Swimming Teacher

Education and Academic Services

This part-time post s available, up to 21 hours. This role are available immediately on a permanent basis.

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.

There is a possibility of more than one role, with up to 21 hours per week, however applications from individuals looking for shorter working patterns are welcomed.  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 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

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 Christopher Keirle, Assistant Operations Manager (Swim)

c.keirle@exeter.ac.uk

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