Swimming Coordinator

Serco Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure management company in Oxford is seeking a Swimming Coordinator to implement and oversee the swimming lesson program. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service skills and relevant swimming teaching qualifications. Responsibilities include increasing participant numbers, managing lesson bookings, and instructing activities.

Benefits

Free membership at the Centre

Free safeguarding training and DBS check

Excellent development and training opportunities

6% employer matched pension contribution

Up to 21 days annual leave plus public holidays

Life assurance up to 2x base salary

Qualifications

• Experience in a leisure or customer-facing environment.
• Good clerical and administrative skills.
• Ability to interact with people of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Assist with objectives to increase swimming lesson participation.
• Deliver marketing materials for swimming lesson offers.
• Input/update swimming lesson booking system.
• Assess swim teachers for compliance.
• Instruct swimming or aquatic activities.
• Provide lesson plans and promote the swimming lesson scheme.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Basic finance and IT skills

Knowledge of current swim teaching practices

Education

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

Qualification in water safety/lifesaving (NPLQ)

Job description

Overview

Location: OX2 7DP

Job type: Permanent

Working Hours: 20 hours per week to cover a mixture of shifts including weekends

Salary: £16,417.84 per annum + excellent benefits

Additional 12 hours Swim Teacher shifts are also available and being paid at £22.50 per hour

Here at Oxford Leisure Community Trust our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly and fun. To be the destination of choice for being part of an active community, whilst helping you to make MORE of every day. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team - and right now we are looking to recruit for a Swimming Co-ordinator to join our team.

In this role, the successful Swimming Co-ordinator will implement and control on-site administration, contributing to the operation and development of the Swimming Lesson programme and have responsibility for the safety and skill advancement of the pupils in your care.

Responsibilities

• On a day to day basis, assist with objectives to increase the number of participants for the swimming lesson programme.
• Deliver marketing materials with regards to current and forthcoming swimming lesson offers.
• Input/update computerised swimming lesson booking system.
• Assess Swim teachers to ensure compliance with teaching/administration processes.
• Instruct individuals/groups in line with the Learn to Swim scheme for swimming or other aquatic activities.
• Provide schemes of work and lesson plans and promote and support the swimming lesson scheme.
• Help in facilitating a safe, fun, and professional working environment with excellent training and development opportunities, as well as a free membership to our leisure centre.

Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

About you

• To be considered for this role you will need to hold either a STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (Previously ASA) Level 2. It is desirable but not essential that you hold a qualification in water safety/lifesaving (NPLQ).
• You will have excellent customer service skills as you’ll be interacting heavily with our customers and your team of Swimming Teachers. So, whether you have earned that experience in a leisure or another customer facing environment, you’ll be a people person who is happy dealing with people of all ages and backgrounds.
• You will have good basic finance, IT, and clerical/administrative skills and extensive and up to date knowledge of current swim teaching practices and safety requirements for management of swimming lessons.

If you feel you meet the above criteria, please apply today!

Why Serco

A place you can make an impact: Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier it also teaches a skill for life. As one of our teachers you'll be at the forefront of helping people develop those skills.

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

A place for you: Teaching can lead to a great sense of accomplishment as you watch people progress and work with your local community. And as you're supporting your students, we'll be supporting you with ongoing training and development.

What we offer

• Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
• Free safeguarding training and DBS check
• Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• Up to 21 days annual leave + public holidays (Pro Rata)
• Life assurance up to 2x base salary
• For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)