Swimming Coordinator | Basingstoke

Serco; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community leisure trust based in Basingstoke is seeking a Swimming Co-ordinator to manage swimming lessons and ensure the safety of pupils. In this role, you will deliver marketing initiatives, assess swim teachers, and promote the swimming lesson scheme to engage the community. Excellent training and development opportunities are offered, alongside a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Free membership at the Centre

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)

Qualifications

• Hold STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England Level 2.
• Good knowledge of swim teaching practices and safety requirements.
• Ability to interact well with customers of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Implement and control on-site administration for swimming lessons.
• Assist with increasing participation in the swimming lesson program.
• Instruct individuals/groups in swimming according to the Learn to Swim scheme.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Basic finance skills

IT skills

Clerical/administrative skills

Education

STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming

Swim England Level 2

Qualification in water safety/lifesaving (NPLQ)

Job description

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Working Hours:30 hours per week, between Monday to Saturday (can be flexible)

Salary:£23,495 per annum + Excellent Benefits

Here at Basingstoke Community Leisure 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 the role of Swimming Co-ordinator you 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.

On a day to day basis your duties will include, 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.

You will 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 centres.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 and it’s 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’ve 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.

Lastly, 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!

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 Centreplus 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 21days annual leave + public holidays (Pro Rata)

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.