Swimming Teacher

Lancaster City Council; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 2,300 - 2,900; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Lancaster City Council is recruiting a permanent Swimming Teacher to work at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre. The role focuses on delivering lessons as part of our Sharks Learn to Swim programme and education initiatives in line with Swim England guidelines.

The post runs 4.5 hours per week, Monday and Thursday evenings (4:00pm–6:15pm), and includes DBS clearance. We value our staff, climate action, and inclusive hiring across the community.

Responsibilities

• Deliver swimming lessons as part of Sharks Learn to Swim programme
• Work 4.5 hours per week on Monday and Thursday 4:00pm–6:15pm

Job description

Lancaster City Council is recruiting for a permanent Swimming Teacher to work at the award-winning Salt Ayre Leisure Centre.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to enter the Leisure industry and join an enthusiastic and passionate Salt Ayre Sharks Swim School.

Being a Swimming Teacher is a vital part of Salt Ayre Leisure Centre. You must have a desire to deliver Swimming Lessons within our Sharks Learn to Swim programme and Education programme in line with Swim England’s Swim programme.

This post is a contracted position for 4.5 hours per week working Monday & Thursday 4pm-6:15pm.

The successful applicant will be subject to enhanced clearance with the disclosure and barring service.

About You

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

• A discounted gym membership.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

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