Swimming Instructor

Reporting directly to the MD you will be responsible for assessing, teaching and progressing your own classes through all the strokes.

The successful applicant will be teaching after-School classes (Beginners - Butterfly) and have availability to cover evening Adult classes as well as during the school holidays will have the opportunity to run Crash Courses classes. There are also opportunities to run 121 classes and teach Schools. If you have a Parent & Child Instructor qualification, there would also be the opportunity to instruct these classes too (Hours vary daily but would be between the bracket of (8am-9pm weekdays & 8am-12pm Saturdays). We are offering up to 5 days per week teaching, with the main bulk of teaching being for after-school time classes, afternoons to early evenings.

• Exceptional communication skills and experience in a customer-facing environment


• STA/ASA Level 2 Swimming Teaching Qualification


• STA/ASA Parent & Baby Swimming Teaching Qualification


• A current NPLQ qualification or National Teachers Rescue qualification (preferred although we can arrange training if necessary)


• Excellent swimming ability with up to date knowledge of the sport


• Be a positive role model, creating a fun environment in which to motivate and encourage young people to participate


• Good Team Player


• A willingness to be flexible to cover other staff lessons for holidays/sickness/maternity


• ASA/STA Parent & Baby Teaching Qualification - is preferable but would not be required to be successful for this role. If qualified availability to cover our P&C classes, STA / ASA Swimming Instructor qualification (required)


• NPLQ Qualification (preferred)


• First Aid Certification (preferred)


• STA / ASA Parent & Child Instructor qualification (preferred)
  
  A vacancy has arisen for a permanent swimming teacher at Shirley Pool. 28 Days paid holiday; Company pension and fully funded training courses for suitable applicants.


The UK's only purpose-built, two-pool teaching centre, privately owned and managed but still open to the public, Shirley Pool is dedicated to learn to swim. It provides a clear progressive pathway from baby to butterfly and beyond. Using its own teaching plan and awards, the centre has consistently produced swimmers of County, Regional and National standard.

With over 1600 current customers, the business is healthy and the demand for tuition is growing.

You should only apply for this position if you are a dedicated, career swimming teacher. You will need to demonstrate huge enthusiasm for the role, high-quality communication skills at the water level and a genuine appetite for the hard work that is involved in teaching children to swim properly.

The pool is situated in its own grounds, in a busy suburb, a mile from the City Centre. Southampton is a vibrant, diverse city with excellent links to London and the South Coast with its beaches and National Parks.

Teachers are hourly paid and depending on skill sets, the applicant can add to their teaching hours with FOH hours and if interested, additional hours by closing of the building at £11.50 per hour.

The pool has it's own café, a converted double-decker bus, staff receive a 30% discount. Cooled water is provided poolside.

The centre closes at Easter, Christmas and on all bank holidays. Staff receive 28 days paid holiday a year.,
• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


Schedule:

• Holidays


• Monday to Friday


• Weekend availability