Trainee Swimming Teacher | Oxford

Location: Barton, Leys and Ferry Leisure centres, Oxford

Contract Type: Fixed Part time and Casual

Working Hours: Various hours including school swimming lessons between 9am to 3pm, learn to swim programme 4pm to 6.30pm, Mon to Fri and 9am to 12pm at weekends

Salary: £20 - £23 per hour + Excellent benefits

Are you looking to gain your Swimming Teacher Qualification? At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust. Leisure Solutions Community Trust encourage 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.

Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a new cohort of Swimming Teachers to grow our programmes to ensure we can do just that. If you are passionate about ensuring all children and adults have access to affordable lessons no matter their ability or background this role could be right for you.

Please note: This position is to gain an STA Level 2 Swim teaching qualification and you do not need to hold any qualifications to apply for this. Our next training course will be taking place at Leys Leisure Centre, and you must be available between 10am to 5pm for all of these dates: 26th - 27th Sept, 3rd - 4th Oct, 10th - 11th Oct and 17th - 18th Oct. 100% attendance is required to successfully complete the qualification.

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will be offered a selection of fixed part-time or casual Swim Teacher positions across our Oxford sites. 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.

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 our teachers are given a free membership as well as one for a friend or family member.

What you'll need to do the role:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills to serve and support people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Passionate about swimming and the service they deliver.
• Motivational and organisational skills to deliver safe, fun and progressive lessons.
• Willingness to complete a NRASTC lite qualification, a DBS and have access to a computer or tablet to complete work on the course.

Why Join us:

• Meaningful and vital work: Swimming not only makes people healthier and happier it also teaches a skill for life.
• 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.

What we offer:

• Holidays: 21 days pro rata plus bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 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 1,000 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.

For all Leisure benefits - Trust and Serco Leisure Employee 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). Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.

For confidential enquiries about this role, please contact MyHR via the portal. Please ensure your line manager is aware of your application.