Swimming Teacher (Level 2) – Manchester, Greater Manchester

Swimming Teacher (Level 2) – Manchester, Greater Manchester

Locations: Sale Leisure Centre / Stretford Sports Village / Move Urmston

Trafford Leisure is on the lookout!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trafford Leisure team, we are a Leading Leisure provider across Trafford and we work together to get the people of Trafford to move more everyday!

Trafford Leisure is a community interest company, we exist to benefit the Trafford community and we are committed to being a responsible and sustainable employer. We are the largest operator of sport and leisure facilities in Trafford, operating nine indoor facilities, one golf course and driving range and 31 outdoor football pitches, attracting over 2 million visits per year and employing a workforce of over 300 people. Our team support, guide and motivate people and communities to get healthy and be active and we want YOU to become part +of this fantastic team.

As we look forward to the future Trafford Leisure has a lot to be excited about. Alongside our latest £7million development of Urmston which opened in 2020, Trafford Council will be continuing their investment plan into indoor Leisure across Trafford. Altrincham, Sale and Stretford’s Leisure Centres will be refurbished turning these busy but tired facilities into modern, inspiring, fit for purpose Centres under the continued roll out of Trafford Leisure’s new brand .

The Role

We are looking for motivated, proactive and enthusiastic individuals to join our teams at an exciting period of change for Trafford Leisure.

To be successful in this role you must have a Level 2 qualification with Swim England.

The ideal candidate will embody the Trafford Leisure Values of Making a Difference, being Open and Honest, Valuing Diversity and bringing Energy & Empathy into all ways of working.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Delivering structured lessons for all levels of swimmers
• Teaching students from schools or who are Adult or Junior members of our community
• Assessing against the agreed Swim Well criteria
• Coordinating distribution of awards
• Working with teachers and parents to organise classes and ensuring that Health and Safety needs are met
• Personally, ensuring that equipment is at first class standards in both safety and cleanliness at all times
• Personally, ensuring that the environment in which you deliver your role is of a high standard
• Owning and managing the administration of your work, including:
  • Diary management
  • Individual records for swimmer achievements

Working Hours:

Sale Leisure Centre:

• Monday 4pm – 7pm
• Wednesday 4pm – 7pm
• Saturday 9am -1pm
• Sunday 1pm – 4:30pm

Stretford Sports Village:

• Monday 4pm – 7pm
• Wednesday 4pm -7pm
• Thursday 4pm – 6:30pm
• Friday 4pm – 6:30pm
• Saturday 9am – 1pm

Move Urmston:

• Friday 4pm – 6.30pm

What can you expect from us?

Our business is led by a small, passionate and professional group of individuals. We work together to support and lead our dedicated teams across the organisation which despite its size and number of locations has a fantastic family feel. As one of its strongest assets, we focus our attention on the people we employ, by providing training and continual development, only through this can we achieve the high levels of service and provision to our customers.

As well as training and development as a Trafford Leisure employee you will be rewarded with;

• £15.52 Hourly Rate
• A progressive, structured and supportive environment in which to work
• Pension scheme
• 32 days holiday, raising incrementally to 38 days after 5-years’ service, (including 8 bank holiday’s and 2 Trafford Leisure days)
• Company sick pay
• Health and Ride 2 Work schemes saving up to 43% on a new bike
• Complementary Fitness Membership for you for you saving you up to £450 a year
• Heavily discounted Fitness Membership for up to 5 of your Family & Friends saving up to £300 per year per person
• 24/7 access to a GP
• Employee health scheme – including Confidential Counselling
• Employee Assistant Programme which as an employee could claim back up to £1150 per year of healthcare costs
• Access to a Perks at Work scheme for discounts
• Access to Manchester Credit Union for savings and loans

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion (EEDI)

Equality, equity, diversity and inclusion is critical for the success of Trafford Leisure and the achievement of our vision. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible employer as we recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our organisation, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

If you need any help or support to apply for a position with us, then please get in touch and we would be happy to help. We look forward to receiving your application.

The Next Steps

We’re looking to appoint as soon as possible, so if this sounds like the perfect role for you, don’t delay, apply TODAY by completing an application form and attaching your CV!

*Remember to specify the role and Centre you are applying for.

We do not accept speculative CV from Agencies and any CV’s received will be treated as a gift.