Swimming Teacher - Market Drayton

Serco; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate swimming teachers to join their team. In this rewarding role, you will deliver engaging swimming lessons that cater to individuals of all abilities. With a focus on personal development, the company offers flexible teaching hours to fit around your commitments, alongside comprehensive training opportunities. You'll play a crucial role in fostering a love for swimming and helping individuals develop essential skills for life. If you're enthusiastic about making a positive impact in the community and enjoy working in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free membership at the Centre

Discounted classes and facilities

Free safeguarding training

DBS check at no cost

Excellent development and training opportunities

6% employer matched pension contribution

25 days annual leave pro rata

Life assurance up to 2x base salary

Simply Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to engage with all ages.
• Hold relevant swimming teaching qualifications or be willing to train.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, fun, and progressive swimming lessons.
• Ensure all participants have access to affordable swimming lessons.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Teaching Skills

Communication Skills

Education

STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming

Swim England Level 2

RLSS UK NPLQ

RLSS UK NRASTC

STA Safety Award for Teachers

Job description

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Salary: £11.00 to £15.60 per hour depending on experience

Are you passionate about swimming?

Shropshire Leisure Trust's goal is to get more people active by providing affordable, safe, and enjoyable lessons for all. We are currently recruiting for swimming teachers to grow our programmes to ensure we can do just that. If you are passionate about ensuring all children and adults have access to affordable lessons, no matter their ability or background, this role could be right for you.

By following the tried and tested Swim England learn to swim framework, we develop confidence in all our swimmers through fun and enjoyable lessons. Many of our swimmers have progressed to swim competitively and even represent our country.

Teaching our swimming lessons will see you delivering safe, fun, and progressive lessons. However, this is also a mentality we take towards our teachers' careers and personal development. We want you to feel secure in your employment, so we will contract you for as few or as many teaching hours as you want around your current commitments.

We provide safeguarding and DBS checks at no cost to you, and there’s no need to hold your own personal insurance as you will be covered by ours. Working for us will enable you to work within all our leisure centres and provide you with excellent personal and career development through continued training and learning opportunities.

Our in-house Aquatic Training Academy will offer ongoing training through our specialist CPDs in swimming teaching, meaning you can access a range of training throughout your career. We have a solid pathway in place for career progression into management or other areas in the business.

We share your passion for leisure and want you to embrace all the excellent services we provide to our customers, which is why all our teachers are given a free membership as well as one for a friend or family member.

What you’ll need to do the role

You will have excellent customer service skills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and backgrounds.

You will need to hold either a STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (Previously ASA) Level 2.

Holding either a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTC, or STA Safety Award for Teachers would be advantageous but not essential, as we can provide the training to complete these courses free of charge.

If you do not yet hold the relevant qualifications to teach swimming but are looking to start a career with us, please do not worry. We have multiple qualified Swimming Teacher Tutors across our business and often run training courses. Please submit your application, and we will be in touch when we have a course running near you.

This role will require a DBS check.

What we offer

• Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
• Free safeguarding training and DBS check
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• 6% employer matched pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave pro rata
• Life assurance up to 2x base salary
• Simply Health cash plan
• Anytime health line
• Employee assistance programme
• Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping, and entertainment
• A safe and supportive culture
• A chance to make a positive difference to the community

Why Serco

Meaningful and vital work: Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier, but it also teaches a skill for life. As one of our teachers, you will be at the forefront of helping people develop those skills.

A world of opportunity: Our swimming teachers are integral to the running of our centres. They can progress into aquatics coordination or move into other centre management roles in one of our 55 facilities.

Great people: Teaching can lead to a great sense of accomplishment as you watch people progress and work with your local community. While you support your students, we will support you with ongoing training and development.

About Serco

At Serco, the nature of the work we do is important, and everyone has a vital role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare, and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

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Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application, please contact 0345 010 4000.

We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. We will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates. We’re a proud holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard and we actively encourage applications from females, those with disabilities, or from an ethnic minority background.