Swimming Teacher

Swimming Teacher

Vivacity

About you

You’ll need to be passionate about working with children, teaching them to swim in a safe and fun environment at our swimming pool venues across Peterborough. You’ll develop new games and ideas to deliver to the children helping them learn through play. You will need to be able to get yourself to our venues so having your own transport would be advantageous. A full training induction is given but having experience working with children teaching swimming is necessary.

We offer good training and learning opportunities as well as future career progression.

Personal Character Requirements

• Punctual
• Has excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to control and hold a group’s attention
• Interested in swimming
• Ability to plan and assess activities
• Ability to react professionally under pressure
• Seeks to increase their learning and experience through experience and CPD

Key Deliverables

• To effectively teach swimming to children and adults in line with Swim England’s Learn to Swim framework for teaching swimming.
• To plan and effectively teach comprehensive aquatic syllabuses to children and adults of a wide range of ability from non-swimmers to pre-competitive level in accordance with agreed policy and procedure.
• To prepare and deliver agreed schemes of work and provide evaluations of pupils progress and behaviour if requested.
• To provide ongoing assessment of pupils progress in line with agreed syllabus requirements.
• To ensure lessons are planned, delivered safely and the available water space is used according to the group’s size and abilities.
• To explain and demonstrate the emergency procedures to pupils and define boundaries and water depth
• To advise parents of the respective award schemes and the awards available
• To give advice on minor health problems within the context of the lesson i.e. asthma, epilepsy, sores, colds, verrucae etc. within the context of a swimming lesson.
• To be vigilant regarding all aspects of child safeguarding and report any concerns to the designated officer.
• Communicate with different members of the team to ensure that information relevant to the children / overall session is regularly discussed.
• Risk assess the area, equipment and participants prior and during the session and note any discrepancies – monitor safety, keep participants on the set task and follow correct practice and progressions.

Qualification Requirements

• Swim England Swimming Teacher L2 (min SE Teacher L1) (required)

Experience Requirements

• Previous experience of teaching swimming and related activities to children and adults

Desirable Qualifications

• NRASTC or NPLQ or the willingness to work towards.

Other Points

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free fitness classes
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Other:

• An enhanced DBS check will be required before employment starts
• Required to work a minimum of 36 hours across the year