Swim School Lead
2 days ago
About Us
Love to Swim is an established and community-focused swim school delivering high-quality lessons across East London. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive, positive and supportive environment for parents, swimmers and teachers. Our values — Commitment, Consistency, Quality and Love — shape every decision we make.
We are now seeking a Swim School Lead to help strengthen lesson quality, improve operational reliability, and support our growing team.
The Role
This is a leadership and operational support role (not a teaching role). Your purpose is to help ensure lessons run smoothly, standards are upheld, and cancellations are minimised.
Your responsibilities include:
Weekend (8 hours):
- Operational support between sites
- Responding to teacher issues and absences
- Administrative support
- Managing last-minute cover
- Speaking with parents and teachers
- Ensuring registers, attendance and communications stay on track
- Emergency teaching cover (any site, including County Hall) when absolutely necessary (paid at the same rate and balanced within your 10 hours)
Midweek (2 hours):
- Weekly/fortnightly team meetings
- Monthly spot checks (evenings)
- Training updates and follow-ups
- Planning quality improvements
- Supporting Teacher Training Pathway admin as required
This is a pivotal role for someone who cares deeply about children's progress, teacher support, and operational excellence.
Requirements (Essential)
- Swim England Level 2 Swimming Teacher qualification
- Confident teaching across multiple stages and swimmer needs
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Reliable, organised and proactive
- Able to provide emergency cover where required (within your agreed hours)
- Weekend availability
- Based in or comfortable travelling across East London
Desirable:
- Experience mentoring teachers or volunteers
- Understanding of SEND support in aquatics
- Experience in lesson quality assurance or operational roles
Contract & Pay
- Self-employed subcontractor
- Term-time only (approx. 38 weeks per year)
- 10 flexible hours per week
- £18 per hour (flat rate for all Lead duties, including emergency cover)
- Additional optional midweek teaching (if desired) at standard teacher rate on a separate contract
How to Apply
To apply, please email your CV and a short cover note explaining why you would be a great Swim School Lead to:
We look forward to hearing from you.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 per week
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: LOVE1
Expected start date: 05/01/2026
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