Swimming Teacher - Aldershot, Hampshire

Places Leisure; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure and community services provider in Aldershot is seeking a passionate Swimming Teacher to inspire students of all ages. This role requires UKCC Level 2 certification, with opportunities for further qualifications. You will engage with clients in both group and individual settings, helping them to reach their swimming goals. A comprehensive benefits package and a supportive working environment await you.

Benefits

Full Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working hours

Bonus scheme of 2%

Discounts on activities and cafes

Ongoing personal training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of UKCC Level 2 needed; NPLQ or NRASTC is advantageous.
• Ability to work with individuals and groups of all ages.
• Passion for swimming and teaching is essential.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and instruct customers in swimming lessons.
• Provide one-to-one and group lessons.
• Support students to achieve their swimming potential.
• Look for ways to improve service quality.
• Build trust with clients and encourage their progress.

Skills

Swimming instruction

Communication

Motivational skills

Education

UKCC Level 2

Lifesaving Qualification (NPLQ or NRASTC)

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.

Opportunity

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.

Qualifications

All of our swimmer development stages are based on the National Plan for Teaching Swimming, and as such, our Swimming Teachers should hold a minimum of UKCC Level 2. It would be advantageous if you hold a Lifesaving Qualification (NPLQ or NRASTC); however, if you are a motivated and driven individual, we would be happy to support you in achieving either of these qualifications.

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.

About Places for People

We are Places for People Group, a social enterprise that believes it’s people that 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 are a large, diverse and ambitious business offering a comprehensive benefits package with each role.

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