Swimming Teacher

Job DescriptionLeisure Services Inspiring Members to Live Active Lives If you're all about flexibility and prefer the freedom to work on specific days or cover short-term assignments, this is the role for you.Are you passionate about swimming and skilled at motivating others? Consider joining our dedicated Aquatic team, who are committed to making our community healthier and reducing health differences. Our Swimming Teachers are a vital part of our team. They teach safe, fun, effective and enjoyable classes as part of a swimming programme or 1-1 tuition environments. With a level 2 or above Swim England swimming teacher qualification or equivalent, you should have experience of teaching children within a leisure environment. If you do not hold a level 2 or above Swim England swimming teacher qualification may be considered for the post?if you hold a minimum of a level 1 qualification and can evidence that you are booked onto a level 2 course to complete your qualification. If you care about keeping kids and vulnerable adults safe, and you're good at communicating and staying organised, we'd love to have you on our team. Let's work together to inspire health and well-being in our community through swimmingAs a casual worker, you'll have no fixed hours and will work on an as-needed basis, depending on Wiltshire Council's requirements and your availability. You are not obligated to be available, and the Council is not obliged to offer you work.Specific duties and responsibilities include: Deliver professional instruction to customers for the specialist activity, this should be progressive, fun and safe. Maintain excellent customer focus at all times, meeting customer expectations and therefore ensuring repeat business. This will include being available to the customers both before and after the sessions to answer queries, motivate and guide customers (this is accepted as an essential part of the delivery of the session). Creatively plan the sessions to ensure they meet all the guidance / industry standards whilst maintaining interest and delivering the benefits to all the customers to ensure income / retention targets are met. Prepare area and ensure equipment is set up to required standard in line with Health & Safety Guidelines (this is accepted as an essential part of the delivery of the session). Liaise with the Line manager / key holder with regard to all Health and Safety / Customer issues. Follow the Normal Operating Procedures / Emergency Action Plan and the set guidance from the specific Governing Body / Qualification. Be fully responsible for the customers during the duration of the class, ensuring that appropriate screening of customers is carried out and customers are safe to participate and maintain records of attendance. Liaise with Line Manager in order to develop the opportunities to increase participation, maintain standards of customer care and Health and Safety. Responsible for ensuring that the coaching qualification / affiliation is maintained / updated in line with the Governing Body. Through achieving the required Continuous Professional Development points and holding appropriate Insurance. Coaches basic pay is calculated on the duration of the session only. Planning of lessons, preparation and liaison with customers is carried out as part of the session rate. Attend training as required for the duties of the post. Patterns of work will be agreed with your line manager to meet the service requirements and the needs of the area. To meet the operational needs of the service there may be a requirement for you to work on a Public or Bank holiday for which you will be receive payment at the appropriate rate. Your line manager will advise you of these requirements.Specific requirements for this post: Requirement to wear a uniform.Person SpecificationEssential Level 2 or above ASA swimming teacher qualification or equivalent. Knowledge and understanding of the centres Normal Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plan. Awareness of Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Under pinning knowledge of principles around delivery of Children and Young people. Previous experience of working with children/similar environment. Communications ability to communicate with a range of people and manage difficult people. Effective leader and motivator of people. Organisation and activity programming skills. Communication ability to communicate with a range of people of mixed abilities. Aptitude of working with those with special needs / those under 5. Able to adapt shift patterns to meet the needs of the service. Excellent understanding of the English Language.Desirable Prepared to work at any of the in-house centres to assist in short term cover requirements.JBRP1_UKTJ