Swim Teacher

Belgravia Leisure; Bathurst; Hybrid; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free club access

Career development opportunities

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Bathurst Aquatic Centre is seeking a Casual Swimming Teacher to deliver engaging swimming and water safety lessons. You may be scheduled for mornings, evenings and weekends, and must show empathy toward the diverse needs of learners.

You will bring energy, strong communication, and a customer-service mindset to ensure members, patrons and parents gain maximum benefit and enjoyment from the services provided. A passion for safety and child-friendly instruction is essential.

Qualifications

• Energetic, innovative and decisive teaching style.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of OHS and public safety applications within your facility.
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends and empathetic to class needs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Current First Aid (Level 2)
• Current CPR Certificate
• Working With Children Check (or equivalent)
• National Police Check
• Current AustSwim Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety
• AUSTSWIM extension certificate (Desirable)
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role is not essential but highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Teach effective Swimming and Water Safety to help grow our swim program.
• Work mornings, evenings and weekends.
• Communicate effectively with students of diverse ages, abilities, cultures and needs.
• Maintain a safe and engaging learning environment in the pool area.

Skills

Energetic teaching style

Excellent verbal communication

Team player

Empathetic with diverse ages

Education

Current AustSwim Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety

Current First Aid (Level 2)

Current CPR Certificate

Working With Children Check

National Police Check

AUSTSWIM extension certificate (Desirable)

Job description

NSW, Bathurst Aquatic Centre - Bathurst 2795

• Great career paths and development with an entrepreneurial organisation
• Attractive remuneration + free club access
• Enjoy a great work / life balance with mornings, evenings and weekend shifts

This is a great opportunityfor qualified teachers who enjoy swimming, love working with children and adults, who want to teach the skills of swimming and the value of water safety.

The Role

As a Swimming Teacher you will teach effective Swimming and Water Safety to help grow our swim program. Youmay be required to work mornings, evenings and weekends and must be empathetic to the needs of the classes.

You will have a passion for swimming and making children safer around the water. You should be energetic, dynamic, outgoing and fun, with a flair for working with children and adults. You will need outstanding communication skills and a commitment to customer service excellence to ensure swim school members, patrons and parents are gaining maximum benefit and enjoyment from the services provided.

Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to communicate and interact effectively with students that have a diverse range of ages, abilities, cultures and needs.

We are seeking to hire swim teachers on a casual basis.

Skills & Attributes:

• Energetic, innovative and decisive teaching style
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• An understanding of OHS and public safety applications within your facility
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends and must be empathetic to the needs of the classes
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a strong and valuable part of the team
• Current First Aid (Level 2)
• Current CPR Certificate
• Working With Children Check (or equivalent)
• National Police Check
• Current AustSwim Certificate – Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety
• AUSTSWIM extension certificate (Desirable)
• Previous experience and success in a comparable role is not essential but highly regarded

The Company

Belgravia Leisureis part of the Belgravia Health and Leisure Group (BHLG) and is the fastest growing leisure organisation in Australia. Our core areas of business and facilities stewardship include health clubs, wellness and spa, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We are in an exciting period of growth and look to continue to diversify and deliver results while being a strong community citizen. With an annual turnover in excess of $180m, the group are looking for the best and brightest to assist with taking the organisation into the future.

We value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability.

We will provide innovative recruitment strategies to remove any barriers that may prevent potential suitable applicants. These includes:

- A dedicated contact person to receive expressions of interest in the job and complete a verbal job application during which the person answers questions over the telephone.

- Allowing a short video submission describing their application for the job

- Allowing a support person during an interview

We are committed to providing a child safe environment. Please refer to ourchild safety framework. Successful applicants will be required to obtain a national police check and a Working with Children check.

https://belgraviagroup.com.au/childsafe#statement