Swim Teacher Trainee Programme
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,424 to £25,116 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Edinburgh Leisure |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Swim Teacher Trainee Programme |
Summary
Swim Teacher Trainee Programme
Salary – £23,424 - £25,116 per annum, pro rata (£12.60 per hour rising to £13.51 on achieving qualification).
Part-time permanent role, 25 hours per week.
Location – multiple venues across Edinburgh
No experience required! Join our swim teaching trainee program and kick-start your swimming career.
Do you love swimming so much that you’d love to make a career out of it? We’ll help you jump in at the deep end by giving you all the training and support you need to become a qualified Swim Teacher. And we'll pay you to do it! We’ll even pay your training costs and exam fees!
We are looking for approachable, positive, and friendly individuals who have:
- Passion for swimming
- Eagerness to teach such an important lifesaving skill.
- A warm and welcoming personality
So, whether you’re about to leave school or uni, a parent or just someone looking for a change of career, we’re here to help you make a big splash.
In addition, we offer:
- FREE membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for further training, career growth and development
- Generous holiday allowance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
If you’d like the opportunity to gain the qualifications and training needed to become a swim teacher, follow the link and register your application.
Compulsory Training dates/times:
- Mon 1st & Tue 2nd of September: 09:00 – 16:00 – Welcome & Induction
- Sat 6th, Sun 7th and Mon 8th of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Sat 20th, Sun 21st and Mon 22nd of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Sat 27th and Mon 29th of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Mon 10th to Fri 14th of November – 09:00 – 17:00 – National Pool Lifeguard qualification
Please do not apply if you are unavailable for all the above dates/times. Other hours are negotiable (to a certain extent) and will be confirmed before acceptance onto the Programme.
For informal enquiries, please contact Marie Kneeshaw, Aquatics Development Officer: mariekneeshaw@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Closing date: Sunday, 20th of June 2025
Assessment date: Tuesday, 29th of July 2025
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Salary – £23,424 - £25,116 per annum, pro rata (£12.60 per hour rising to £13.51 on achieving qualification).
Part-time permanent role, 25 hours per week.
Location – multiple venues across Edinburgh
No experience required! Join our swim teaching trainee program and kick-start your swimming career.
Do you love swimming so much that you’d love to make a career out of it? We’ll help you jump in at the deep end by giving you all the training and support you need to become a qualified Swim Teacher. And we'll pay you to do it! We’ll even pay your training costs and exam fees!
We are looking for approachable, positive, and friendly individuals who have:
- Passion for swimming
- Eagerness to teach such an important lifesaving skill.
- A warm and welcoming personality
So, whether you’re about to leave school or uni, a parent or just someone looking for a change of career, we’re here to help you make a big splash.
In addition, we offer:
- FREE membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for further training, career growth and development
- Generous holiday allowance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
If you’d like the opportunity to gain the qualifications and training needed to become a swim teacher, follow the link and register your application.
Compulsory Training dates/times:
- Mon 1st & Tue 2nd of September: 09:00 – 16:00 – Welcome & Induction
- Sat 6th, Sun 7th and Mon 8th of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Sat 20th, Sun 21st and Mon 22nd of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Sat 27th and Mon 29th of September: 09:00 – 17:00 – SSTQ
- Mon 10th to Fri 14th of November – 09:00 – 17:00 – National Pool Lifeguard qualification
Please do not apply if you are unavailable for all the above dates/times. Other hours are negotiable (to a certain extent) and will be confirmed before acceptance onto the Programme.
For informal enquiries, please contact Marie Kneeshaw, Aquatics Development Officer: mariekneeshaw@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Closing date: Sunday, 20th of June 2025
Assessment date: Tuesday, 29th of July 2025
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.