Swimming Teacher – Wandsworth, London Full Time

Enable Leisure and Culture

Swimming Teacher – Wandsworth, London

About Us

Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people’s wellbeing and strengthening local communities. Core to our work is the development of strong working relationships with councils, charities and other organisations to deliver, health leisure and community services and events that enrich people’s lives.

Reports to: Sport & Physical Activity Officer

Based: Wandsworth

Salary: £26.25 per hour

Contract: Casual

DBS: Enhanced

Role Overview

• The Community Swim programme is an affordable, locally available way for children and young people aged between 5-15, to learn to and develop their swimming skills. The programme runs at Burntwood School on a Tuesday & Thursday evenings between 5:30pm & 7:30pm, term time only.
• Responsible to the Sports Development Officer for delivering swimming lessons, following Swim England guidelines. The lessons are for 5-15-year olds of varying abilities based at Burntwood School in Wandsworth. To work with other swimming staff to set up, take down and maintain Enable Leisure and Sport’s equipment and deliver an enjoyable swimming experience f

Job Purpose

• To ensure the safety of children and young people in the pool and on pool side.
• To independently plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate a series of swimming lessons whilst following Swim England guidelines.
• Provide regular communications to the responsible Sports Development Officer with details of the sessions, highlighting any challenges and successes.
• Adhere to the Enable Leisure and Culture’s human resources policies.
• Commit to evening work in term time.
• Comply with Health & Safety legislation to ensure safe working practices of all staff, public and contractors in the working environment, in accordance with Enable Leisure & Culture and the venue’s safety arrangements, policies and codes.
• Be committed to professional development by identifying any training that will assist the role.
• To understand the duties and responsibilities arising from the Children’s Act 2004 in relation to safeguarding children and young people.
• To ensure the appropriate member of staff is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns which you may have in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
• Hold a SEQ Level 1 and Level 2 Swimming Teaching qualification.
• Have a sound knowledge of the Swim England curriculum.
• A knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and young people and its relevance to the role of swimming Teacher/Coach, demonstrating integrity always and a willingness to attend training as required.