Swimming Instructor​/Teacher

SWIMMING TEACHER

KINGSBURY LEISURE CENTRE - KINGSBURY SCHOOL

Grade G, point 12 £ 14.82 per hour (excluding holiday pay), enhanced to £16.64 (including holiday pay)

Casual

Hours available: weekdays, evenings and weekends

Multiple positions available

Be part of our £1.8 million refurbishment—new facilities, new opportunities, and a fresh new vibe!

Kingsbury School in Tamworth welcomes enthusiastic, experienced and well‑organised Swimming Teachers to support primary school lessons and private swimming lessons for a range of abilities from beginners to advanced.

We are a top provider of school swimming provision and currently have 20 schools booked in for this academic year. We have 350 children in our private swimming lessons, with plans to expand our lessons when we reopen after our refurbishment.

At Kingsbury Leisure Centre we run our own scheme of lessons, which has successfully been in place for over twenty years. We assess and award children using Swim England distance badges and water skills badges. Previous knowledge of these badges is not essential, as training will be provided.

In addition to delivering swimming lessons, you will be responsible for planning, setting up/preparation, keeping equipment tidy during and after your lessons, admin of registers, assessing for badges and communicating with parents/carers. Good communication skills with learners, parents/carers and school teachers is essential.

You should be an independent swimming teacher who can also take direction. Teamwork with other swimming teachers and lifeguards is required. Knowledge of safe working practices within a swimming pool is desired.

You must have a current NRASTC to perform the swimming teacher role at Kingsbury Leisure Centre. NRASTC must be renewed to the necessary timeframe. Failure to renew will result in termination of employment as a swimming teacher.

Occasionally swimming teachers will be asked to join the full staff meeting, which is part of the leisure centre monthly training. You will not be required to attend the whole session and take part in NPLQ training. However, it does create a positive working environment and a strong team ethos for all staff who work together to meet and have group discussions periodically.

• SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification
• STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming
• STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming
• National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches
• Baby & Pre‑school

• A programme of training and development
• The opportunity to work within a supportive team of diligent and excellent colleagues who have a wealth of expertise and experience
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through the Trust’s people strategy and well‑being committee

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Committed to equal opportunities.

Closing Date: 9:00pm Sunday 22 March 2026

Interviews: W/C 23 March 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

These posts areexempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and assuchappointment tothese postswill be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a cu culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.