Swimming Teacher Qualified to ASA Level 2 – London SW19
Title: Swim Teacher Team Member
Type: Permanent Full-Time
Salary: c£28,000 to c£32,000 dependent upon specific working hours and balance of teaching and non-teaching paid hours.
Location: Southfields SW19
Requirements: ASA/UKCC Level 2 or STA equivalent
Current NPLQ or swim teachers’ lifesaving qualification (or equivalent)
Start Date: September 2022
Role
A full-time individual working somewhere between 35 and 40 hours per week (the hours will be the same each week, but we have some flexibility in identifying specific days and hours). The job will entail teaching swimming to children and adults in a group setting for the swim school, usually with a maximum of 8 swimmers per group. Total swim school teaching hours will range from 22.75 hours to up to 26.25 hours. Up to a further 3 + hours per week may be schools swim teaching comprising daytime assisting with school swimming lessons at a special needs school – or possibly more than this if swim school teaching hours are lower. The remaining hours will be spent pool attending, cleaning and maintaining the pool, and testing chemical water balance. Shifts will be continuous on any day, not ‘split,’ therefore the team member will not be expected to attend on two separate occasions in one day. Working periods will cover afternoons, early evenings and weekends. The working week will comprise 5 days per week, with 2 days off, which will be the same days each week.
The successful applicant will report to and be responsible to the Team Manager, and at each session they teach there will be a Session Team Leader, who is responsible for on-site operational management decisions during that session. There will be plentiful on- and off-job personal performance enhancement training (to continually develop teaching skills and core knowledge of teaching and swimming) offered on an on-going basis, plus training for lifesaving, first aid and plant maintenance. The 52 weeks working year compromises 44 weeks teaching, with 8 weeks’ paid holidays, which are taken during school holiday periods (when the weekly lessons do not run).
Location:
Linden Lodge School, 61 Princes Way, Wimbledon Park, Wandsworth, London SW19 6JB
Nearest Tube Station: Southfields approximately. 0.4 miles. Bus: on the No.39 bus route.
Working Hours:
• Minimum of 35 to maximum 40 paid hours total, which would include 22.5 to 26.25 hours teaching (dependent upon days and times worked).
• Mainly evenings and weekends, for 5 days. The job will involve working 1 or 2 weekend days, plus 1-4 evenings per week (dependent upon agreed hours).
• The post also includes 10 to 15 hours of other duties. These duties will be selected from:
o Daytime assisting with school swimming lessons at a special needs school.
o pool attending/cleaning/maintenance
o possibly programme development and administration.
• There would be no ‘split shifts.’
• 8 weeks paid holidays (working weeks per annum: 44)
PLEASE NOTE: We may also consider teachers for part-time posts, PARTICULARLY AT WEEKENDS. If you would also be interested in working part-time then please clearly state this in your application, also indicating the days/times you would be available.
Salary:
From minimum £28,000 to maximum £32,000, dependent upon hours worked (see immediately above).
Would Suit:
A very keen, enthusiastic and very competent individual who wants to make a real impact in his or her work.
Age:
Should be no obstacle – the successful applicants could be new or recently-qualified teachers, just embarking on their careers, or older teachers with years of experience. Please, though, DO NOT be deterred by lack of experience if you are sure that you are a great teacher – we are looking for GREAT TEACHERS! (But rest assured that if you are a less-experienced individual possessing the potential for GREATNESS, then we have the tools, expertise and wonderful teaching environment to help you to bring this potentiality to fruition! – from recent teacher auditions, 2 of the 3 successful applicants were newly-qualified teachers, whilst the 3rd was a teacher with 6 years’ experience.)
Person Profile:
Great teaching is like great acting – it is a performance! Therefore, the person most likely to succeed in our teaching environment is probably a creative individual, endlessly pleasant and friendly with the swimmers, and willing to do such things as sing and tell jokes and stories to them! (For us, the swim lesson is a Voyage of Adventure and Discovery!) Lively and dynamic, they will actively seek to THRILL and DELIGHT the customers (both swimmers and their parents) with the vitality and vibrancy of their teaching performance, and will endeavour to engage everyone on an on-going basis. Clearly, this person will be genuinely very interested in being the best they can be all aspects of their job.
Training:
Full training, support and mentoring will be provided, both off- and on-job – though the successful applicants will definitely already be high-performing teachers. First Aid and lifesaving training and qualification courses will be provided as appropriate. The successful applicants will also receive external accredited basic plant maintenance and water testing training, as needed.
Training for singing, vocal technique and personal presentation in a swim teaching environment will also be provided.
How to Apply:
1. In the first instance please email letter of application and CV to Rick Johnstone
2. Title your application, ‘Full Time Swim Teacher – (then insert your name)’ in your mail’s ‘Subject’ box.
Example: Subject: Full Time Swim Teacher – Sky Harris.