Swimming Teacher

Serco Limited; Chichester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free leisure centre membership for you

Free membership for a friend or family

Ongoing training and CPDs

Job summary

Serco Limited, on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust, is hiring Swimming Teachers at Westgate Leisure Centre (PO19 1RJ). Casual hours with the possibility of contracted hours in the future. Training and safeguarding DBS checks are provided, with free membership for teachers and a friend or family member.

You will deliver safe, enjoyable, and progressive swimming lessons and may work across multiple leisure centres as part of your career development within the Aquatic Training Academy.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to deal with people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Holding STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England Level 2 is required.
• Having RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTCorSTASafety Award for Teachers is advantageous but training can be provided.
• A DBS check is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, fun and progressive swimming lessons following Swim England framework.
• Teach across leisure centres within the organisation.

Skills

Customer service

People skills

Education

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

Job description

Location:Westgate Leisure Centre, PO19 1RJ

Working Hours: Casual hours per week between Monday to Sunday (with possibility of contracted hours in the future)

Salary:£18.93 per hour + excellent benefits.

Ready to impact a better future?

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruitingon behalf ofLeisure Solutions Community Trust.

Leisure Solutions Community Trustencourages 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 forSwimming Teachersto 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 andprogressive 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 aren'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-houseAquatic TrainingAcademy 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 to do the role

You'll have excellentcustomer serviceskills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and back grounds.

You will need to hold either aSTA Award/CertificateinTeaching Swimmingor Swim England (PreviouslyASA) Level 2.

Holding either a validRLSS UK NPLQ,RLSS UK NRASTCorSTASafety Award for Teacherswould be advantageous but not essential as we can provide the training to complete these courses free of charge.

This role will require aDBS 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

• For all Leisure benefits - Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits