Aquatics Programme Coordinator (Part Time)
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The University of Nottingham |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REG245325 |
Summary
Aquatics Programme Coordinator (Part Time)
David Ross Sports Village
Location: University Park
Salary: £24,727 to £27,720 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date: 04/02/2026
Reference: REG245325
Are you passionate about teaching babies, children and adults to swim? Are you looking for a new opportunity to contribute towards the development of a Learn to Swim programme? The University of Nottingham has 2 new part-time positions available to support with the delivery and administration of the Aquatics programme, focused around the Learn to Swim programme.
Our Learn to Swim programme is available for all ages and abilities from 6 weeks to adults; delivering group lessons for Early years, Juniors and Adults, 1-2-1/Private Bubble lessons and a School Holiday programme.
Roles and responsibilities will include providing first class standard of teaching, teaching for a minimum of 50% of your hours per week to a range of ages and abilities. Supporting the Aquatics Officer in co-ordinating high quality and diverse programme including tasks such as arranging staffing for the delivery of the lessons, monitoring the movements, numbers and assessments of the swimmers, co-ordinating the enrolment of current and new customers onto the programme, working with swim lesson software systems, responding to customer enquiries, supporting with the training and development of the Swim teachers team and Front of House team and providing customer communication updates and promotions.
Previous experience of teaching swimming lessons and an understanding of the swim programme procedures is essential, enrolments and customer communication is essential. SEQ Level 2 swim teacher qualification or equivalent is required. Relevant training in relation to computer software programmes, teaching Early years lessons and National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and or National Rescue Swim Teacher and Coaches qualification will be provided to the role holder.
This are 2 permanent, part time positions - Position 1 is 18 hours and position 2 is 18.25hrs per week, which will include evenings and weekends. There are 2 part time roles available so there is the option to swap days of work if the other part time person is interested. Flexibility with working hours required; option to swap Saturday or Sunday shift with other part time person on flexible basis if both are agreeable.
The programme runs 44 weeks of the year so there will be opportunity during children’s school holiday periods to swap your weekend shift for a day during the week if you wish.
There will also be the opportunity to set up a casual Level 2 Swim teachers' contract to have the flexibility to pick up extra cover teaching hours or a regular teaching slot if interested. Hourly rate of pay £16.46 per hour plus Holiday pay. Extra teaching hours available during the children’s school holiday periods.
What we offer
A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (pro rota for part time role) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website
Focused training to develop your Swim teaching skills and knowledge
There are 2 permanent positions available:
Post 1
Working hours – 18hrs per week
Mondays 13.15-19.45
Thursday 12.45-19.15
Sundays 8.00-14.30
Teaching hours per week:
Mondays 15.30-19.30
Thursdays 16.00-19.00
Available to step in and cover on Sundays
Post 2
Working hours – 18.25hrs per week
Tuesdays 13.30-20.15
Fridays 9.00-15.30
Saturdays 8.00-14.30
Teaching hours per week:
Tuesdays 16.00-20.00
Fridays 9.00-12.00
Available to step in and cover on Saturdays
What next
Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.
This position will be based at the David Ross Sports Village. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jo Brown, email swimschool@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Interviews will be in two parts: a practical assessment delivering lessons and interview with panel.
Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.
We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.
To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.
Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.
We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.
This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.
David Ross Sports Village
Location: University Park
Salary: £24,727 to £27,720 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date: 04/02/2026
Reference: REG245325
Are you passionate about teaching babies, children and adults to swim? Are you looking for a new opportunity to contribute towards the development of a Learn to Swim programme? The University of Nottingham has 2 new part-time positions available to support with the delivery and administration of the Aquatics programme, focused around the Learn to Swim programme.
Our Learn to Swim programme is available for all ages and abilities from 6 weeks to adults; delivering group lessons for Early years, Juniors and Adults, 1-2-1/Private Bubble lessons and a School Holiday programme.
Roles and responsibilities will include providing first class standard of teaching, teaching for a minimum of 50% of your hours per week to a range of ages and abilities. Supporting the Aquatics Officer in co-ordinating high quality and diverse programme including tasks such as arranging staffing for the delivery of the lessons, monitoring the movements, numbers and assessments of the swimmers, co-ordinating the enrolment of current and new customers onto the programme, working with swim lesson software systems, responding to customer enquiries, supporting with the training and development of the Swim teachers team and Front of House team and providing customer communication updates and promotions.
Previous experience of teaching swimming lessons and an understanding of the swim programme procedures is essential, enrolments and customer communication is essential. SEQ Level 2 swim teacher qualification or equivalent is required. Relevant training in relation to computer software programmes, teaching Early years lessons and National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and or National Rescue Swim Teacher and Coaches qualification will be provided to the role holder.
This are 2 permanent, part time positions - Position 1 is 18 hours and position 2 is 18.25hrs per week, which will include evenings and weekends. There are 2 part time roles available so there is the option to swap days of work if the other part time person is interested. Flexibility with working hours required; option to swap Saturday or Sunday shift with other part time person on flexible basis if both are agreeable.
The programme runs 44 weeks of the year so there will be opportunity during children’s school holiday periods to swap your weekend shift for a day during the week if you wish.
There will also be the opportunity to set up a casual Level 2 Swim teachers' contract to have the flexibility to pick up extra cover teaching hours or a regular teaching slot if interested. Hourly rate of pay £16.46 per hour plus Holiday pay. Extra teaching hours available during the children’s school holiday periods.
What we offer
A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (pro rota for part time role) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website
Focused training to develop your Swim teaching skills and knowledge
There are 2 permanent positions available:
Post 1
Working hours – 18hrs per week
Mondays 13.15-19.45
Thursday 12.45-19.15
Sundays 8.00-14.30
Teaching hours per week:
Mondays 15.30-19.30
Thursdays 16.00-19.00
Available to step in and cover on Sundays
Post 2
Working hours – 18.25hrs per week
Tuesdays 13.30-20.15
Fridays 9.00-15.30
Saturdays 8.00-14.30
Teaching hours per week:
Tuesdays 16.00-20.00
Fridays 9.00-12.00
Available to step in and cover on Saturdays
What next
Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.
This position will be based at the David Ross Sports Village. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jo Brown, email swimschool@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Interviews will be in two parts: a practical assessment delivering lessons and interview with panel.
Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.
We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.
To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.
Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.
We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.
This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.
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.