Swimkidz North Wessex – Newbury Area – Pool Helper for Swimming lessons

Location: Swimkidz North Wessex – Newbury

Contact Tel: 01635 884898 or 07549 664270

Contact E-mail: splash@swimkidz.co.uk

Pay: Dependent on age and experience

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time

Days of the Week: Weekdays (after school) and weekends

Job purpose: To support the delivery of fun, structured, and progressive lessons to children

Benefits:

• Joining a great social team who are passionate about what we do.
• Continual Personal Development with an opportunity to progress onto becoming a fully trained swimming teacher for the right candidates.
• Flexible Term Time Hours
• School Holidays off

The opportunity:

Swimkidz North Wessex is an established and highly regarded swim school that deliver quality swimming lessons in Newbury. We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Pool Helper to support the swimming teachers in delivering these our quality lessons. This opportunity will not only deliver good financial rates of pay but also provides a very high degree of job satisfaction along with an amazing opportunity to progress to become a fully qualified swimming teacher.

Our whole team enjoy working together and have a real passion for what we do. We help each other to deliver the best we can for our customers and there is a superb team spirit where everyone’s opinions are truly valued. You will be wholeheartedly welcomed into this high performing team not only by the other team members but also by our customers.

Role description:

This fun and very rewarding role will require you to:

• To assist the qualified swimming teacher, deliver our structured program in a fun and engaging manner. The role will require for you to work from within the swimming pool.
• Working with the teacher and with guidance on a 1:1 basis or sub-groups, to share knowledge and skills.
• Under guidance from the swimming teacher be able to explain to swimmers what skills they need to perform, breaking it down where necessary.
• Confidently and inclusively, you will perform demonstrations of the activities the children need to undertake so they fully understand both verbally and visually what the tasks are.
• AWork with the teacher and other team members to ensure health and safety is always adhered to. This includes the management of kit poolside to ensure no trip hazards.

What we are looking for:

This is a role where you can let your personality really shine, we are looking for the following personal qualities and skills:

• Exceptional customer service skills
• Friendly, enthusiastic, engaging and passionate
• Ability to engage with children at all levels
• Team player
• Listening skills
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Flexibility in working with different ages and abilities.
• The willingness to learn new skills and take on challenges headfirst.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and would like to discuss it further, then please make contact either vie the e-mail or telephone numbers at the top of this page. We really look forward to talking with you and welcoming you into our already exceptional team.