Description
We are recruiting for a Swimming Instructor to join Tower Hamlets Leisure Services.
If you are passionate about helping children and adults develop essential swimming and water safety skills, committed to delivering high-quality lessons, and hold a Swim England Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification or STA Level 2 certificate in Teaching Swimming, we would love to hear from you.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver safe, engaging, and high-quality swimming lessons to participants of all ages and abilities including parent and baby classes
- Assess swimmers' progress and maintain accurate records in line with the Swim England Learn to Swim framework.
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all participants by adhering to safeguarding, health and safety, and pool operating procedures.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents, carers, and partner organisations to promote swimming participation and progression within the community.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Swim England Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification or STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming (essential).
- Experience of planning and delivering swimming lessons for children, young people and adults in a structured aquatic environment.
- Knowledge of swimming teaching standards, water safety, safeguarding requirements, and health and safety legislation relevant to swimming pools.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate learners and build positive relationships with participants, parents, and colleagues.
- The ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends where required.
Desirable qualifications and experience:
- Swim England Parent and Child Qualification or STA Parent and Baby Swimming Qualification.
- Experience teaching parent and baby, preschool, adult, or disability swimming lessons.
- Experience working within a local authority leisure setting.
Our benefits:
- Competitive salary £20.25 plus 12% holiday pay.
- Local Government Pension Scheme membership.
- Generous annual leave: 29 days, rising to 33 with 5+ years' service, plus bank holidays and 3 additional days at Christmas.
- Flexible and agile working to support work–life balance.
- Staff money-saving schemes (e.g. rent deposit loans, season ticket loans).
- Learning and development opportunities through our Learning Academy, with clear career development and leadership pathways.