American Red Cross (ARC) Instructor
General Information
The ARC Instructor is responsible for teaching Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation for the Professional Rescuer and Automated External
Defibrillation (CPR-Pro/AED), Standard First Aid (SFA), and Blood
Borne Pathogens (BBP) to the Recreation staff. All instructors
need to have current instructor certification through the American
Red Cross.
Specific Responsibilities
- Ensure High Quality of Instruction: The ARC Instructor's main
responsibility to ensure that every student s/he teaches is fully
qualified to perform the skills taught in the class. Instructors
are expected to teach in accordance with the guidelines outlined by
the American Red Cross. Instructors are expected to provide
students with information supplemental to any videos shown in
class, provide demonstrations of skills, and give adequate time for
hands-on training for students. The ARC Instructor is also expected
to give additional training to students who may have difficulty
learning the skills.
- Maintain Sanitation of Manikins: The ARC Instructor is to clean
and disinfect all manikins immediately after class in accordance
with the Department of Recreation and American Red Cross
guidelines.
- Accurate and Prompt Paperwork: The ARC Instructor will
communicate with the ARC Administrator immediately after the class
to ensure the course record is completed properly.
- Appropriate Judgment: The ARC Instructor should never pass a
student who has not shown adequate knowledge of the skills taught
in class. An Instructor should feel confident that every student
that passed will be able to effectively perform the skills
taught.
- Maintaining Certification: The ARC Instructor is expected to
maintain his/her instructor certification in accordance with
American Red Cross guidelines.
- Knowledge Base: The ARC Instructor is expected to keep
up-to-date on the information and skills that they are certified
in.
Qualifications
The ARC Instructor must be a certified instructor of the
American Red Cross in CPR-Pro/AED, SFA and BBP and that
certification must be maintained during their tenure as an
instructor for Recreation. The Instructor must also attend classes
and maintain certification in areas that s/he is not authorized to
teach.