Job Specification:
Swimming Instructor

Based at: Faversham Pools

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Swimming Instructor
General Manager and Lesson Co-ordinator
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Faversham Pools, Faversham

Hourly Rate, lessons run through the day and
week with focus on 3.30pm to 7pm Monday to
Friday
£20/hr inclusive of holiday pay

Job purpose and objective (why does this role exist?)
Your primary role will be to teach people of all ages and abilities to develop
swimming skills, technique and confidence in the water. We are a community, charity
funded swimming pool and deliver lessons to a wide demographic of people.

Context of the role

To plan and deliver lessons ensuring adherence to the scheme of work and lesson
plans. Correct faults in swimming techniques and identify ways to improve
performance. Lessons will teach babies, children, and adults, across a range of
abilities according to your qualification/s.
You will teach individual and group lessons, along with school groups that book
slots, following learn to swim assessment criteria and the national curriculum

Accountabilities and responsibilities

General responsibilities:

●  To plan and deliver lessons ensuring adherence to the scheme of work

and lesson plans according to their ability, including maintaining registers

●  Ensure safe provision of all equipment and ensure it is used correctly,

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including the undertaking of risk assessments
Identify participants’ abilities and encourage them to reach their full
potential.

●  Provide appropriate feedback to progress participants with explanations
and demonstrate swimming techniques, correct and identify ways to

improve performance

●  To be a positive role model, creating a positive and fun environment in
which to motivate and encourage children and adults to participate in
swimming.

●  Evaluate sessions and give feedback
●  Regularly assess each participant’s ability and progress and arrange for

the award of the appropriate certificates.

●  Work alongside the Swimming Coordinator, other swimming

teachers/coaches, lifeguards etc to help ensure that participants are able
to swim in a safe environment.

Knowledge, skills and competencies required
Essential:

All swimming teachers/coaches must have achieved, as a minimum, either of the
following Swimming Teacher qualifications:

●  STA Level 2 Award Teaching Swimming
●  SEQ Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming (ASA/UKCC)

In addition, we are looking for a candidate with:

●  Enthusiastic and positive attitude towards swimming
●  Good communicator
●  The ability to inspire confidence and motivate swimmers
●  Perseverance and patience
●  The ability to encourage people and put them at ease
●  An understanding of how to differentiate in a coaching session

 Desirable:

If STA qualified – STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming
If SEQ qualified – SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers

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●  Evidenced qualifications or CPD for teaching specialist groups
●  A recent clear and completed DBS check
●  Flexibility to work within our timetable
●  Understanding of swim software and updating clients’ information.

This job specification was last reviewed in:
 August 2021