Swimming Teacher
About this role
Swimming Teacher (Part-Time / Regular)
Location: Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford OX4 6JL
Job ID: 303948
Employment Type: Permanent, Part-Time / Regular (Casual hours also considered)
Working Hours: Part-time shifts available covering:
Monday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Salary: Up to £22.50 per hour + excellent benefits
About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
At Supportive Bridge, we connect enthusiastic, community-focused aquatic and fitness professionals with rewarding careers across the UK leisure sector. Partnering with leading trusts and operators, we specialize in placing candidates into stable, supportive roles where your teaching expertise helps build vital, life-saving water skills and promotes active, healthy lifestyles for everyone in the local community.
Role Overview
As a Swimming Teacher working on behalf of Leisure Solutions Community Trust (LSCT) at Leys Leisure Centre, you will play an inspiring role in delivering safe, fun, and progressive swimming lessons following the proven Swim England learn-to-swim framework.
Whether you want targeted part-time hours around specific shifts or flexible casual hours, we want you to feel secure and valued in your employment. You will help develop water confidence, core aquatic skills, and stroke techniques for swimmers of all ages and backgrounds.
Key Responsibilities:
Lesson Delivery: Plan and deliver engaging, safe, and progressive swimming lessons following the Swim England framework.
Skill Development: Build water confidence and life-saving aquatic capabilities for participants of all ages.
Customer Engagement: Foster an inclusive, welcoming, and motivational environment for students and families.
Progress Tracking: Support participant progression, working closely with the centre team to ensure a high standard of aquatic coaching.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for an approachable, customer-focused communicator with a passion for swimming and community wellbeing.
Requirements:
Core Qualifications: Hold either an STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or Swim England (formerly ASA) Level 2.
Safety Qualifications: Holding a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTC, or STA Safety Award for Teachers is advantageous, but free training can be provided.
Interpersonal Skills: Outstanding customer service skills with a friendly, patient, and adaptable teaching style.
Vetting Requirement: A standard DBS check is required for this role (provided and paid for by us, along with professional insurance coverage).
What We Offer You
Financial Package: Competitive hourly rate of up to £22.50 per hour.
Leave & Pension: 21 days annual leave pro-rata plus bank holidays, and up to a 6% contributory pension scheme.
Family & Personal Perks: Free leisure membership for you, plus an additional membership for a friend or family member.
Training & Career Progression: Access to an in-house Aquatic Training Academy, specialist CPDs, over 1,100 internal training courses, and clear progression routes into centre management and other business areas.
Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, virtual GP access, and wellbeing apps.
Perks & Community: Savings across around 1,000 major high street retailers, a paid volunteering day, tax-free payroll giving, and active employee inclusion networks.
Our Recruitment Process & Equal Opportunities
Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with convictions who meet the minimum job criteria are guaranteed an interview.
Ban the Box: We champion fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions (subject to safeguarding exemptions). Reasonable adjustments are fully supported throughout the hiring journey.