Swimming Teacher

Swimming Teacher – Whitchurch Leisure Centre

Company: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

Location: Whitchurch Leisure Centre, SY13 2BY

Salary: £13.00 to £16.98 per hour depending on experience + excellent benefits

Job Type: Part-Time, Regular (12 hours per week: Monday to Thursday 4:00pm - 6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm)

Job ID: 307722

Make a positive difference every day

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with community leisure trusts to connect passionate aquatics professionals with rewarding teaching careers. We are currently recruiting an enthusiastic Swimming Teacher to join the team on behalf of Shropshire Community Leisure Trust at Whitchurch Leisure Centre.

In this rewarding role, you will deliver safe, fun, and progressive swimming lessons following the established Swim England Learn to Swim framework. Whether teaching baby and pre-school swimmers or developing stroke techniques, your work helps promote active, healthy lifestyles and builds life-saving skills across the local community.

What You’ll Do

As a Swimming Teacher, your responsibilities will include:

• Lesson Delivery: Plan and deliver engaging, safe, and progressive swimming lessons following the Swim England framework for diverse age groups and abilities—including baby and pre-school classes.

• Skill Development: Foster water confidence, safety awareness, and stroke progression to help swimmers advance from early years all the way up to competitive levels.

• Customer Care: Interact warmly with customers and families, ensuring a welcoming, inclusive, and friendly environment on the poolside.

• Safety & Standards: Maintain rigorous poolside safety standards and adhere to all health and safety policies.

What We Are Looking For

• Qualifications: Hold either a STA Award/Certificate in Teaching Swimming or a Swim England (ASA) Level 2 qualification.

• Trainee Options: Not qualified yet? No problem! We welcome candidates looking to start a career in swimming teaching, supported by our qualified Swimming Teacher Tutors and training pathways.

• Safety Certifications: Holding a valid RLSS UK NPLQ, NRASTC, or STA Safety Award for Teachers is advantageous (free training can be provided to complete these courses if needed).

• Customer Focus: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for teaching people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Vetting and Checks

This role requires a DBS check. To make getting started seamless, we provide your safeguarding and DBS checks free of charge, alongside full personal insurance coverage.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay: £13.00 to £16.98 per hour depending on experience.

• Scheduled Hours: Part-time contract consisting of 12 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 4:00pm – 6:00pm and Saturday 8:00am – 12:00pm).

• Leave & Pension: 25 days’ holiday pro rata plus bank holidays, and an up to 6% contributory pension scheme.

• Training & Career Development: Access to our in-house Aquatic Training Academy (specialist CPDs), over 1,100 internal courses, mentoring, and clear pathways into management or other business areas.

• Health & Wellbeing Perks: Free membership for you and a friend/family member at managed leisure centres, Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, and 24/7 virtual GP access.

• Perks & Community: Savings across ~1,000 retailers, a paid volunteering day, tax-free payroll giving, and active employee inclusion networks.