Swim Teacher

Serco Group Plc; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays 21 days

Pension 6%

Training & development

Health & wellbeing

Discounts

Volunteer day

Employee networks

Leisure benefits

Job summary

Serco Limited in Leicester is recruiting a Swim Teacher to deliver safe, fun, and progressive swimming lessons at Soar Valley Leisure Centre.

You’ll work Wednesdays and Thursdays 4pm–6pm and Sundays 9am–12pm, with DBS checks provided and training through our Aquatic Training Academy to support your career development.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work with all ages/backgrounds.
• Must hold STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England Level 2.
• DBS check required; training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, fun, and progressive swimming lessons.
• Engage learners and progress swimmers through learn-to-swim framework.
• Participate in ongoing training and development via Aquatic Training Academy.

Skills

Customer service

Swimming instruction

Education

STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England Level 2

Job description

Swim Teacher

CAPTION:

• Company: Serco Limited
• Salary: £13.5-15 per hour
• Hours: Part-time
• Location: Leicester, LE12 7FG
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 1 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 15 Sept 2026

Summary

Serco Limited

Location: Soar Valley Leisure Centre LE12 7FG

Working Hours: Wed & Thurs 4pm-6pm and Sun 9am-12pm,

Salary: £13.50 to £15 per hour + excellent benefits.

Ready to impact a better future?

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

Leisure Solutions Community 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.

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, but this is also a mentality we take towards our teachers' careers and personal development. 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.

Paying for your own safeguarding and DBS checks isn't fun or cheap, so we provide these for you! There's also no need to hold your own personal insurance as you will be covered by ours. 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 our teachers are given a free membership as well as one for a friend or family member.

What you'll need to do the role

• 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.
• This role will require a DBS check.

Why Join us

• Meaningful and vital work: Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier, it also teaches a skill for life. As one of our teachers, you will be at the forefront of helping people develop those skills.
• A world of opportunity: 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.
• Great people: 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.

What we offer

• Holidays: 21 days pro rata plus bank holidays
• 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