Assistant Swimming Instructor

Millbrook Combined School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4BA

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  7 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,522.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 2

Assistant Swimming Instructor job summary

Title: Assistant Swimming Teacher

Responsible to: Head of Operations

Qualification: Support Teacher of School Swimming and/or Teacher of School Swimming with Swim England

Conditions: Bucks Pay Range 2

39 weeks per year

10.5 hours per week

Tuesdays - 8.30am - 15.30pm

Wednesday - 12.30pm - 15.30pm

Job Purpose:

To support the delivery of the swimming curriculum for pupils within our school pool. To support and assist with swimming instruction during school hours and help to ensure individual pupils programmes are set and followed. To manage pool facilities and promote the safe use of the pool facilities. The candidate will be required to enter the pool when supporting children in the lower part of the school.

Main duties and responsibilities include;

• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher/swim instructor.
• Set realistic goals to ensure progression through the Swim England scheme of work
• Provide feedback to pupils in relation to progress and achievement under guidance of the teacher/swim instructor.
• To undertake training required to support children with complex needs including physical disabilities and epilepsy.
• To support and assist with swimming lessons as per the Swim England guidelines/ scheme of work, Liaising with teachers and other staff.
• Assist in the development of the school swim programme to meet needs of all pupils.
• To ensure that pool users are under proper supervision.
• To ensure the swimming pool and surrounding areas are clean and tidy at all times (squeegeeing/ cleaning surrounding pool areas).
• Reporting any maintenance issues or needs to the site manager.
• Cleaning of pool swimming equipment such as floats etc.
• Assisting with ensuring current procedures are followed for school pool operation, health and safety, emergency evacuation.
• Reporting any concerns directly to the Headteacher.

Supporting Swim Teacher

• Create and maintain a purposeful, orderly and supportive environment, in accordance with lesson plans.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Promote good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encourage pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

Supporting the Curriculum

• Support structured and agreed learning activities, adjusting activities according to pupil capabilities and responses.
• Prepare, maintain and use equipment/ resources required to meet the lesson plans/ relevant learning activity and assist pupils in their use.

Supporting the school

• Be aware of and support difference and ensure all pupils have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/ work/ aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities.

General

To have in mind the school’s values of ASPIRE.

To take due account of the school’s health and safety policy and duty of care when working in the school and with pupils.

To maintain confidentiality with regards to pupil information.

Please note we have the right to close the advert. Should a suitable candidate apply.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Millbrook Combined School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 628 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Millbrook Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millbrook-combined-school

Here at Millbrook Combined School we get to know our children well as every child is special. We expect children to do their best and we have high expectations in relation to appearance, attitudes, behaviour, courtesy and work. We also demand high standards of ourselves. We pledge to provide high quality teaching and resources to help children learn.

Millbrook Combined is a successful primary school with a strong reputation in both the local community and wider educational environment. We are looking to appoint facility assistants as part of our development plan for growth in the coming years. We have various facility growth plans throughout the school including car parking, our own on site cafeteria, two main halls for hiring, swimming pool hire and more.

Please see our website for more information: www.millbrook.bucks.sch.uk

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