Team Leader (Learn to Swim)

Sporting House; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading swimming education brand in North East England seeks a Team Leader to oversee daily operations at their venue. You will ensure high safety and service standards while motivating your team and engaging with local families. Ideal candidates will have prior supervisory experience, strong customer service skills, and a passion for community connections. Join a vibrant workplace with opportunities for career progression and professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Your birthday off

Instant earned wage access

Fully funded training

Discounts for family and friends

Recognition and rewards

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience supervising a team in a leisure or customer-facing environment.
• Comfortable communicating with customers and staff.
• Ability to work a flexible 3-week rota including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations ensuring safety and enjoyment.
• Motivate team to deliver a premium experience.
• Engage with local community to drive sign-ups.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Sales experience

Education

Pool Plant Operator qualification

Swimming Teacher qualification

Job description

About swim@

Founded by Olympians Becky Adlington OBE and Steve Parry MBE, swim! is the UK’s leading premium learn-to-swim brand.

Every child deserves the chance to learn to swim and love it. Operating in school and university pools nationwide, we deliver best‑in‑class lessons for children aged 3–11, helping to keep community pools open and thriving.

We’re proud of our people and our product, and high standards should run through everything we do. From the quality of our teaching to the way we support every swimmer and family as well as safe, clean, warm venues.

The Role

As Team Leader at swim@, you’ll be a support to the Business Manager of your venue to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day. You’ll support the and safety of all lesson delivery, ensuring everything runs smoothly, looks its best, and meets the highest standards of teaching, maintenance, and service.

You’ll also play a key role in growing your local swim! community, connecting with families, schools, and local organisations. Mentored and supported by your Business Manager, this entry into management role can kickstart your leisure career, you’ll create a welcoming, efficient, and energetic environment that families love returning to.

What You’ll Do

• When on shift, supervise the daily operations of your swim@ venue, ensuring a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for all customers.
• Motivate and support the team including Teachers and Operations Assistants, to deliver a premium experience every day.
• Maintain the highest operational and safety standards.
• Take some accountabilities related to safety, cleanliness and customer service.
• Support the delivery of hyperlocal community engagement helping to build relationships with schools, nurseries, and local groups to raise awareness and drive new sign-ups.
• Retain existing customers through high standards, quality lessons and customer service.
• Respond to customer feedback to continuously improve service quality.
• Collaborate with colleagues across swim! centres across your region and swim@ venues to share good practice and deliver a great experience for every family.

About You

You’re an energetic, people-first individual who thrives in a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment. You’re just as comfortable on the poolside as you are supervising a team or chatting with local families. You take pride in high standards, enjoy building relationships, and love seeing the venue and team succeed.

Essential

• Experience supervising a team, ideally in a leisure, hospitality, or customer‑facing environment.
• Experience working in facilities, ideally leisure or pool operations.
• Confident communicator, both in‑person and over the phone, with strong customer service skills.
• Passion for delivering premium experiences and building community connections.
• Capacity to work a 3‑week rota (including some evenings / weekends).
• Sales experience, ideally in a customer‑service environment.

Desirable

• Good supervisory skills, able to communicate to, motivate, and inspire others.
• Knowledge of health & safety and safeguarding principles and policies.
• Pool Plant Operator qualification desirable (training provided if not yet held).
• Swimming Teacher qualification (training provided if not yet held).

Why Join swim@

• Competitive salary
• Your birthday off, on us.
• Instant earned wage access, save as you earn and discount vouchers
• Fully funded training and ongoing professional development.
• Bright, positive working environment
• Discounts on lessons for family and friends.
• Recognition, rewards, and regular team events.
• Career progression opportunities from venue management to leadership, regional and central opportunities.