So you are already a diving professional, but ready for more. Beyond the duties of a PADI Divemaster, an Assistant Instructor (AI) can fulfill many important roles for a dive shop in Cabo San Lucas, or around the world. This is an important step forward in your career as a professional diver.

At Barefoot Dive Pro all Assistant Instructors are taught by our resident PADI Course Director (CD), Peter Wilcox. Being taught directly by a CD in a group size that does not exceed 6 candidates ensures you of quality, personalized instruction. We are the exact opposite of a dive center factory assembly line.

The Assistant Instructor program builds on Divemaster training by further developing your leadership abilities by training you to instruct student divers in several programs. With Barefoot you will assist on Discover Scuba Diving programs that we run at several of the local luxury resorts. This will prepare you to work in our DSD Demo and Diver Recruitment Program.

• What can PADI Assistant Instructors do?
  1. Present knowledge development elaboration under indirect supervision.
  2. Present initial skills training under direct supervision.
  3. Conduct open water skill evaluations under indirect supervision.
  4. Teach and certify divers in the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
  5. Independently conduct Discover Scuba Diving in a pool or confined water.
  6. Teach Project Aware and Coral Reef Conservation non-diving programs.
  7. Teach non-diving courses like Equipment Specialist after completing the Instructor level course.
     
• Why chose Barefoot Dive Pro for your AI training?

  Each new step in your diving career should be a step forward, towards increasing your employability, and that is exactly what you get with us, training and a job internship. Dive operations all differ in what they can offer to AI’s. We offer a complete solution including training, internship, work permit and employment to gain experience.

• Our reputation and record

  Barefoot Dive Pro has been running professional diver education programs since 2003, since 2006 teaching PADI Instructor levels as well. In those 5 years our Course Director, Peter Wilcox, has won numerous awards for his contributions through his professional dive programs, many years winning the Platinum Course Director award.

  Sunshine Dive and Charter was the first scuba shop in Cabo San Lucas to be awarded the prestigious PADI 5 Star Dive Resort rating. The center has continually grown, expanded its operations to meet the demands of quality dive experiences and training. The efforts of our management team and staff are evident in our Trip Advisor rating. A reflection from our clients on the quality of our programs and efforts.

If you like what you have read so far, then we hope that you will be joining us in the near future for the beginning of an exciting time moving your dive career forward as a PADI pro. We hope that this gives you an idea of what we have to offer you as an intern and an AI trainee at Barefoot Dive Pro and Sunshine Dive and Charter.

The one thing we cannot give you an idea of is the great atmosphere here in Cabo, the incredible dive experiences, the ambience of the dive center. These are intangible assets on a website, no matter what any dive center may offer, none can match the care, attention, service and quality that we put into every PADI program and our staff who work so hard to achieve it.

So what are you waiting for? Come and join us, Barefoot Dive Pro and Sunshine Dive and Charter for the life changing experience you dream about every day! Contact Peter for more information about joining Barefoot Dive Pro to train as a PADI Assistant Instructor and get a job in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.