
3-year certification as Red Cross Youth Leader

Take-Home Materials

• Fundamentals of Instruction for Youth Leaders online component
• Access to Fundamentals of Instruction for Youth Leaders eBook
• Youth Leader Guide
• Stay Safe! Workbook
• Babysitter’s Manual

Printable version - Youth Leader