WHO DO WE WANT TO EMPLOY?
At Coral Reef Swim School we want our staff to be competent, confident, and consistent. We are looking for a qualified swimming teacher who is:
- Knowledgable and skilled. You must be competent in helping to provide an educational, safe, and fun lesson.
- Confident in your role as a swimming teacher to help individuals to progress efficiently and effectively.
- Consistent and is able to attend weekly. All staff must give us plenty of notice if they are unable to attend their next shift to prevent any disruption to our lessons.
- Experienced, having worked with individuals who have additional learning needs.
WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SWIMMING TEACHER?
- Safeguarding.
You must:
- understand your legal requirement to ensure children, young people or vulnerable adults are protected from harm, and are provided with safe and effective care.
- understand the importance of using and following the correct process and procedures to protect yourself and others from allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
- Health & Safety.
You must:
- provide a safe environment to the highest quality possible to ensure risks are minimised, and the likelihood of accidents and injuries are reduced.
- always conduct a risk assessment prior to, during, and after the lesson.
- fill out an accident report form if an accident or injury has occurred.
- follow Pool Safety Operating Procedures (PSOP), NOP & EAP.
- Equality & Diversity.
You must:
- help to provide an inclusive environment.
- help to provide an equal opportunity for everyone to learn to swim.
The above includes; age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, and pregnancy & maternity.
- Data Protection.
You must:
- understand that when accessing swimmers' personal information, you will need to make sure you follow the mandatory requirements to ensure confidentiality including; securing information, not disclosing others' personal information, etc.
- Planning Lessons.
When planning lessons, you must:
- cater for swimmers' specific needs, and provide suitable/relevant activities.
- provide regular feedback, assessing the swimmer throughout to ensure high quality standards are met.
- use fun activities and games.
- know your aims for the lesson to create a confident, competent and consistent environment.
- be able to adapt your planned lessons in various situations and circumstances that may arise i.e., if you have a new swimmer starting in your class.
- Management & Organisation:
You must:
- show your management as a teacher and set appropriate boundaries and operating rules when conducting lessons.
- understand the structure of the lessons and the procedures that are in place for when swimmers enter / exit their lessons.
- give plenty of notice if you require time off for illness/holidays/special occasions. We expect staff to commit to at least 90% of their shifts.
- Communication:
You must:
- be able to communicate with all individuals using a professional approach and at a personable level i.e., depending on their physical and mental age, physical and mental ability, experience, background etc.
- be able to use different methods to communicate with individuals i.e., verbally and visually.
- be able to communicate with other work colleagues.
- Evaluating Performance:
You must:
- regularly carry out self evaluations and appreciate the importance of having regular external feedback to create a high standard level of teaching.
- evaluate the performance of your swimmers' to help aid their progression. Stated below is our process of how we do this at Coral Reef Swim School.
We have kindles available during lessons with an account for each teacher. It allows you to access the register, medical information of each child, and assessment sheets. The software programme does not require wifi so there are no problems with this!
Additionally, Coral Reef Swim School uses a unique method of providing children with weekly, written feedback in the form of 3 bullet points. Each swimmer has their own 'Swimmer's Profile' on GoogleDocs. Only management, the teacher and parent/career/guardian can access this.
We ask that this is completed within 2-3 days after the lessons have been completed, however, if you have additional commitments, we can come to an arrangement.
You will be paid to complete all of the individual's 'Swimmer's Profile' outside of work.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
- ESSENTIAL: Proof of a recognised Level 2 swimming instructor qualification.
WHERE IS THE LOCATION OF THE JOB?
The lessons will be running at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff. The address for these are;
Fitzalan High School - Leckwith Road, Leckwith, Cardiff, CF11 8AP.
POTENTIAL DAYS AND TIMES:
Sunday (Fitzalan High School) @ 8:30 - 9:30.
Sunday (Fitzalan High School) @ 12:45 - 15:45.
Monday (Fitzalan High School) @ 18:45 - 20:15.
We are looking for an individual who can work throughout the summer period.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU GET PAID?
£18.50 per hour.
WHEN DO WE WOULD WANT YOU START?
We are looking for a swimming teacher who can start from Sunday 29th June 2025.
BENEFITS:
We will give you 10% discount for up to 5 family members who are wanting lessons.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £18.50 per hour
Additional pay:
- Bonus scheme
- Yearly bonus
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cardiff: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Have you worked with individuals who have additional learning needs?
- Have you taught adults to swim?
- Do you have a current, up-to-date DBS? Would you be willing to pay for a new one for our swim school?
- Do you have any holidays pre-booked or any potential holidays in the process of being booked?
- Do you live in South Wales (i.e., a maximum of 30 minutes from Cardiff) with your own vehicle?
Experience:
- Swimming Teaching: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Swimming Teaching Qualification (required)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 23/06/2025
Expected start date: 29/06/2025
