Swim School Teacher

Must be available weekends

GLL is currently looking for Swimming Teachers based at The White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre in Abingdon. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Swimming Teacher,there'snever been a more exciting time to join us. This is more than just a Swimming Teacher job,it'sa career.

As aSwimming Teacher, you will play a key role in developing our customers' swimming skills. This is your chance to deliver safe, consistent swimming lessons that give people real confidence in the water – and an invaluable life skill. As an experienced

Swimming Teacher,you’llthrive on supporting people to achieve their potential, taking a pupil’s nature and needs into account.

Swimming Teachers draw on their knowledge of practices, progression, and teaching points and apply it in the most effective way. Naturally,there’llbe some administration involved, but rest assured thatalmostallofyour time will be spent doing what you do best, teaching people to become stronger swimmers, whether in a group or one-to-one, and from children to adults.

We’relooking for Swimming Teachers who are approachable, with the friendly, patient nature needed to build people’s trust, motivate pupils, and encourage with praise.

You’llneed to be STA Award or Certificate level or Swim England Level 2 qualified and ideally have the National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches. Knowledge of health, safety, and other relevant legislation will be vital too, as will an understanding of Child Protection Policy.

Whatyou’lldo:

• Maintain a good and positive image of the Centre to customers and the public generally by providing a welcoming, helpful, and professional poolside service.

• Comply withthe commitments outlined in the ‘Customer Charter’,ensuring that standards aremaintainedas stipulated.

• Ensure the safety and control of the pupils within the swimming lesson and to ensure that all relevant regulations applicable to thecentresoperation are enforced and complied with.

• Actively encourage pupils to enrol on further courses and short courses.

• Assist with new-enrolments and re-enrolments as required by the General Manager.

• Understand and follow the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure & Behaviour policy contained within the Swim School product.

• Record and complete relevant awards in line with expected standards, ensuring that the levels are obtained.

• Teach to the standard set within the product manual to ensure a consistent approach throughout all the centres.

As a leader within the leisureindustrywe can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

What you need:

• STA Award or Certificate level or Swim England Level 2 qualified.

• Ideally have the National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches.

• Knowledge of health, safety, and other relevant legislation.

• Understanding of Child Protection Policy.

As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!

The basics:

This is a Flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service, flexible working may be possible, working from home is not possible in this role. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry leading rates of pay We can offer a career, not just a job with extensive Learning & development support available.

A uniform will be supplied and must be worn GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard tobenefitthe communities weoperatein. As a staff owned organisation you will be given the opportunity to join the

Society and have a stake in your business

AdditionallyGLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:

• Access to a pension scheme.

• Health Assurance and access to Counselling services

• Access to the tax…