Swimming Teacher (Casual)

Educators Wales; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking enthusiastic Swimming Teachers to promote wellness through swimming. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving community health and fitness by facilitating swimming instruction and supporting an active lifestyle. Flexible working conditions and a supportive environment are offered.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to staff health and wellbeing support

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Passion for Swimming and physical fitness.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Welsh at Level 3.
• Desire to positively impact community wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Teaching swimming and promoting water safety.
• Supporting community engagement and wellness activities.
• Organizing and facilitating swimming lessons.

Skills

Communication

Motivation

Teamwork

Job description

We adopt an 'anonymous recruitment' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.

We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

About the vacancy

Vacancy ID: 1093

Organisation:

Carmarthenshire County Council

Section:

School Sports Centres

Number of vacancies:

Multiple

Contract type:

Casual

Location:

Carmarthen, Llanelli

Grade:

Grade D

Hourly Rate :

£12.85

Contract Hours

0

Come and join our team

If you have a passion for Swimming, excellent communication skills, and a desire to make a positive impact, we want you to join our team. We can provide opportunities for Training and continuing education to support your growth as a swimming instructor.

Carmarthenshire County Council's Sport & Leisure Section's ambition is to improve wellbeing through inspiring our population to be active for life. We will create an active Carmarthenshire and establish ourselves as the most successful and trusted service in the UK.

With the upcoming launch of the state-of-the-art Pentre Awel facility, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a positive impact on people's health and fitness.

We are committed to having a positive impact on people's health, fitness, physical literacy as well as providing facilities, opportunities and services that people enjoy and would recommend. We are seeking enthusiastic, highly motivated and energetic individuals to join our team. If that's you, why not help us make a difference?

For more information, please contact Robbie Humphrey on [e-mail]

Job Description:

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DBS level:

An Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk

Welsh language level - Verbal:

Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level

Closing Date: 18/06/2025, 23:55

The Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Competitive salary
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support
• Personal development and career progression
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies

Additional Information

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. P lease Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.

How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: [e-mail] or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.

Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.