Swim School Teacher | 262515

GLL is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Swimming Teachers to join our teams across the London Borough of Waltham Forest. If you have the skills, passion and ambition to join us as a Swimming Teacher, there has never been a more exciting time to become part of our team. This is more than just a Swimming Teacher job – it’s a career where you can make a real difference to the health, confidence and wellbeing of our local community.

As a Swimming Teacher, you will play a key role in developing the swimming skills of customers across Waltham Forest. This is your opportunity to deliver safe, engaging and consistent swimming lessons that help people of all ages build confidence in the water and develop an invaluable life skill.

As an experienced Swimming Teacher, you’ll thrive on helping people achieve their potential, adapting your approach to meet each pupil’s individual needs, abilities and learning styles. You’ll use your knowledge of swimming practices, progression and teaching techniques to deliver effective lessons and support swimmers as they develop their skills.

Naturally, there will be some administration involved, but most of your time will be spent doing what you do best: teaching people to become stronger, safer and more confident swimmers. Whether delivering group lessons or one-to-one sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to support everyone from young children taking their first steps in the pool to adults developing their swimming abilities.

Waltham Forest is a diverse and vibrant borough, and our leisure centres play an important role in supporting healthier, more active communities. As part of GLL, you’ll help make swimming accessible to local residents, encouraging participation, building confidence and helping people enjoy the lifelong benefits of being active.

We’re looking for Swimming Teachers who are approachable, patient and enthusiastic, with the ability to build trust, motivate pupils and encourage progress through positive feedback and praise. You’ll need to hold an STA Award or Certificate-level qualification or a Swim England Level 2 qualification, and ideally have the National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches. Knowledge of health and safety requirements, relevant legislation and safeguarding procedures is also essential.

What you’ll do

• Maintain a positive image of GLL and our leisure centres across Waltham Forest by providing customers and members of the public with a welcoming, helpful and professional poolside service.
• Deliver high-quality swimming lessons that support the needs and abilities of pupils from across the local community.
• Follow the commitments outlined in the Customer Charter, ensuring that expected service standards are consistently maintained.
• Maintain the safety and control of pupils throughout swimming lessons, ensuring all relevant pool safety procedures, operational regulations and health and safety requirements are followed.
• Encourage pupils to enrol on further swimming courses and short courses, helping them continue their development and build confidence in the water.
• Assist with new enrolments and re-enrolments as required by the General Manager.
• Understand and follow GLL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, including the relevant Swim School behaviour policy.
• Record and complete swimming awards in line with expected standards, ensuring pupils achieve the appropriate learning outcomes.
• Deliver lessons in accordance with the Swim School product manual, ensuring a consistent, high-quality approach across our centres.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and supportive environment where customers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities feel welcome.

As a leader in the leisure industry, GLL can also offer you opportunities to develop your skills, broaden your experience and progress your career, with a variety of roles and career pathways available across our organisation.

What you need

• STA Award or Certificate-level qualification or Swim England Level 2 Swimming Teacher qualification.
• Ideally, the National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements and relevant legislation.
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a friendly, patient and encouraging approach.
• The ability to motivate pupils, adapt teaching methods to individual needs and create a safe, enjoyable learning environment.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and supporting the health and wellbeing of the Waltham Forest community.

Why work for GLL?

As a charitable social enterprise and staff-owned cooperative, GLL is a unique organisation to build your career with. Working with us means becoming part of a team that is passionate about making a positive difference to local communities.

Across Waltham Forest, you’ll have the opportunity to help residents develop essential swimming skills, improve their confidence and enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle. We believe swimming is an important life skill, and our Swimming Teachers are central to helping more people access and enjoy the water safely.

The basics

This is a flexible position, with working hours negotiated in line with the needs of the service. Flexible working may be possible, although working from home is not an option for this role.

• We are an accredited Living Wage employer, offering competitive rates of pay.
• We offer opportunities to build a career, not just take a job, with extensive learning and development support.
• A uniform will be provided and must be worn during work.
• GLL is values-driven, not profit-driven, and we work hard to benefit the communities we serve.
• As a staff-owned organisation, you will have the opportunity to join the GLL Society and take a stake in the business.

Employee benefits

GLL offers a range of employment benefits, including:

• Access to a pension scheme.
• Health assurance and access to counselling services.
• Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
• Free annual eye tests.
• Discounted nationwide leisure centre membership across more than 200 centres for you and your partner, including access to GLL Extras.

If you choose to join the GLL Society following your probation period, additional benefits include:

• The right to stand for the Society Board and vote for board members to represent you.
• Access to team-building activities and social events, including treks and concert outings.
• Access to a range of benefits exclusive to GLL colleagues, with further details available from your line manager or on the intranet.

About GLL

GLL is the UK’s largest leisure operator and a charitable social enterprise, offering a wide range of career opportunities to people in the communities we serve. We manage more than 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

Our people come from the communities we serve and help us make a real difference in their local areas. In Waltham Forest, our teams support residents to become more active, develop new skills and improve their health and wellbeing through accessible sport and leisure opportunities.

One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with GLL opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities. We offer flexible and part-time working options, helping you find an arrangement that works for you while contributing to the needs of a seven-day-a-week service.

We offer two types of working arrangements:

• Permanent employment contracts: Part-time and full-time opportunities for those seeking regular working hours and a more structured working pattern.
• Flexible worker engagement: Opportunities to join our flexible worker pool for those who want greater flexibility and can work in line with the changing needs of our services.

Whether you are looking for a regular schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, subject to vacancies, you may be able to find a working arrangement that suits your lifestyle and allows you to make a meaningful contribution to Waltham Forest.

Whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events and catering, health and beauty, corporate support or working with children, GLL offers opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we reinvest in our facilities, projects and people. We are also an Investors in People Gold Award employer, reflecting our commitment to supporting and developing our workforce.

However you choose to work with us, you can be confident that you will be a valued member of our team, working alongside great colleagues and making a meaningful difference to people’s lives across Waltham Forest.

GLL is an inclusive employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our commitment to helping local communities thrive.

All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications and location.

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