Activity Leader - Swim Co-ordinator

YMCA Robin Hood Group; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Newark on Trent is seeking a Swim Coordinator for their holiday club. The role involves managing swim support staff, ensuring safety and proper supervision of children during swimming sessions. Candidates should have a Swim England Level 2 certificate and be able to commit for approximately 15 hours each week during school holidays. Safeguarding and a DBS check are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 to apply for this role.
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check required.
• Available during school holidays from 12pm-3pm, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate Swim Support staff.
• Ensure session rota’s are covered.
• Swim test children for proper group allocation.
• Maintain supervision and behavior standards poolside.
• Provide support and oversight for safeguarding.

Skills

Swimming Instructor/Teaching background

Swim England Level 2 certificate

Job description

Overview

Swimming is one of the most popular activities we run at our YMCA Camp Williams school holiday club. We take the children swimming 3 times a week, across 3 different age groups, covering all abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the Swim Support staff who are in the pool with the children.
• Ensure rota’s are covered to give you enough staff to deliver the session.
• Provide instructions and guidance to the Swim Support staff prior to the session starting.
• Swim test the children to allocate them to the correct group based on their swimming ability.
• Assign coloured wrist bands to the children, ensuring appropriate ratios are maintained at all times.
• You will be poolside while the children swim to ensure good behaviour and supervision is maintained throughout the session.
• Safeguarding is of utmost importance and you will provide an additional level of oversight and support when needed.

Qualifications

You would be suited to this role if you have a Swimming Instructor/Teaching background and hold a minimum Swim England Level 2 certificate.

Other requirements

You will need to be able to commit to this role to ensure the safety and well-being of the children at Camp is maintained at all times.

This role would suit you if you are looking for additional work during the school holidays between your studies or other employment that leaves you free during non-term time.

Location and hours

Based from YMCA Newark & Sherwood Community & Activity Village, you will be based here every day, accompanying the children and Swim Support leaders on the short walk across to the Leisure Centre where we swim. Working during the school holidays, Monday to Friday, around 15 hours per week, 12pm-3pm each day (with some flexibility!).

Requirements

You must be over 18 to apply for this role. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.