SLLC 1911 - Swimming Officer - 432783
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £17.72 to £18.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lanark, ML11 7DG |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 432783 |
Summary
Location: Lanark Lifestyles, Thomas Taylor Avenue, Lanark
Hours: 19 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday 1.30pm - 6.30pm, Tuesday 1.45pm - 7.30pm, Wednesday 12.30pm - 6.15pm, Saturday 8.30am - 12.30pm
Salary Band: £17.72 - £18.21 per hour
Duration: Fixed Term until 30 September 2026
Job Profile: Click here to view
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Swim Officer to join our team at Lanark Lifestyles.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture have an award winning swimming development programme which delivers high quality swimming lessons in our nine pools. Due to the continued expansion of our programme, which currently delivers lessons to around 10,000 people a week, we are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Swim Officer who loves teaching swimming to a variety of abilities and age groups and have the skills to help Swim Teachers develop.
Applicants must hold the SSTQ (SQA Level 7) or UKCC Level 2.
REQUIREMENTS
Monitor, review and manage swimming teachers / coaches
Administrative and management information in relation to the swim programme
Provide customer care to high standards as defined within the business plan and site procedures
Follow continuous improvement principles and apply to the swimming scheme
Deliver the Swimming Development Programme
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
- Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
- Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
- Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture.
Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.
Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the British Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme