Swimming Teacher - Level 2 (Casual)

NEWPORT LIVE; Newport; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 25.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Discounted Newport Live membership

Generous pension scheme

Café discount during shifts

Uniform provided

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programmes

Descripción de la vacante

Newport Live is seeking casual Swimming Teachers to deliver Learn to Swim Wales sessions at the Regional Pool & Tennis Centre and the Active Living Centre in Newport. You will teach diverse age groups, adapt lessons to ability, and hold ASA/STA Level 2 qualification with coaching experience.

Benefits include discounted membership, pension, café discount, uniform, free on-site parking, cycle-to-work and wellbeing programmes. Flexible shifts published as available.

Formación

• Essential: ASA/STA Level 2 Swim Teacher qualification and relevant coaching experience.
• Knowledge of Learn to Swim Wales programme and safeguarding policies for pool environments.
• Ability to deliver structured swimming lessons across children, teens and adults.

Responsabilidades

• Teach swim lessons following Learn to Swim Wales framework.
• Prepare and evaluate schemes of work to develop all learners.
• Maintain accurate attendance, attainment and progress records.
• Promote swimming and link participants to aquatic clubs for the Learn to Swim programme.
• Ensure safe prep and setup of facilities and equipment per programme requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Child Protection guidelines.
• Assist in organising swimming galas and events.
• Attend training as part of the Swimming Development programme.

Conocimientos

Coaching experience

Learn to Swim Wales knowledge

Child protection policy knowledge

Session delivery across ages

Educación

ASA/STA Level 2 Swim Teacher qualification

Descripción del empleo

Regional Pool & Tennis Centre and Active Living Centre

Sports & Coaching

Pay:£15.69 per hour

Hours:This is a casual position, where shifts will be published as and when they become available, for you to choose to accept. Shifts will be available at both the Regional Pool & Tennis Centre and at the Active Living Centre.

Please advise your availability for work when submitting your application.

Benefits:Discounted Newport Live membership, generous pension scheme, café discount during your shifts, uniform provided, free on-site parking, cycle to work scheme and wellbeing programmes

Essential to your application

• ASA/STA Level 2 Swim Teacher qualification
• Relevant coaching experience
• Practical knowledge of the Learn to Swim Wales programme
• Knowledge and understanding of child protection policies in a swimming pool environment
• Experience in delivering structured swimming sessions, whilst adapting to varying needs, abilities, and ages

Beneficial for your application

• STA/RLSS Lifesaving Teacher qualification
• Relevant adult and child teaching qualification
• Experience working with people with a disability in sport
• Ability to communicate in Welsh

Our swimming teachers are pivotal members of the team, delivering and maintaining effective and high-quality swimming lessons for children, young people, and adults, as part of our Integrated Swimming Programme, which is run at both the Regional Pool & Tennis Centre (located in Newport International Sports Village) and the Active Living Centre (located in Newport High School).

You must hold an ASA/STA Level 2 swim teachers qualification, and have relevant coaching experience - demonstrating the ability to deliver high quality swimming lessons to children, young people, and adults, across a wide range of abilities.

Main duties include:

• Teaching swim lessons following the new Learn to Swim Wales teaching framework, as part of the City's Integrated Swimming Programme
• Prepare, implement, and evaluate schemes of work in order to ensure continual development of all swim learners
• Maintain accurate records of all participants, including attendance, attainment, and progress
• Promote swimming and help provide links to relevant aquatic clubs to children and parents who attend the weekly Learn to Swim programme
• Safe preparation of facilities and equipment as required by the Learn to Swim programme, and for checking set-up of facilities and equipment undertaken by Recreation Assistants
• Ensuring safe compliance with all statutory legal requirements, and in particular the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and Child Protection Act
• Willingness to assist in organising and delivering swimming galas and events
• Undertake training as/when required as part of the Swimming Development continual development programme
• Attend swim teachers' forums/meetings as and when requested

Due to the nature of the role, flexibility is required to pick up shifts as and when they become available at either of our swimming pools.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

If you would like more information on the role or about life in the swimming team at Newport Live, please contact our Aquatics Manager, Kellyann, by emailing [e-mail] or pop along to one of our Jobs Drop-in Sessions:

• Friday 23 October – Geraint Thomas Velodrome:17:00 – 19:00
• Wednesday 11 November – The Riverfront Theatre: 13:00 – 15:00
• Friday 27 November – Regional Pool & Tennis Centre: 13:00 – 15:00