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Serco Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 6%

Internal training courses

Health and wellbeing

Retail discounts

Volunteer day

Employee networks

Leisure centre membership

Job summary

Serco Limited, on behalf of Birmingham Community Leisure Trust, is seeking Swimming Teachers in Birmingham to join a flexible, customer-facing team. You will deliver Learn to Swim lessons following Swim England frameworks and can choose hours around your commitments.

You’ll receive access to ongoing training, DBS checks, and free membership to Serco leisure centres, with clear pathways into management and other roles across our 55 facilities.

Qualifications

• Hold STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England Level 2.
• DBS check required.
• Strong customer service and inclusivity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Learn to Swim lessons following Swim England framework.
• Provide safe, fun, progressive lessons for babies and pre-school swimmers.
• Contract hours flexibly around your commitments; work across leisure centres.

Skills

Customer service

People skills

Education

STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming

Swim England Level 2

Job description

Job Title: Swimming Teacher

Company: Serco Limited

Location: Birmingham, B27 7NS

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 9 Sept 2026

Closing date: 23 Sept 2026

Salary

Salary: Up to £15.88 per hour + excellent benefits

Salary: £15.88-15.88 per hour

Contract Type

Fixed term – 6 months / Casual

Working Hours

5 hours / 10 to 15 hours between Monday to Sunday

About the Employer

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Birmingham Community Leisure Trust.

Birmingham Community Leisure Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone.

Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for Swimming Teachers to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

Job Responsibilities

By following the tried and tested Swim England learn to swim framework we develop the confidence in all of our swimmers through fun and enjoyable lessons. Many of our swimmers have progressed to swim competitively and even to represent our country.

Teaching our swimming lessons will see you delivering safe fun and progressive lessons for our baby and pre-school customers. We want you to feel safe in your employment so we will contract you for as little or many teaching hours as you want around your current commitments.

We provide safeguarding and DBS checks, and personal insurance coverage.

Working for us will enable you to work within all our leisure centres as well as giving you excellent personal and career development through continued training and learning opportunities.

Our in-house Aquatic Training Academy will provide you with ongoing training through our specialist CPDs in swimming teaching, meaning you can access a range of training throughout your career, and when it comes to that career we have a solid pathway in place meaning there is opportunity to progress into management or other areas in the business.

We share your passion for leisure and want you to be able to embrace all the excellent services we provide to our customers which is why all of teachers are given a free membership as well as one for a friend or family member.

What You’ll Need

You’ll have excellent customer service skills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and backgrounds.

You will need to hold either a STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (Previously ASA) Level 2.

Holding either a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTC or STA Safety Award for Teachers would be advantageous but not essential as we can provide the training to complete these courses free of charge.

We have multiple qualified Swimming Teacher Tutors across our business and often run training courses.

This role will require a DBS check.

Benefits

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, free membership for Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
• For all Leisure benefits
• Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Why Join Us

Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier it also teaches a skill for life.

Our swimming teachers are integral to the running of our centres, so as well progressing into aquatics coordination you can move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.

Teaching can lead to a great sense of accomplishment as you watch people progress and work with your local community. And as you are supporting your students, we will be supporting you with ongoing training and development.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.