We are looking for Water Sports Instructors

We cannot offer courses without instructors, so:

If you enjoy teaching others your favourite sport and have the time to do so, please apply to become an instructor (see below).

Our focus is on sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and rowing.

In addition to the course instructors, there is always at least one assistant instructor present during the beginner sailing courses.
 

Tasks:

  • Teaching the sport to beginners and/or advanced participants
  • Responsible for safety on the water and on land during the course
  • Responsible for rescuing participants and recovering the affected equipment (within the scope of your abilities)
  • Coordinating the group and the course on the water/land
  • Careful/responsible handling of equipment
  • Ecologically responsible behaviour in nature

Requirements:

  • High level of responsibility towards participants and equipment
  • Ability to anticipate the needs of participants, equipment and weather conditions
  • First aid skills
  • Sport-specific rescue skills or lifesaving certificate (except for co-instructors)
  • Proof of basic knowledge (e.g. through sailing licence, windsurfing licence or similar)
  • In sailing (course instructor): Sportbootführerschein See (German recreational boat licence) or higher
  • In windsurfing: SBF See (German recreational boat licence for sea) would be great, SFB Binnen (German recreational boat licence for inland waters) with motor is also acceptable, or without SBF if necessary

If you are interested...

…please send a short application email and the completed form Registration Form for University Sports Instructors/Water Sports [de] to Ms Wessler at wassersportuni-greifswaldde.

Contact Person

Nicole Wessler

University sailing boat house

Yachtweg 2

17493 Greifswald-Wieck

Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420 3630

wassersportuni-greifswaldde

 

Consultation hours: by appointment

Information for Exercise Instructors

The university sports website contains further important General Information for Instructors and Interested Parties [de], as well as Information for Instructors [de] and Documents and Forms for Instructors [de].

Instructions and Briefing

In the area of water sports, there are special briefings for instructors and course participants for each sport.  Please do not use the general briefings for university sports.

Instructors will be briefed on the equipment and course schedule by Ms Wessler (sailing and windsurfing) or Mr Engel (canoeing and rowing).

Maintenance of Rowing and Canoe Boathouse

Boat maintenance Steffen Engel

Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420 3631

More about Water Sports...

…can be found here [de].