Swimming Teacher

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Various Leisure Centres across Wigan & Leigh

Salary: Grade 5, £26,824 - £29,540 per annum pro rata based on 37 hours per week

£13.90 - £15.31 per hour

1 position x 37 hours per week based at Ashton Leisure Centre

1 position x 8 hours a week (annualised)

1 position x 4.25 hours per week (annualised)

1 position x 2 hours per month (annualised)

These roles operate on an annualised hours contract. The hours will need to be worked flexibly to meet service needs. You may be required to work additional hours.

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your Role:

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate Swim Teachers to join our aquatics team across all of our pools. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on helping people develop confidence and skills in the water.

You will deliver a high standard of swim teaching across a range of programmes, including educational lessons, Learn to Swim (LTS) programmes, Parent & Child sessions, and one to one lessons. Experience of teaching within Swim England’s Learn to Swim framework is highly desirable.

About You

You are an approachable and positive role model with a fun, engaging teaching style and a genuine passion for swimming education. You have the ability to tailor your teaching to meet individual needs, ensuring every participant feels supported, encouraged, and challenged appropriately.

You bring flexibility and adaptability to your working hours and demonstrate a natural ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with customers and prospective customers. With a confident, friendly manner, you put people at ease and create a welcoming environment for swimmers of all ages and abilities.

Above all, you have a proactive “can do” attitude and take pride in delivering outstanding customer experiencesno task is ever too much trouble.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

The Be Well service forms part of the Strategy & Innovation Directorate and is responsible for delivering various leisure services across Wigan Council. Our aim is to increase participation in sport and encourage everyone to get active and achieve a healthier lifestyle. You will support the leisure centres in delivering a wide and diverse program ensuring we are inclusive and accessible to everyone.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Mazey (Aquatics - Development Manager) via email on Rebecca.Mazey1@wigan.gov.uk

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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