Swimming Teacher

Places Leisure; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused leisure organization is seeking a passionate Swimming Teacher to inspire individuals of all ages in a lively environment. You will be responsible for providing high-quality swimming instruction, encouraging students to achieve their potential. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health memberships, flexible working, and professional development opportunities. Ideal candidates will possess strong motivational skills and a dedication to fostering a safe learning environment.

Benefits

Real Living Wage alignment

2% bonus scheme

Full Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working options

Opportunity to purchase extra annual leave

Ongoing personal learning and development

Company Pension scheme access

Healthcare cashback plan

Discounts on activities and stores

Qualifications

• Experience or certification in teaching swimming is beneficial.
• Ability to support students of all ages and skill levels.
• Proven track record in maintaining a safe and engaging environment.

Responsibilities

• Instruct and motivate individuals in swimming lessons.
• Provide one-to-one support as well as group sessions.
• Continuously seek improvement ideas for service enhancement.

Skills

Passion for teaching swimming

Ability to motivate and instruct

Friendly and approachable demeanor

Knowledge of industry best practices

Job description

Overview

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Job Opportunity – Swimming Teacher

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Swimming Teacher at Places Leisure, where you will be working in a fun, lively environment with likeminded people. You will help to inspire others to work together and deliver their very best. With your passion for teaching, swimming and excellent class programming and instructing skills, you will be full of enthusiasm whilst engaging with our customers and impressing them with your extensive knowledge and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Passionate about helping people of all ages learn to swim or become stronger, faster, or more confident when swimming.
• You will work with customers in groups and sometimes on a one‑to‑one basis to motivate and instruct them during their lessons.
• You will be a friendly, approachable, and patient individual with the ability to build trust, encourage and motivate your students.
• You will thrive on supporting students to achieve their potential, drawing on your continual knowledge and experience of industry best practice whilst applying teaching skills in the most effective way.
• Always looking to seek out development opportunities and potential ideas to further improve the service we provide.

Company Culture

We are Places for People Group, a social enterprise that believes people make a community. We build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler. We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number – you're part of our cause. We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

Benefits

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.