Casual Swimming Teacher - CLA04101

Clackmannanshire Council; Alloa; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage accredited employer

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Clackmannanshire Council is recruiting enthusiastic Swimming Teachers to deliver Learn to Swim and related aquatic programmes in Alloa as part of the new Wellbeing Hub development. You will plan Learn to Swim sessions, ensure water safety and support children's progression while upholding our core values and safeguarding standards.

You should hold SSTQ/UKCC Level 2 or equivalent, with First Aid and Health & Safety knowledge desirable.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver Learn to Swim and water-safety sessions.
• Ability to plan, adapt and deliver lessons for varying abilities.
• Commitment to child protection and safeguarding.
• Ability to follow and write lesson plans and provide feedback.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare Learn to Swim, Water Safety and Water Confidence sessions to meet participant needs.
• Act as a positive role model and demonstrate council core values.
• Monitor progress and provide detailed feedback to participants.
• Maintain high standards of safety, hygiene and customer care.

Skills

Excellent communication

Experience teaching children

Lesson planning ability

Child protection understanding

Reliability/enthusiasm

Education

SSTQ/UKCC Level 2 Aquatics

First Aid Certificate

Health & Safety knowledge

Job description

Job Description

Clackmannanshire Council is currently in the process of developing and building a new Wellbeing Hub and Lochies school, located in Alloa. This will be a place where the community can come together, be active, connect with others and live well. Included in the facility will be three new swimming pools, which will lead to further employment opportunities for Swimming Teachers in the future.

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated Swimming Teachers to assist in the delivery of our Clackmannanshire Learn to Swim Programmes which includes Learn to Swim, ASN Hydro lessons and School Swimming Lessons.

You will be responsible for but not limited to planning and preparing Learn to Swim, Water Safety and Water Confidence sessions which meet the individual needs of participants, Act as a positive role model at all times, and demonstrate Clackmannanshire Council's core values. Be enthusiastic and motivated during sessions and monitor and assess the development and progress of participants in your session and provide detailed feedback.

You will ideally possess a current Scottish Swimming Teacher Qualification (SSTQ) or a UKCC Level 2 Teaching Aquatics certificate, or equivalent. You will have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, reliable and have experience of teaching children. You will also have experience of writing and following lesson plans and the ability to work with varying abilities of swimmers. You must have excellent customer care skills and an understanding of Child Protection. A First Aid Certificate and knowledge of Health and Safety are desirable.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

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