The role

OPENING IN SPRING 2025!

Canada Water Leisure Centre

Are you passionate about creating outstanding customer experiences? Are you ready to shape the future of leisure services and make a real difference in your community?

Southwark Council is offering an exciting opportunity to be part of our brand-new leisure centre, we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated Swim Teachers to join our team. Our goal is to provide a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for individuals of all ages and abilities to learn, improve, and enjoy swimming. As part of our passionate team, you’ll play a key role in helping our community become confident swimmers while promoting water safety and fitness at Canada Water Leisure Centre.

About Role:

As a Swim Teacher, you will deliver high-quality swimming lessons to individuals and groups, ranging from beginners to advanced swimmers. You’ll create fun, engaging, and educational sessions that inspire students to develop their skills, confidence, and love for the water. Whether teaching children or adults, your expertise will help participants achieve their swimming goals in a safe and supportive setting. You will be supported by a friendly and professional team. If you are committed to making a positive impact on people’s lives through swimming, we want to hear from you!

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver swimming lessons to individuals and groups of varying abilities, from beginner to advanced levels
• Ensure that each lesson is structured, fun, and engaging for all participants
• Provide clear instruction, encouragement, and positive reinforcement
• Monitor swimmers’ progress and offer constructive feedback to help them improve
• Promote water safety and instil confidence in learners of all ages
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for all swimmers
• Work closely with other team members to maintain the cleanliness and safety of the pool area
• Assist with the development of lesson plans and programs tailored to different age groups and skill levels

About You:

• A nationally recognised swimming teacher qualification England or equivalent
• Experience teaching swimming to children and/or adults is highly desirable
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for swimming and helping others develop their skills
• Ability to adapt teaching methods to suit individual needs and abilities
• A commitment to maintaining high safety standards in and around the pool
• A friendly, approachable, and patient personality

Why Join Us?

• Make a Difference: Help shape a leisure service that truly benefits the community.
• Professional Growth: Access development opportunities to enhance your skills and career.
• Be Part of Something New: Join us as we build a modern, customer-focused leisure service.

Join us in creating a healthier, brighter future for Southwark residents. Apply today!

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Additional details

Additional Information

Southwark Leisure Services operates across several sites, seven days a week from early morning to late night. There is a requirement for the post holder on occasions, to work outside normal office hours and at different venues to meet the needs of the service.

• Job Type: Permanent, Part Time.
• Some weekend and evening work will be required to meet service needs.
• Southwark Council is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at (Enhanced) level.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Closing Date: Friday 7 March 2025

Interview Date: W/C 17 March 2025

Please note that the closing date for applications for this position may be brought forward, depending on the volume of applications received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity. We will not be able to consider applications received after the new closing date, should it be adjusted.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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