Swimming Teacher

Salary: £14.60 - £15.84 per hour

Grade: G

Contract: Permanent or casual available

Hours: Various, across 6 days Monday - Saturday

Location: Bedale Leisure Centre

We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Level 2 Swim Teachers to join our leisure centre. We will consider applicants with a current Level 1 or those looking to start their career as a Swim Teacher about providing a safe and comprehensive swimming lesson programme for all ages and abilities.

We are currently seeking Swim Teachers at Bedale Leisure Centre and currently have classes available Monday to Saturday with casual cover options too. As a swimming teacher you will work within North Yorkshire Council's Leisure Services team to plan, deliver and evaluate a series of swimming lessons providing a safe learning environment. Either based at one site or multiple sites. You will help develop water confidence, safety and technical skills across a range of participants of different abilities from non-swimmer to advanced, providing excellent customer care and feedback on progress.

North Yorkshire Council's policies and procedures will be followed at all times.

What we need from you: ·

• To plan and deliver effective, enjoyable and motivational swim teaching and instruction programmes in line with the Swim England framework whilst being customer orientated at all times.

• Awareness of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

• Aware of health and safety practices

• Ability to work effectively within the swim teachers' team

• Be able to give clear, accurate and assertive instructions verbally to lesson customers

• Be able to adapt to different age/ability of lesson customer and sensitive to their individual needs.

In return we can offer free car parking, local government pension scheme, training, and development opportunities along with the opportunity to work for a large council with several leisure centres.

If you would like to know more about this role, please get in touch with Tracy Macarthur, Duty Manager on 01677 427272 or tracy.macarthur@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Dates:

Closing Date: Sunday 6th April 2025

Shortlisting: Monday 7th April 2025

Interviews: Thursday 10th April January 2025

Key Documents:

Job Description.pdf

Total Rewards Brochure.pdf

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.