Swimming Teacher

Education and Academic Services - Sport

This part-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. The role is available up to 12.5 hours per week, however applications from individuals looking for flexible and shorter working patterns are welcomed.

Summary of the role 

The St Luke’s Sports Centre is an integral part of sport at the University of Exeter, with our swim school being a key element of our delivery at St Lukes.

We are looking for a professional and enthusiastic person to join our team, to plan lessons and teach on our successful swimming lesson programme at the St Luke’s Sports Centre Swimming Pool.  The programme currently delivers lessons 7 days per week on a 50 week programme to children and adults from the local community.  The Centre offers both Swim England and RLSS Rookie Lifeguard programmes to a wide range of users. During the summer months, the Cornwall House Outdoor Pool on our Streatham Campus also provides swim lessons and we are looking for suitably qualified individuals to join our swimming teaching team.

The successful applicants should hold a minimum of Swim England Level 2 swim teachers award or equivalent.  You will also need to excellent customer service skills and experience of using Leisure Management Software would be an advantage.  The University will support your ongoing CPD and offers a range of benefits to staff.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by Shanghai Rankings). 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

For further information, please contact Chris Keirle, Assistant Sports Operations Manager – Swim, c.keirle@exeter.ac.uk

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