Swimming Teacher. Education & Training

What you need to know

We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.

Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for qualified Swimming Teachers to join our team on a permanent part time basis. We are offering flexible weekday and evening contracts across our range of swimming pools. As a Swimming Teacher, you will be part of a dedicated team responsible for delivering fun and exciting lessons to our Learn to Swim customers who range from Pre‑School to Adults, Beginners to Improvers.

Our positions cover our City‑wide Learn to Swim venues meaning you could work in any of our venues delivering Swimming Lessons; examples of some of our current vacancies include:

Tuesday 3:40‑8pm at Glasgow Club Pollok or Glasgow Club Gorbals

Wednesday 3:40‑8pm at Glasgow Club Scotstoun

Thursday 3:40‑8pm at Glasgow Club Bellahouston

Friday 3:40‑8pm at Glasgow Club Tollcross

Saturday 8:40am‑1pm at Glasgow Club Gorbals

Sunday 8:40am‑1pm at Glasgow Club Gorbals

Sunday 2:40‑7pm at Glasgow Club Bellahouston or Glasgow Club Tollcross

All our venues have great links to public transport and either free parking or parking nearby.

• Permanent

The listed salary is for a full‑time role. If you’re applying for a part‑time or bank job, we will calculate your pay on a pro‑rata basis. The hourly rate is £13.89 - £14.74 per hour (depending on experience).

• City‑wide, with your main base discussed at interview.

As a Swimming Teacher you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Swim Officers/Swim Co‑ordinators within our venues and work alongside an established team of teachers. Don’t worry if you are new to teaching or don’t have a lot of experience; we can provide support from our Lead Teachers and Tutors who can help bring out the best in you!

If you have the right aptitude and enthusiasm; we will work with you to make you the best teacher possible.

We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!

This role is to work within our evening & weekends programme where our shifts are Monday to Friday 3:40‑8pm, Saturday 8:40am‑1pm and Sunday 8:40am‑1pm and 2:40‑7pm.

If you’re interested in joining us as a Swimming Teacher, you’ll must have one of the following qualifications:

• Scottish Swimming Teachers Qualification (SSTQ)
• UKCC Level 1 OR UKCC L2 Swim Teachers Qualification
• STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming (unfortunately we cannot accept STA Award in Teaching Swimming)
• Other qualifications may be considered if they are comparable to the above

We are also looking for candidates who have the following essentials:

• Experience/knowledge and enthusiasm of working with children ages 4yrs and above in a group environment
• Good communication skills and a flexible approach to work
• The ability to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of our core programme

Our city‑wide contracts mean you will be flexible to work in any of our locations. We currently operate our lessons across 6 pools in Glasgow;
Scotstoun, Tollcross, Bellahouston, Maryhill, Pollok and Gorbals with Springburn to be re‑introduced as our 7th venue after their essential upgrades are completed.

Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section by clicking on the a1jobs APPLY button now. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.

When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.

At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.

We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:

When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full‑time. This increases to 35…