Swimming Instructor

We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The leisure and wellbeing service forms part of the Resource Directorate and is responsible for delivering various leisure services across Wigan Council.

Our aim is to increase participation in sport and encourage everyone to get active and achieve a healthier lifestyle.

You will support the leisure centres in delivering a wide and diverse program ensuring we are inclusive and accessible to everyone.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and passionate swim teachers with experience of teaching school groups, LTS programmes, Parent & Child lessons and one to one lesson.

Ideally you will have experience of teaching Swim England's LTS framework. You will need to be an approachable, positive role model with a fun, engaging approach and a talent for teaching that meets individual's needs.

You'll need to be flexible and adaptable in your approach to working hours, to suit the needs of the business with the natural ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with our customers and potential customers, putting people at ease, with a real can-do attitude;

nothing is too much hassle for you.

Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards., Wigan Council prides itself on equality , inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.

We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer.

We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.

At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.

We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply.

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Salary : Grade 5, £20,362 - £22,532 per annum. £12.80 - £14.16 per hour

30 hours 30 minutes per week

Your role :

To work as one of a team of Swimming Teachers providing instruction / teaching within the Be Well team across the Wigan Borough.

To provide a high-quality service in accordance with the swimming programme.