Casual Swimming Instructor

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At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us.

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve.

We are currently seeking motivated and suitably skilled individuals to join the swimming teaching team at Telford & Wrekin Council Leisure Services.

Successful candidates will be responsible for delivering the successful Swim4Life lessons programme teaching a wide range of ages and abilities.

The successful candidates will teach lessons on an 'as and when required' basis that could include morning, evening and weekend working.

A Swim England Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Aquatics is an essential requirement of the post. Applications from candidates with a Swim England Level 1Award in Teaching Aquatics will be considered.

Locations are Abraham Darby Sports & Leisure Centre, Newport Swimming & Fitness Centre, Oakengates Leisure Centre, Wellington Civic & Leisure Centre

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay


• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme


• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes


• Free on-site parking, In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.


At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our 'guaranteed interview scheme' here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here