Casual Swim Kidz Coach

**Casual Swim Kidz Coach**

**Grade: G**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Weekend Working: Yes**

**Closing Date: 18**
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**August 2023**

**Venue for Interview: Northallerton Leisure Centre**

As a swimming

teacher you will work within North Yorkshire Council’s Leisure Services

team to plan, deliver and evaluate a series of swimming lessons providing a

safe learning environment. Either based at one site or multiple sites. You will

help develop water confidence, safety and technical skills across a range of

participants of different abilities from non-swimmer to advanced, providing

excellent customer care and feedback on progress. North Yorkshire Council’s

policies and procedures will be followed at all times.

As a Swim Kidz Coach you will:
Be part of the centre team working towards the centres vision, purpose, values and service standards and objectives.

Provide a friendly and welcoming environment which encourages and supports continual interaction, delivering and maintaining high levels of customer service at all times making every effort to assist the customer or find a colleague that can, in the event you are unable to, effectively communicating your action

Comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act, and any other relevant regulations, as detailed in the Council and centre policy statements, observing safe working practices to ensure the safety of all staff, users and visitors.

Plan and deliver effective, enjoyable and motivational swim teaching and instruction programmes in line with the Swim England framework whilst being customer orientated at all times.

Safely prepare teaching areas for use including equipment set up, dismantling and storage of equipment after lessons and report any defective equipment, or essential maintenance, in accordance with operational procedures.

Ensure lessons start and finish at the correct time.

Discuss the child’s/adult’s development and performance with the parent/adult.

Administer and/or assist with first aid when necessary (if qualified).

Assist in the delivery of other specialist aquatic sessions where trained.

Wear staff issued uniform and always ensure professional personal appearance whilst at work

Undertake duties relevant and commensurate with the post pay grade.

**What you will bring**

Experience / Qualifications:
Working in a leisure/swimming pool environment

Working with relevant age/ability groups

Awareness of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Aware of health and safety practices

Ability to work effectively within the swim teachers’ team

Be able to give clear, accurate and assertive instructions verbally to lesson customers

Be able to adapt to different age/ability of lesson customer and sensitive to their individual needs

Ability to demonstrate high levels of customer service at all times

**What we can offer**

You will have the opportunity to develop both knowledge and skills and various benefits are available such as generous annual leave entitlement, excellent pension scheme, salary sacrifice car, cycle, technology and childcare schemes and a package of ‘Everybody Benefits’ shopping vouchers, discounts and more. Please see our total rewards brochure for more information.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

**Key Documents**

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