Casual Swimming Instructor

Melbourn Village College, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 6EF

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full time equivalent salary: £18.36 Hourly NJC Scale SO1 point 24 - £18.36 per hour plus holiday pay paid at 13% (total of £20.75 per hour)

Casual Swimming Instructor job summary

SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR (CASUAL)

Salary: NJC Scale SO1 point 24 -£18.36 per hour plus holiday pay paid at 13% (total of £20.75 per hour)

Contract: Casual agreement - as and when required

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Melbourn Sports Centre, Melbourn Village College, Melbourn

Place of work:

Make a difference and open doors to a career in a fun, vibrant industry as a swimming instructor!

Melbourn Sports Centre is located within the grounds of Melbourn Village College and provides excellent facilities for the local community, including a full-size Astroturf, tennis courts and a full range of outdoor sports facilities.

As a swimming instructor, you’ll be teaching and coaching people of all ages and abilities to develop swimming skills, technique and confidence in the water in a safe and professional manner.

You should:

Have an enthusiastic and positive attitude towards swimming

Be a good communicator

Have the ability to inspire confidence and motivate swimmers

Have perseverance and patience

Have an understanding of how to differentiate in a coaching session

Plan and deliver sessions ensuring adherence to the scheme of work and lesson plans

Ensure safe provision of all equipment and ensure it is used correctly

Plan and deliver sessions appropriate to the level of swimmer

Work alongside the swimming lesson co-ordinator, other swimming teachers/coaches/lifeguards to help ensure that participants are able to swim in a safe environment

Constantly update, manage and complete your registers

Set ground rules for each session

Evaluate sessions and give feedback

In return we can offer:

free car parking

local government pension scheme

training and development opportunities

Free DBS check

For further details on the school please visit our websites Welcome to Melbourn Village College - Melbourn Village College and Melbourn Sports Centre

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Melbourn Village College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 559 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Melbourn Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/melbourn-village-college

Melbourn Village College is a successful 11-16 school with a strong community feel. At just over 600 pupils, our size enables all to flourish within a supportive environment, where each feels valued and empowered. Pupils are encouraged to continue their learning outside the classroom and a very high proportion get involved in the wide range of extra-curricular activities available to them. Our most recent OFSTED Inspection in September 2017 confirmed that we are a ‘good’ school which “has continued to improve the quality of education in the school” since our previous ‘Good’ judgement in May 2013. We are committed to improving what we do and aim to be outstanding

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