Lead Swimming Teacher – South Edinburgh & Surrounding Area: Stepping Stones
Join One of Scotland’s Leading Learn to Swim Providers
Stepping Stones is looking for enthusiastic, qualified swimming teachers to join our growing team across South Edinburgh.
Whether you’re looking to supplement your current teaching hours or build a full-time career in swimming teaching, we offer flexible opportunities to suit your availability.
From 3 hours up to 30+ hours per week
Morning, daytime, evening and weekend opportunities
Teaching opportunities across South Edinburgh
Opportunities to increase your hours across our wider programme, including pre-school, group and private lesson delivery
What You’ll Teach
Our programme offers a varied teaching role, including:
Learn to Swim group lessons
Private 1:1 and 1:2 tuition
Lesson cover and progression opportunities
We’re currently recruiting across a range of teaching hours, including:
School-time and daytime teaching
Weekday afternoons and evenings
This opportunity is ideal for:
Parents returning to work
Swimming teachers looking to increase their teaching hours
Teachers seeking flexible employed work
Instructors looking to build towards full-time employment
As our programme continues to grow, there are opportunities to expand your hours across additional venues and lesson types.
Why Join Stepping Stones?
Unlike many swim schools, all of our teachers are employed members of staff.
Benefits Include
Paid annual leave
Pension contributions
Ongoing training and support
Genuine career progression opportunities
Structured lesson plans and teaching framework provided
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for friendly, professional swimming teachers who enjoy working with children and are passionate about delivering outstanding lessons.
You’ll be confident delivering engaging sessions, adapting your teaching style to individual swimmers and helping every child progress through our Learn to Swim programme.
Essential Qualifications
Recognised Swimming Teacher Qualification
Scottish Swimming (SSTQ)
STA
Swim England / ASA
UKCC
NRASTC
NPLQ
STA Safety Award
Key Dates
Application Deadline: Saturday 8th August 2026
Planned Start Date: Monday 17th August 2026
Apply Today
If you’re looking for a new challenge, more teaching hours or the opportunity to make swimming teaching your long-term career, we’d love to hear from you.
Complete our online application and join one of Scotland’s leading private learn-to-swim providers.
Lead Swimming Teacher – South Edinburgh & Surrounding Area: Stepping Stones employer: Triathlonscotland
At sportscotland, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional development. With generous benefits such as hybrid working, 32 days of annual leave, and a commitment to equality and diversity, we empower our Performance Psychologists to thrive in their roles while making a meaningful impact on Scotland's high-performance sport system.
