Swimming Teachers

Serco Group Plc; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS checks provided

Training and CPD opportunities

Career progression into management

Job summary

Serco Group Plc, on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust, seeks friendly Swimming Teachers to deliver Learn to Swim lessons across its leisure centres in the Milton Keynes area. You’ll work within the Swim England framework to build swimmers’ confidence and progression, while benefiting from paid DBS checks, extensive training, and clear career development pathways.

You can set your hours around existing commitments, with opportunities to progress into aquatics coordination or centre

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills with people of all ages.
• Willingness to undergo DBS checks provided by the employer.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, progressive swimming lessons using the Swim England framework.
• Create a fun, inclusive learning environment for all swimmers.
• Support personal development through on-going training and CPD opportunities.

Skills

Customer service

Teaching swimming

Education

STA Level 2 Teaching Swimming

Swim England L2 or equivalent

Tools

CPD training

Job description

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust. Leisure Solutions Community Trust encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for Swimming Teachers to join their team and help make a positive difference every day. By following the tried and tested Swim England learn to swim framework we develop the confidence in all of our swimmers through fun and enjoyable lessons. Many of our swimmers have progressed to swim competitively and even to represent our country. Teaching our swimming lessons will see you delivering safe fun and progressive lessons, but this is also a mentality we take towards our teachers' careers and personal development. We want you to feel safe in your employment so we will contract you for as little or many teaching hours as you want around your current commitments. Paying for your own safeguarding and DBS checks aren't fun or cheap so we provide these for you! There's also 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 as well as giving you excellent personal and career development through continued training and learning opportunities. Our in-house Aquatic Training Academy will provide you with ongoing training through our specialist CPDs in swimming teaching, meaning you can access a range of training throughout your career, and when it comes to that career we have a solid pathway in place meaning there is opportunity to progress into management or other areas in the business.

What you’ll need to do the role

You’ll have excellent customer service skills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and back grounds. 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.

Why Join us

Meaningful and vital work: Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier 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, so as well progressing into aquatics coordination you can 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. And as you are supporting your students, we will be supporting you with ongoing training and development.

What we offer

• For all Leisure benefits -
• Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust. Our inclusive recruitment commitment: We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our 'Ban the Box' pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).