Swimming Teacher

Swimming Teacher (Casual)

Location: Erdington Leisure Centre, B27 7NS (Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom)

Job ID: 312198

Employment Type: Casual (As and when required between Monday to Sunday)

Hourly Rate: £12.75 to £14.25 per hour + excellent benefits

About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

At Supportive Bridge, we connect passionate sports, education, and leisure professionals with flexible, community-focused roles across the UK aquatic sector. Partnering with leading leisure trusts and operators, we specialize in placing candidates into rewarding careers where your expert coaching helps promote water safety, active lifestyles, and essential swimming skills for all ages.

Role Overview

As a Swimming Teacher working on behalf of Birmingham Community Leisure Trust at Erdington Leisure Centre, you will play a vital role in encouraging active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Operating on a flexible, casual contract, you will deliver engaging, structured lessons that help swimmers of all abilities build confidence in the water.

This is a purpose-driven role where your enthusiasm and guidance help individuals develop critical life skills, reach their full potential, and enjoy safe aquatic recreation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lesson Planning & Delivery: Plan and deliver dynamic swimming lessons tailored to suit the unique needs of each participant in the class.

• Technique Coaching: Provide clear explanations and practical demonstrations of proper swimming techniques, correcting faults to improve performance.

• Participant Development: Identify individual abilities and encourage swimmers to push boundaries and reach their full potential.

• Safety & Equipment: Ensure the safe provision, handling, and correct use of all pool equipment while maintaining strict safety standards during every lesson.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an energetic, customer-focused instructor with a passion for teaching and a natural talent for working with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Requirements:

• Mandatory Certification: Must hold either an STA Award or Certificate in Teaching Swimming OR a Swim England (Previously ASA) Level 2 qualification.

• Swimming Proficiency: Strong, confident swimming capability.

• Safety Qualifications (Advantageous): Holding a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, RLSS UK NRASTC, or STA Safety award is advantageous—though free training to complete these courses can be provided if needed.

• Attributes: Plenty of enthusiasm, a welcoming smile, strong customer service skills, and a collaborative team-player mindset.

• Vetting Readiness: Compliance with pre-employment checks, which may include a standard DBS check.

What We Offer You

• Financial Package: Competitive hourly rate of £12.75 to £14.25 per hour.

• Training & Development: Access to free safety qualification training (RLSS/STA), over 1,100 internal courses, funding for professional qualifications, structured mentoring, and career progression paths.

• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, virtual GP service, wellbeing app, and comprehensive leisure facility benefits.

• Perks & Community: Discounts across approximately 1,000 major high street retailers, a paid volunteering day, payroll-giving charity options, 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 recruitment and employment.