Aquatics Instructor - Casual

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)

Access to high-quality training programs

Employee Assistant Programme

Discounted leisure facility memberships

Job summary

Wakefield Council is seeking Casual Aquatics Instructors to join our dynamic team across five leisure facilities in Wakefield District. In this role, you will provide essential support for our school swimming programme while being a primary deliverer of our Learn to Swim initiative.

The ideal candidate will have the necessary swim teaching qualifications, proven experience in lesson delivery, and strong communication skills. Join us to make a meaningful difference and help residents become confident and safe in water.

Qualifications

• Relevant swim teaching qualifications are essential.
• Experience in delivering lessons across different stages of a Learn to Swim programme is required.
• Ability to work with children in a fun and engaging manner.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the delivery of swimming lessons at five leisure facilities.
• Provide support within the school swimming programme.
• Travel around the district to various sites as needed.

Skills

Swim teaching qualifications

Experience delivering lessons

Organisation

Time management

Good communication skills

Job description

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.

We are looking for Casual Aquatics Instructors to assist with our delivery across five leisure facilities within the Wakefield District.

This role will provide additional support within ourschool swimming programme alongside being a key deliverer of our Learn toSwim programme. You may be required to travel around the district to a number of sites providing this support and will involve work on afternoons, evenings and weekends with the aim of helping residents of Wakefield District learn to swim and be confident and safe in and around water.

The successful candidate needs to possess the relevant swim teaching qualifications and have experience delivering lessons across a range of stages of a LTS programme. Organisation, time management skills and good communication skills are required in a role that spans the district and works alongside multiple facility staffing teams and a whole range of age groups. Delivering swimming lesson is a key life skill for children so applicant must be able to demonstrate how they will be able to successfully work with children in a fun and engaging manner.

Wakefield Council endeavour to be the leader in swimming lessons for the area and we are looking for applicant who share the passion for swimming.

What can I expect?

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extradays of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more

Join us and make a real impact in the community. Apply today to become a valued member of our team!