Swimming Teacher

Location:The Weald Sports Centre TN17 2PN

Working Hours: Various part time hours available between Monday to Sunday

Salary:19 to 20 per hour excellent benefits.

Ready to impact a better future

At Serco were pleased to be recruitingon behalf ofLeisure Solutions Community Trust.

Leisure Solutions Community Trustencourages 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 theyre now looking forSwimming Teachersto 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 arent fun or cheap so we provide these for you! Theres 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-houseAquatic TrainingAcademy 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.

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

What youll need to do the role

Youll have excellentcustomer serviceskills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and back grounds.

You will need to hold either aSTA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (PreviouslyASA) Level 2.

Holding either a valid RLSS UK NPLQ RLSS UK NRASTC orSTASafety Award for Teacherswould be advantageous but not essential as we can provide the training to complete these courses free of charge.

This role will require aDBS check.

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

• Holidays:21 days pro rata plus bank holidays
• Pension:Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development:Over 1100 internal courses available funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships) mentoring opportunities and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing:Employee Assistance Programme Bupa Anytime HealthLine wellbeing app free membership for Serco-managed leisure centres and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts:Discounts across around 1000 retailers from food and clothing to days out entertainment and travel
• Charity:Paid volunteering day tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks:Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration learning and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA employees women parents and carers people with disabilities veterans and people from all cultural backgrounds.
• For all Leisure benefits - Trust and Serco Leisure Employee Benefits

Lets impact a better future together. Apply today.

Serco Leisure is one of the UKs 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).

Please note for many of our roles a DBS check will be required.

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