Camp Williams - Swim Coordinator

Swimming is one of the most popular activities we run at our YMCA Camp Williams school holiday club. We take the children swimming 3 times a week, across 3 different age groups, covering all abilities! We are looking for dedicated Swim Coordinators to provide additional support and oversight before and during the sessions. Working during the school holidays, Monday to Friday, around 15 hours per week, 12pm-3pm each day (with some flexibility!), you will:

• Manage and coordinate the Swim Support staff who are in the pool with the children.
• Ensure rotas are covered to give you enough staff to deliver the session.
• Provide instructions and guidance to the Swim Support staff prior to the session starting.
• Swim Test the children to allocate them to the correct group based on their swimming ability.
• Assign coloured wrist bands to the children, ensuring appropriate ratios are maintained at all times.
• You will be poolside while the children swim to ensure good behaviour and supervision of children is maintained throughout the session.
• Safeguarding is of utmost importance to us and you will provide an additional level of oversight and support when needed.
• You will need to wear appropriate clothing for the activity - shorts and t-shirt (a YMCA staff t-shirt will be provided to be worn over swimwear so you can be easily identifiable).

This role would suit someone with a Swimming Instructor/Teaching background who holds a minimum Swim England Level 2 certificate. You will need to be able to commit to this role to ensure the safety and well-being of the children at Camp is maintained at all times. This role would suit you if you are looking for additional work during the school holidays between your studies or other employment that leaves you free during non-term time.

Based from our YMCA Newark & Sherwood Community & Activity Village, you will be based here every day, accompanying the children and Swim Support leaders on the short walk across to the Leisure Centre where we swim. Please note, you must be over 18 to apply for this role. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.

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