Swim Teacher - Part Time - Marina Centre & Phoenix Leisure Centre

Freedom Leisure; Braintree; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Cycle-to-work scheme

Staff membership discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial advice

Incremental annual leave

Staff shop discounts

Fully funded training and development

Insurance and savings schemes

Job summary

Freedom Leisure is recruiting a Swim Teacher to deliver swimming lessons at our leisure centres. The role will involve teaching children and adults, ensuring learners are supported and progress towards goals in a friendly, inclusive environment.

Based at multiple sites (Marina and Phoenix Leisure Centres) across the UK, with training and development on offer. This part-time position offers a pension, staff discounts and a commitment to career growth within a charitable leisure trust.

Qualifications

• Teach swimming to children and adults according to qualification and training.
• Communicate with children’s parents/guardians about development and progression.
• Supervise pool users to ensure safety and discipline.
• Demonstrate excellent communication with customers.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• To teach swimming to children and/or adults as part of the Leisure Centre’s programme, according to qualification and training.
• To communicate with the children’s parents/guardians concerning their development and advise on progression.
• To assist in the supervision of customers in the swimming pool and surrounds, ensuring safety and discipline.
• Excellent communication skills with a genuine desire to work closely with customers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service mindset

Education

Level 2 Swim Teaching qualification

Job description

Join the Energy at Freedom Leisure – Do Good Feel Good!

At Freedom Leisure, we’re all about positive vibes, great people, and makinga real impact. Yes, we run leisure and cultural facilities, gyms, and swimming pools—but at the heart of it all, it’s our people who make the difference.

As one of the UK’s leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission of Improving Lives Through Leisure. We’re here to help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive, and accessible to everyone - because everyone deserves to feel good. We’re all about delivering amazing customer service with a smile—every single day. We create spaces where people feel at home, supported, and inspired.

If you’re passionate about helping others and love creating great experiences, you’ll feel right at home with us. You don’t need to be an expert to get started - we’ll give you all the training and support you need. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s loads of room to grow. Many of our team have built amazing careers doing what they love, helping customers day-to-day and making people feel good.

We’re proud to be a workplace where everyone is welcome, valued, and supported to thrive—because when our team reflects the communities we serve, we all grow stronger together.

If you like talking to people, this is definitely the role for you. In the role of Swim Teacher, you will deliver swimming lessons to customers of all ages and abilities ensuring they feel supported and are achieving their goals.

We are passionate about teaching in our local communities. We believe it is important to encourage children and adults of all ages and abilities to develop water confidence, water skills and improve their swimming techniques. As we continue to grow our programme we are looking for new recruits to join our friendly and talented team here at Freedom Leisure and we are recruiting across the UK now.

This role will be based between the Marina Leisure Centre and Phoenix Leisure Centre, you will need to be able to travel across these sites.

If you want to progress further, we will support this through additional training, both formal and on the job will be key. However, we also appreciate that not everyone wants to ‘move up the ladder’ and that’s absolutely fine with us. What is really important is that you are happy in your work.

In the event that a high volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date.

Hours: 9 hours per week, Monday - Sunday (rota basis)

• To teach swimming to children and/or adults as part of the Leisure Centre’s swimming lesson programme, according to qualification, training and experience
• To communicate with the children’s parents/guardians concerning their development and advise on their progression through the programme
• To assist in the supervision of customers in the swimming pool and surrounds, ensuring their safety and discipline
• Excellent communication skills with a genuine desire to work closely with customers
• Level 2 Swim Teaching qualification
• Enhanced DBS check

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind, so what can we offer you?

• Company pension
• Cycle-to-work and car leasing tax-efficient schemes
• Discounted staff membership (including family members)
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling
• Financial advice
• Incremental annual leave entitlement
• My Staff Shop employee benefits scheme, offering discounts on cinema tickets, travel, high street e-vouchers, gift cards, days out, leisure activities and everyday spending
• Fully funded training and development, with career progression opportunities
• Various insurance and savings schemes

Closing date: 23rd October 2026

Salary: Up to £14.89 per hour

At Freedom Leisure, we believe a diverse workforce strengthens our organisation and enhances the services we provide. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.