Croydon Council
Swimming Teacher & Sports Coach
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Salary range: Grade 7 £38,256 - £39,276 (Pro Rata) p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 0 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Are you passionate about teaching swimming and making sport accessible for everyone? We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Swimming Teacher to deliver high-quality, inclusive swimming lessons for children and young people, including those with additional needs and disabilities, across community programmes and initiatives.
As a Swimming Teacher, you will plan and deliver engaging, safe and progressive lessons at various locations across the borough. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of participants at all times, creating a positive learning environment and supporting children and young people to develop confidence and skills in the water.
Person Specification
- Minimum ASA Level 1 Swimming Teacher qualification (or equivalent).
- Understanding of swim teaching and coaching techniques.
- Swim teacher rescue/lifeguard qualification desirable.
- Experience working with children and young people, ideally including those with additional needs and disabilities.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to plan and deliver enjoyable, inclusive and progressive lessons
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and ongoing professional development.
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Additional Information
This is a casual position with flexible hours, including afternoons, evenings, weekends and school holiday periods. Successful candidates must be able to travel independently across the borough and will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.
Join our Sport & Leisure team and play a key role in helping children and young people develop lifelong skills, confidence and a love of swimming.
Please note: We may close this role early if we receive a high number of applications
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Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
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Key business plan outcomes:
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Equal Opportunities Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
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