About you

You'll need to be passionate about working with children, teaching them to swim in a safe and fun environment at our swimming pool venues across Peterborough. You'll develop new games and ideas to deliver to the children helping them learn through play. You will need to be able to get yourself to our venues so having your own transport would be advantageous. A full training induction is given but having experience working with children teaching swimming is necessary.

We offer good training and learning opportunities as well as future career progression.

General Purpose

To effectively teach swimming to children and adults in line with Swim England’s Learn to Swim framework for teaching swimming.

To plan and effectively teach comprehensive aquatic syllabuses to children and adults of a wide range of ability from non-swimmers to pre-competitive level in accordance with agreed policy and procedure.

To prepare and deliver agreed schemes of work and provide evaluations of pupils progress and behaviour if requested.

To provide ongoing assessment of pupils progress in line with agreed syllabus requirements.

To ensure lessons are planned, delivered safely and the available water space is used according to the group’s size and abilities.

To explain and demonstrate the emergency procedures to pupils and define boundaries and water depth

To advise parents of the respective award schemes and the awards available

To give advice on minor health problems within the context of the lesson i.e. asthma, epilepsy, sores, colds, verrucae etc. within the context of a swimming lesson.

To be vigilant regarding all aspects of child safeguarding and report any concerns to the designated officer.

Communicate with different members of the team to ensure that information relevant to the children / overall session is regularly discussed.

Risk assess the area, equipment and participants prior and during the session and note any discrepancies – monitor safety, keep participants on the set task and follow correct practice and progressions.

Previous experience of teaching swimming and related activities to children and adults

Swim England Swimming Teacher L2 (min SE Teacher L1) (required)

Desirable Qualifications

NRASTC or NPLQ or the willingness to work towards.

Evidence of continuing Professional Development

Punctual

Has excellent verbal communication skills

Ability to control and hold a group’s attention

Interested in swimming

Ability to plan and assess activities

Ability to react professionally under pressure

Seeks to increase their learning and experience through experience and CPD

Annualised hours contract - required to work a minimum of 24 hours across the year to cover holiday across our leisure sites.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free fitness classes
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Life assurance
• On-site parking