Swim Teachers

Belgravia Health and Leisure Group Pty Ltd; Whittlesea; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Belgravia Leisure is seeking a friendly Swimming Teacher to deliver engaging Water Safety and swimming instruction at Thomastown Recreation & Aquatic Centre. The role suits energetic individuals who enjoy teaching children and families, with mornings, evenings and weekend shifts available.

You'll promote safe, enjoyable classes, work with a diverse group of learners, and support our swim program with strong customer service and communication skills. Casual positions are available.

Qualifications

• Energetic, innovative and decisive teaching style.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of OHS and public safety within the facility.
• Ability to work mornings, evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Passion for water safety and engaging children.

Responsibilities

• Teach swimming and water safety to students.
• Engage with children and parents to ensure enjoyment and learning.
• Communicate effectively with a diverse range of ages and abilities.
• Work mornings, evenings and weekends as required.
• Contribute to a positive, safe swim environment.

Skills

Energetic teaching

Verbal communication

OHS awareness

Flex hours

Teamwork

Water safety

Job description

VIC, Thomastown Recreation & Aquatic Centre - Thomastown VIC 3074

• Are you passionate about promoting aquatic and leisure activities to the community?
• Do you possess outstanding people skills?
• Are you passionate about fitness, love dealing with people and thrive on delivering unbeatable customer service?
• Enjoy a great work / life balance withmornings, evenings and weekend shifts

This is a great opportunityfor qualified teachers who enjoy swimming, love working with children, 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. 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 have casual positions available.

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
• Passion for water safety
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of guests

The Company

Belgravia Leisure is 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.

• 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're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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