Swimming Teacher - Grantham Meres LC

LeisureSK Limited; Grantham; On-site; GBP 13,776 - 20,664; Part time

Job summary

LeisureSK Limited in Grantham is looking for a Swimming Teacher to deliver high-quality lessons as part of our Swim School and School Swimming programmes. The role involves planning engaging and educational lessons, ensuring the safety of class members, and providing excellent customer care while representing our brand.

Candidates must have knowledge of the ASA Learn to Swim Pathway, effective communication, and the ability to maintain high standards in a busy environment. An Enhanced DBS check is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching swimming is essential.
• Must have knowledge of the ASA Learn to Swim Pathway.
• Excellent communication skills and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an excellent quality teaching service.
• Organise and plan a structured swimming programme.
• Maintain a high standard of customer care at all times.

Skills

Customer care

Planning and delivering lessons

Health and Safety awareness

Communication

Swimming knowledge

Job description

Various hours available – rate of pay will be dependent on experience.

South Kesteven District Council set up LeisureSK to achieve a number of strategic objectives: to identify and break down barriers to accessing leisure facilities, to connect communities through outreach programmes, to reduce social isolation and promote independent living, to improve the physical and emotional wellbeing of residents through targeted health programmes, and to facilitate the future of council‑owned leisure and cultural facilities.

As a Swimming Teacher, your role will be vital to the delivery of the Swim School and School Swimming programmes at the centres. Lesson programmes are important from both a community engagement perspective and for the contribution to the financial viability of the centres, enabling us to offer support to other programming activities.

Your responsibility includes planning and delivering fun, engaging and educational lessons following our scheme of work and guidance from relevant National Governing Bodies. You will also handle routine checks, housekeeping standards and customer safety, especially for the class members in your charge during lessons.

You will regularly interact with customers in a warm and welcoming way. You will often be the team member that customers build a relationship and trust with, and therefore you will have a great deal of responsibility for representing LeisureSK in a professional and efficient manner; remaining calm in difficult situations, being proactive in dealing with issues yourself where possible or reporting immediately to management if not.

Swimming teacher responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver an excellent quality teaching service.
• Maintain the standards of the Swim School brand in accordance with the Swim School procedures.
• Organise, plan, execute and evaluate a structured programme using the ASA Learn to Swim Pathway.
• Ensure that the Swim School records (currently Learn2) are updated appropriately with attendance and assessment data.
• Ensure all activities are fun, and help promote a successful and caring image of the Swim School and the Company.
• Support any other swimming related activity as deemed necessary to provide a quality development programme.
• Take opportunities to update and improve technical knowledge through continuing professional development and staff training.
• Identify suitable pupils for exit routes to performance and excellence pathways.
• Ensure a high standard of customer care is achieved at all times, adopting a warm and welcoming manner which encourages communication with customers.
• Ensure that you are aware of your responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act and as a result, health & safety procedures are fully met and a safe teaching environment is maintained for pupils and other centre users/Team members.
• Have full awareness of the PSOP.
• Understand and be fully conversant with the Emergency Evacuation Procedure for the building as detailed in the Health and Safety Manual.
• Complete from time‑to‑time other reasonable tasks as requested by the management team.
• Attend all team meetings and training events scheduled.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and will require an Enhanced DBS check and a check of the Adults & Children’s Barred Lists before appointment can be confirmed.