Swimming Instructor

Working Hours: Part Time, 7 hours per week covering Thursday 4-6.30pm & Saturday 9am - 12pm.

Salary: Up to £15.53 per hour + excellent benefits.

Are you passionate about swimming? Here at Birmingham Leisure Trust, our goal is to encourage active, healthy lifestyles in an environment that is safe, warm, clean, friendly, and fun. To deliver those services, we need an enthusiastic and customer-focused team, and right now we are looking to recruit a Swimming Instructor to join us.

By following the Swim England learn to swim framework, we develop confidence in all 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.

We also take this mentality towards our teachers' careers and personal development. We want you to feel secure in your employment, so we will contract you for as few or as many teaching hours as you want around your current commitments. We provide for your safeguarding and DBS checks, and you won’t need to hold your own personal insurance as you will be covered by ours. Working for us allows you to work within all our leisure centres and offers excellent personal and career development through continued training and learning opportunities.

Our in-house Aquatic Training Academy will provide ongoing training through our specialist CPDs in swimming teaching, allowing you access to a range of training throughout your career. We have a solid pathway in place for career progression into management or other areas in the business.

We share your passion for leisure and want you to embrace all the excellent services we provide to our customers, which is why all our teachers receive a free membership, along with one for a friend or family member.

What you’ll need to do the role:

• You’ll have excellent customer service skills and be someone who is happy to deal with people of all ages and backgrounds.
• You will need to hold either a STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (Previously ASA) Level 2.
• Holding a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTC, or STA Safety Award for Teachers is essential.
• This role will require a DBS check.

Why Serco:

• 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 as 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. As you support your students, we will support you with ongoing training and development.

What we offer:

• Free membership at the Centre, plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities.
• Free safeguarding training and DBS checks.
• Excellent Development and Training Opportunities with our in-house Aquatic Training Academy.
• 6% employer-matched pension contribution.
• 22 days annual leave (Pro rata for part-time) + Public Holidays.

Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in delivering the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if they have any additional queries or requirements. Applicants should be aware that, in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.