Hi there!

I'm Kaydence, an Honours Math co-op student @ UWaterloo

About Me
Photo of Kaydence at the Skills Alberta competition

Nice to meet you!

As an Honours Math student at the University of Waterloo, I have a passion for problem solving, coding, and learning new things. I enjoy putting what I have learnt to the test, for example by competing in and earning a bronze medal in the Skills Alberta Web Development and Design competition in 2024.

Outside of school, I have a history working in aquatics. I have spent time employed as a swim instructor, lifeguard, lifesaving and first aid instructor, and in various leadership roles.

When possible, I love to share my knowledge with others in an instructional or leadership capacity. I have taught web development, first aid, and lifesaving courses, as well as trained, coached, and supervised an aquatic team of over to 50 staff and volunteers.

- Kaydence

Experience

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Employment

Sep 2025 - Dec 2025

Instructor Guard

University of Waterloo
  • Delivered Lifesaving Society Learn to Swim lessons to children and adults, completed relevant reporting accurately and in a timely manner
  • Maintained active surveillance of the pool area, provided first aid and lifesaving response as needed
May 2025 - Aug 2025

Aquatic Operations Coordinator

YMCA of Northern Alberta
  • As a supervisor to a team of over 50 lifeguards, swim instructors, and volunteers, performed evaluations, provided coaching, and facilitated trainings to build a skilled team capable of providing high quality services
  • Quickly and independently mastered the use of unfamiliar customer relationship and workforce management software to provide customer service, as well as ensure accurate scheduling and payroll
Sep 2024 - Aug 2025

Aquatics Specialty Program Instructor

YMCA of Northern Alberta
  • Created detailed lesson plans to deliver and examine Lifesaving Society certification courses, such as CPR-C/AED, Intermediate First Aid, Oxygen Administration, and the Bronze Awards, in an engaging and effective manner
Sep 2023 - May 2025

Aquatics Team Lead

YMCA of Northern Alberta
  • Acted as an active on-deck/in-water mentor; role modeled and consistently applied safety rules, policies, guidelines, in the aquatics area
  • Ensured swim instructors and lifeguards understood role expectations, received regular feedback/appreciation and worked together to support each other
  • Conveyed information on aquatics programs and schedules and referred program participants and families to other programs as appropriate
Jan 2023 - Sep 2023

Swim Instructor and Lifeguard

YMCA of Northern Alberta
  • Mentored practicum swim instructors by modeling quality instruction and providing feedback
  • Delivered YMCA swim program including regular swim lessons, private lessons, adult/youth lessons, lifesaving sport, and swim club
  • Maintained active surveillance of the pool area, provided first aid and lifesaving response as needed

Volunteer

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

Peer Tutor

Harry Ainlay High School
  • Provided support and tutoring to fellow students in a variety of subjects such as Social Studies, Math, and Science
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025

Community Expert: Web Development

Edmonton Public Library
  • Independently planned and delivered workshops in introductory web development topics for adults. These workshops taught the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as their various applications, across 4 2-hour sessions.

Projects

Take a scroll through some of the work I've done! I have experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Python, Racket, and I am currently learning C.

For web development, I am familiar with frameworks such as Django, Tailwind CSS, and DaisyUI.

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